Austin will try again to tame its housing affordability crisis with zoning reforms. Can it do it this time?

Protesters hold signs and gather at the Travis County Civil and Family Courts Facility in support of affordable housing on Aug. 28, 2023. (Credit: Julius Shieh/The Texas Tribune)

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As Austin’s sky-high housing costs put increasing pressure on renters and homeownership out of reach for many working Austinites, a yearslong fight over what kind of housing the city should allow could be at a turning point.