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4. Houston has a long tradition of limited zoning regulations

Mon Aug 28, 2017, 06:04 PM

Aug 2017

This goes way back before there was such a thing as a red city or a blue city and there was lots of empty land to build on.

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Houston is drowning In its freedom from regulations [View all] applegrove Aug 2017 OP

I thought Houston was a "blue" city yet they voted for fewer BigmanPigman Aug 2017 #1

Texas blue is not the same as California blue. itsrobert Aug 2017 #5

Thank you for an analogy I can understand ( I am CA blue). BigmanPigman Aug 2017 #6

Houston is maybe a decade or so blue. Blue_true Aug 2017 #10

as will we all, if this naked emperor continues. elleng Aug 2017 #2

They also got the California transplant itsrobert Aug 2017 #3

Houston has a long tradition of limited zoning regulations marylandblue Aug 2017 #4

Just my impression, but having taken a loooong train trip marybourg Aug 2017 #8

Houston is unique even among Texas LeftInTX Aug 2017 #12

West, Texas blown off the map, Houston being inundated gratuitous Aug 2017 #7

Thanks. applegrove Aug 2017 #9

Houston has plenty of land use laws. tammywammy Aug 2017 #11