But that's the thing and was kind of my point, too. People have been building where other people didn't like it for a really long time but now it's in the city

But that's the thing and was kind of my point, too. People have been building where other people didn't like it for a really long time but now it's in the city so all of the city slickers[0] are more vocal about it. Those four-acre ranchettes I mentioned? Those were built on native prairie that had been farmed or ranched by the same family since Texas was its own Republic. Then some developer comes in, clear cuts all of the trees, and plops down a bunch of "garish monstrosities" (to quote the Dallas Morning Snooze[1]) and, poof, the town of Prosper is now a city. Another story: anybody remember what used to be under what is now Jerryworld out in Arlington next to the Ballpark[2]? I do, a bunch of houses that people had owned since the the 40s, all bulldozed so somebody could build a new stadium and eminent domained out of existence by the city. Think that stops anybody, new arrival or long-time resident, from going there for a football game or a concert? Nope. I dunno what my overall point is except that things change, people do things that other people don't like, and life moves on. That's the way it has been since before I was on this planet and will be that way after I'm gone unless the heat wave of doom kills us all. Just, now, it's happening more in those areas that used to be "crime-ridden inner cities," which is probably more good than bad given we're covering the rest of the state with pavement at our own peril. 0 - Great movie. 1 - Not to be outdone by the Fort Worth Startlegram's breathless editorials about how development in Far North Fort Worth is going to ruin everything. 2 - Lest my Rangers get off the hook, they've also begged for taxpayer money to build their shiny new stadium and Arlington used eminent domain to boot one landowner (versus 150 for Jerryworld) off before the stadium could be built.