Texas bill would freeze new city home building rules for 7 years

AUSTIN (KXAN) — A proposal at the State Capitol would limit city and county home building rules for seven years beginning in December.
City leaders and representatives from the powerful city organizations like the Texas Municipal League worry that it could get in the way of a city of Austin overhaul of its zoning code.
Construction crews fill the city of Austin daily. The city rules they build by sometimes move too fast for State Rep. Cecil Bell, R-Magnolia.
“It’s a problem whe