The Prophets of Land: Texas, California, and the Coalitions That Rule Them
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There is a temptation to categorize Texas and California under the two states’ traditional labels: Texas, the land of property rights; California, the land of regulation. But the truth is nearly the reverse. Texas does not actually hold that all property is sacred in the way property is commonly considered. It holds that the productive, extractive use of property outranks the passive holding of it. In California, a neighbor’s right to be heard can stop you from building on your own land; in Texa
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