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Make it as hard to build a new residential unit in Texas as it is in California and that trend falls through the floor.

They won't because they don't want to keep their property taxes affordable.

> They won't because they don't want to keep their property taxes affordable.

The tax rate has nothing to do with building houses.

Sure it does. High uncapped taxes strongly incentivize property-owners to support new housing development. Low property taxes, capped to rise slower than inflation (e.g. prop 13), do the opposite.

(I meant to say they do want to keep their taxes affordable)

> Sure it does. High uncapped taxes strongly incentivize property-owners to support new housing development. Low property taxes, capped to rise slower than inflation (e.g. prop 13), do the opposite.

> (I meant to say they do want to keep their taxes affordable)

That has absolutely nothing to do with CEQA.

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