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Texas ranks 49th in state and local government spending on housing/community development. Within this brief, you'll read about their issues with housing support, funding, and regulation. Some of their recommendations to make housing more affordable include boosting funding for public-private partnerships, simplifying regulations for developers, creating mixed-income neighborhoods to encourage diversity, and expanding the use of vouchers, subsidies, and tax credits. Sounds familiar? We're all in this together.