TX Neighborhood Coalition

2027 TX Legislature

The TX House Land & Resource Management (L&RM) Committee, in preparation for the 2027 legislative session, is meeting on July 20 to discuss several bills that banned local residents from having a say in the future development of their communities. Here is a link to the meeting agenda and a link to our thoughts on these bills following the 2025 legislative session and our key messages for this hearing. You can also find additional insights from the Southlake Mayor and the City of Irving.

A Message from the Texas Neighborhood Coalition - Jan2026. Use this to educate your friends, neighbors and legislators (2026)

Statements from Republican candidates for Texas House District 98 provided to TX Neighborhood Coalition. Editor’s note: Mr. Mizani’s and Mr. Tate’s statements align directly with the TX Neighborhood Coalition’s mission and values. (2026)

Dave Schwarte’s Texas-Sized Fight to Preserve Single-Family Neighborhoods. The notion of small government and local control has animated Texas politics for generations, but those days increasingly seem long gone. And when it comes to single-family neighborhoods, each new legislative session brings a slew of bad bills, at least according to the Texas Neighborhood Coalition. (2025)

New Group Aims To Unite TX Short-Term Rental Operators Amid Regulatory Patchwork. The Heads up as pro-STR groups are gearing up to make another push for statewide STR preemption during the coming legislative session - even though statewide STR preemption bills have shown to be a failure in such states as Arizona and others. (2025)