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In 2000, Houston had a population of 3.8M in 2020 it was 6.3 M. From https://www.macrotrends.net/cities/23014/houston/population https://www.macrotrends.net/cities/23014/houston/population They have also managed this with affordable housing. That's something to learn from. Texas has allowed lots of houses to be built. It's perfectly doable. CA did it until the 1980s. Check out Arbitrary Lines by Nolan Gray for how Zoning stops people building houses. https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/59613917-arbitrary-lines https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/59613917-arbitrary-lines