Texas law requires cities to allow manufactured housing, with local siting control
A new Texas law, reported by Smart Cities Dive, requires cities to permit manufactured housing while keeping local control over where it goes.
Key facts
- Texas SB 785, passed in 2025 and in effect since Sept. 1, 2026, requires cities to allow HUD-code manufactured homes by right in at least one residential zoning district.
- According to the Texas Lawyer Referral Service, Texas cities must mark on their zoning maps the areas that permit manufactured housing.
- Republican State Sen. Pete Flores sponsored the bill.
- NerdWallet puts the average cost of a manufactured home at around $123,000.
- The Texas Manufactured Housing Association estimates about a third of the state's 1,200-plus cities must update their zoning codes.
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Source: Manufactured housing must be allowed in cities under new Texas law — Smart Cities Dive, September 17, 2026. Summary and commentary by RISE Community; read the full story at the source.
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