Colony Ridge

[Jolly]

https://www.dailywire.com/news/inside-colony-ridge-the-fastest-growing-development-in-the-u-s-is-a-magnet-for-illegal-immigrants

[taiwan_girl]

....that there is nothing illegal about noncitizens buying land in the United States and that property developers are not legally required to check immigration status

The above is true. Whether or not it is a good idea is another question.

I guess it is those gosh darn liberals that control the state government in Texas that are allowing this to happen.

[Jolly]

They control Harris County,

[Renauda]

I have several friends and former colleagues whose primary residence is here in Canada but also own residential/vacation properties in the US. Primarily in Arizona and California but al least one has a property in Texas, just south of Houston if I’m not mistaken. Depends on the state. About 30 years ago even I looked at a vacation property in Montana near Kalispel.

[taiwan_girl]

@Jolly said in Colony Ridge:

They control Harris County,

I was using sarcasm in my response, but I am not sure what the country or state can do. If a developer properly buys the lands, zones it (if zoning is required), etc. a county or state cannot discriminate against who he wants to sell it to.

I would think that state laws >> county laws

[taiwan_girl]

@Jolly said in Colony Ridge:

They control Harris County,

This article says that Colony Ridge is in Lincoln county

a Republican stronghold that former President Donald Trump won by nearly 80% in 2020

and

The developer of Colony Ridge is Trey Harris, who has donated more than $1 million to Abbott’s campaigns.

https://apnews.com/article/texas-immigration-colony-ridge-f9fc0b3ed97738adcbb37b1bdf661cf3

[Doctor Phibes]

Not only do they make money out of this, but they blame it on liberals.

A win-win!