HB 24 aims to fix what happened today at City Council—an 11-minute joint PC/CC mtg that cost ~$300-400K due to confusing state notice laws and NIMBY judges ruling against the city without providing clear guidance.

Big win for Texans who believe in more homes of all shapes/sizes& better planning! HB 24 advanced with only one no vote. Huge thanks to everyone who showed up, testified, & pushed Angelia Orr Senate Monday! Proud to work alongside Texans for Reasonable Solutions ! Texans for Housing #txlege

A vibrant link—or a widened wound? ATXcouncil will shape the space between downtown + East Austin. What’s your vision?

“We need to figure out how to do this in a regional way…talking about housing affordability” Julián Castro HousingWorks Austin Summit

It’s (politically) hard to for cities to update zoning. It’s hard to get them to cooperate on housing regionally, said former HUD Secretary Julián Castro HousingWorks Austin Summit

It took Austin getting a supermajority of pro-housing members on the city council to enact many of our big reforms. That’s just not feasible everywhere - hence the need for state action to break the tyranny of the minority that thwarts new housing.

🏛️ Who You Live With Shouldn’t Be Regulated by City Hall just because they aren’t in your family. The Texas Senate blasted out my SB 1567 30-1, to stop local overreach in college towns that enforce outdated housing rules like they did on over 5k rental properties in the Texas A&M University

The Texas Senate voted 22-9 this week for a bill which would grind renewable energy development in Texas, increasing pollution and electric bills and threatening grid reliability. The House must reject it. #txenergy #txlege

Texans compete over the short supply of homes then pay more in rents and mortgages. Contact your reps to allow gor more home choices e.g. build smaller and smarter. dallasnews.com/opinion/commen…

In Austin, a proposed Habitat affordable housing project was blocked due to a landowner veto. Families in need are left waiting. We must prioritize community needs over individual objections. #HousingForAll statesman.com/story/opinion/…

TX house passed HB24, restoring majority rule to city councils to address the housing shortage which causes high prices for homes. W. Congrats Angelia Orr, so many orgs and individuals for their work! Texans for Housing

BREAKING: SB 2477 Office space conversions to residential PASSED Senate 🎉 27-4 About 25% of office space is EMPTY in big Texas cities. Restore the right for Texans to LIVE there! BIG thanks to @teambettencourt #txlege

For my friends in Texas: There are 2 bills in the legislature that would help boost housing supply. SB 840 would allow multifamily to be built on underutilized commercial/industrial areas. SB 15 would force cities to allow smaller homes on smaller lots in subdivisions. Contact

The past several days in the Texas Legislature have been busy on the housing affordability front. An update about where the big housing bills stand: texastribune.org/2025/05/27/tex… Texas Tribune #txlege

🚨ALERT: BIG WIN🚨 SB15 Starter Homes in New Neighborhoods PASSES 78-57 out of the House, heading to @gregabbott_tx desk 🚗🚗 The Pew Trusts shows this policy has REDUCED housing prices by almost 40%! BIG thanks to @gatesfortexas, Dan Patrick , Team Bettencourt and hardworking

Uber charged me for a "ghost ride." My father was never picked up, but the app shows a completed trip. GPS data and phone records prove he never left the origin. Not just a billing error; serious safety/trust issue. Uber Support I need a full investigation. #UberScam #GhostRide