Housing affordability, fighting antisemitism on college campuses, examining charitable bail organizations and banning Delta 9 are among Patrick’s priorities in the next legislative session.
Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick presides over on the Senate floor during the first day of the second special session at the state Capitol in Austin on June 28, 2023., The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news.put improving housing affordability, fighting antisemitism on college campuses and examining charitable bail organizations among 57 items on a to-do list for senators before the next legislative session begins in January.
Patrick charged a Senate committee with tackling the state's housing affordability crisis as high home prices ice would-be first-time homebuyers out of the market and put pressure on renters. He wants them to study"issues related to housing, including housing supply, homelessness and methods of providing and financing affordable housing."]
Economists and housing experts have expressed skepticism that limiting investors from buying and owning homes would improve housing affordability and give first-time homebuyers a better shot at securing a home. Though institutional homebuyers' activity significantly ticked up during the pandemic, estimates show investors own a small share of the country's housing stock.
Last month, Gov. Greg Abbott issued an executive order calling on universities to discipline acts of antisemitism on campus, while singling out pro-Palestinian student groups.
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