Urgent-Call Texas state reps today to oppose HB 2797 and HB 3172

From Our Friends at Texas Neighborhood Coalition

Mar 25, 2025

From Our Friends at Texas Neighborhood Coalition:

STATE LEGISLATIVE ALERT

Contact the TX House Land & Resource Management Committee

Call now until Thursday at 11 am
to oppose HB 2797 and HB 3172

These bills would destroy single-family neighborhoods.

Thank you for your continued support as we fight a slew of anti-neighborhood bills. Here is our call to action for this week:

On Thursday, two bills—HB 2797 (the frat house bill) and HB 3172 (the multi-family on religious property bill)—will be heard in the House Land & Resource Management Committee. These bills would kill single-family zoning, allowing frat-style housing and high-density apartments in your neighborhood--with no local zoning approvals.

Starting now through Thursday before 11 AM:

1. Call the Land Management Committee Members to oppose both of these bills. See below for details about each bill and a sample call script. If you don't reach a live person, leave a voice message.

2. Submit a public comment online for each bill (instructions below).

Sample Call Script:

"Hi, my name is [Your Name]. I am a supporter of the Texas Neighborhood Coalition, and I strongly oppose HB 2797 and HB 3172, which would wreck single-family neighborhoods. I urge the representative to vote NO on both bills."

How to Submit Written Comments

Go to this link: https://comments.house.texas.gov/home?c=c360
Find the bills at the bottom of the page.
Select HB 2797 and HB 3172, enter your contact information, and submit your opposition.

I contacted TX reps to oppose HB 2797 and HB 3172

More about HB 2797 and HB 3172:

HB 2797, sponsored by Rep. Cody Vasut (R) HD-25 Angleton, eliminates city rules on how many unrelated people can live in a single-family home—opening the door for frat houses, private dorms, and investor-owned boarding houses in residential areas.

HB 3172, (companion to SB 854) sponsored by Committee Chair Gates, allows developers to bypass zoning by building apartments on religious land, with only 5-foot setbacks, up to 3 stories, and no off-street parking requirements—even in neighborhoods without public transit.

House Land Management Committee:

Chair Gary Gates (R) HD-28, Sugarland, Fort Bend County (512) 463-0657

Vice Chair Suleman Lalani (D) HD-76, Sugarland, Fort Bend County (512) 463-0596

Daniel Alders – (R) HD 6, Tyler, Smith County (512) 463-0584

Yvonne Davis (D) HD 111, Dallas (512) 463-0598

Gina Hinojosa – (D) HD 49, Austin, Travis County (512) 463-0668

Todd Hunter (R) HD 32, Corpus Christi (512) 463-0672

Ray Lopez (D) HD 125, San Antonio, Bexar County (512) 463-0669

Matt Morgan (R) HD 26, Fort Bend (512) 463-0710

Wes Virdell (R) HD 53, Kerrville (512) 463-0536

Every phone call is important
in the fight for our neighborhoods.
Keep calling House Representatives
to stop these bills!

Questions? Contact Bill France at billfrance.tncplano@yahoo.com

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