Texas has a ton of empty office space.
State lawmakers want to make it easier to convert those vacant offices into apartments & condos.
w/ @carla-astudi.bsky.social
https://www.texastribune.org/2025/02/21/texas-bill-vacant-office-residential-legislature/ @texastribune.org #txlege
State lawmakers want to make it easier to convert those vacant offices into apartments & condos.
w/ @carla-astudi.bsky.social
https://www.texastribune.org/2025/02/21/texas-bill-vacant-office-residential-legislature/ @texastribune.org #txlege
Comments
-Offices
-Commercial development
-Retail
-Warehouses
https://www.texastribune.org/2025/02/21/texas-bill-vacant-office-residential-legislature/ @texastribune.org #txlege
-Make it easier to build accessory dwelling units
-Allow single-family homes on smaller lots
-Allow religious groups to build homes on their land
https://www.texastribune.org/2025/02/21/texas-bill-vacant-office-residential-legislature/ @texastribune.org #txlege
But Texas cities have rules that effectively limit how many homes can be built, rules that state lawmakers may loosen this year:
https://www.texastribune.org/2025/01/06/texas-legislature-housing-affordability-crisis/ @texastribune.org #txlege
Here are five takeaways from our reporting: https://www.texastribune.org/2024/10/30/texas-housing-affordability-takeaways/ @texastribune.org #txlege