New apartments will be coming to Arlington soon, and the city and its residents won’t have as much say as they’re used to after Texas’ Senate Bill 840 goes into effect in September.
Texas needs around 320,000 more houses than it has now to meet current demand, according to housing policy and advocacy group Up for Growth.
Supporters of the law hope it will aid the state in righting the ship. Others, though, worry this is a move that remove local government’s ability to use local knowledge and community input to make the best decisions and could strip cities of their architectural identity…