Texas House approves bill to help increase state's housing supply

AUSTIN (Nexstar) -- The Texas House of Representatives passed a bill Tuesday that will make it harder for homeowners to block projects to build new homes near their neighborhood.House Bill 24 -- introduced by State Rep. Angelia Orr, R - Angelina -- will weaken a 100-year-old law to help increase the amount of high-density housing, a Republican initiative to address skyrocketing house prices in Texas.Since the 2020 pandemic, housing prices in Texas have gone up about 40% across the state, said Em