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Document Type

Article

Publication Date

2025

Status

Accepted

Abstract

Texas Senate Bill 785 (2025) aimed to increase the amount of land municipalities zone for manufactured housing. Using the comprehensive repository of data in the National Zoning Atlas (NZA), this paper finds that: • SB 785 would increase the amount of land zoned for manufactured housing. • 44% of the 579 municipalities in the NZA dataset would have to enact zoning reforms to comply with SB 785. • 56% would comply with, or be exempt from, SB 785. In addition, the paper recommends that Texas legislators refine definitions, include a "good faith" clause, and require reporting to ensure the legislation works as intended. [Note: This brief was used to inform legislative outcomes; the law discussed passed and was made law in 2025.]

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