Houstonians for Responsible Growth,

First and foremost, I want to express my gratitude to everyone who helped make our Land Use Public Forum held on February 26th a complete success! You, the members of HRG, were responsible for the attendance of over 500 of your colleagues and friends. A broad base of support behind our city’s continued affordability and economic success was represented including builders, developers, architects, bankers, community leaders, rental property professionals, construction excutives and many more. Special thanks to our speakers: Tory Gattis, Bob Eury, Arthur C. Nelson, Wendell Cox, David Crossley, and the Honorable Bob Lanier. Video presentations and slides from the forum are available online at:
www.houstongrowth.org/forum-videos

HRG and other organizations in Houston have managed to take the discussion of dealing with Houston’s continued growth and density into the public square. Recently, HRG has begun the formation of a Policy Committee to examine Houston’s current model of planning that has brought us such success and prosperity. The HRG Policy Committee will devote itself to finding free-market solutions to the problems that Houston will face in the future with increased density.

We at HRG believe that Houston is a model for success compared to other U.S. cities when it comes to letting the market function properly in response to demand. We hope to have your continued presence and support because without it the law of unintended consequences will take hold to the detriment of all in Houston.

Check out our website for continued updates on happenings within HRG.
www.houstongrowth.org

Joshua Sanders
Executive Director, Houstonians for Responsible Growth