Texans for Reasonable Solutions

What Texans for Reasonable Solutions does

Texans for Reasonable Solutions is a Texas-based nonprofit advocacy organization founded in 2021 and headquartered at 2028 E Ben White Blvd 240-1318 in Austin, Texas. Its stated mission is to remove regulatory barriers to homeownership and address the state's housing shortage by advocating for supply-side policy reform, including during the 2025 Texas legislative session. The organization positions itself as a bipartisan coalition of "leaders, volunteers, and Texans who care about fellow Texans living in Texan homes", with a near-term signal of legislative traction: in a prior session the group was "only 2 votes away from a critical bill passing".

The organization's product surface is a four-part advocacy platform: the core advocacy organization itself, a Research & FAQs resource presenting housing statistics and policy data, a Take Action grassroots organizing campaign enabling Texans to contact legislators and sign petitions, and a tiered donation program suggesting $5, $10, and $50 contributions. Underlying "technology" is a conventional nonprofit digital stack (Squarespace-hosted website, Facebook, Twitter/X, and email newsletter) rather than proprietary software; the functional differentiator is the policy thesis (supply-side, missing-middle housing reform) and the assembled coalition rather than any technical platform.

The business model is donation-funded, not commercial. There are no products or services for sale, no pricing model, and no disclosed revenue, funding rounds, or institutional donors. Leadership is centered on Chair and Founder Nicole Nosek, with Vice President Wes Benedict handling grassroots engagement, General Counsel Brita Wallace (also a land use attorney at McLean & Howard), and a board that includes national figures such as John Mackey (co-founder of Whole Foods Market) and Charles Blain (founder of Urban Reform). The customer base is not a paying one in the traditional sense; instead the organization serves Working Texans and middle-class families burdened by housing costs, while engaging Housing Affordability Advocates as a secondary coalition.

Name

Texans for Reasonable Solutions

Legal name

Texans for Reasonable Solutions

Website

https://texansforreasonablesolutions.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2021

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Texans for Reasonable Solutions is a Texas-based nonprofit advocacy organization, founded in 2021 and headquartered in Austin, that campaigns for housing supply reform by removing regulatory barriers to homeownership. It serves working Texans and middle-class families, primarily through grassroots lobbying during the Texas legislative session.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Housing Policy Advocacy Services

NAICS

Social Advocacy Organizations (8133), Community Housing Services (62422)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Housing Policy, Standards & Fair Housing Enforcement (BPAIANAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

Affordable Housing & Community Development (Housing, Community Land Trusts) (BPAGALAC), Housing & Neighborhood Services (Local Housing Programs) (BPAIACAJ), Community Development & Neighborhood Revitalization Housing Programs (FSALAKAO)

Keywords

• Housing policy advocacy
• Nonprofit advocacy organization
• Housing affordability reform
• Grassroots advocacy campaigns
• Regulatory policy reform

Headquarters

HQ city

Austin

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Others

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Texans for Reasonable Solutions is a Texas-based nonprofit advocacy organization that advocates for removing regulatory barriers to homeownership and increasing housing supply to address Texas's housing shortage. The organization pursues legislative advocacy during Texas legislative sessions to pass housing reform bills, supported by grassroots organizing, research publication, and coalition building with business leaders, free-market thinkers, and housing advocates.

Product overview

Texans for Reasonable Solutions is a nonprofit advocacy organization (not a technology product company) consisting of four interconnected offerings: the core advocacy organization itself, a Research & FAQs resource providing housing data and policy information, a Take Action grassroots organizing campaign enabling citizen participation in housing reform, and a Donation Program for funding advocacy activities. The organization does not offer software products or technology services; its work focuses exclusively on legislative advocacy and community organizing to address Texas's housing shortage through policy reform.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Research & FAQs

Quantifiable outcome

• Almost half of Texans defined as housing burdened (spending more than 30% of income on housing)
• +4 more outcomes

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Texas Housers: Texas-based nonprofit advocating for affordable housing and tenant protections statewide. Directly comparable in geography and broad mission, but with a stronger tenant-rights / affordability emphasis versus TfRS's supply-side focus.
• California YIMBY: State-level housing supply advocacy organization pushing legislative reform to increase housing production; directly comparable in mission, tactics (legislative advocacy + grassroots), and target outcomes to Texans for Reasonable Solutions, though operating in California rather than Texas.
• Urban Reform: Houston-based free-market urban policy organization founded by board member Charles Blain. Directly comparable as a Texas-focused advocacy group promoting supply-side housing and land-use reform with an ideological framing aligned to Texans for Reasonable Solutions.
• Up for Growth: National housing advocacy and research organization promoting pro-housing policy reform across U.S. states; comparable in its evidence-based advocacy approach and supply-side policy framing, though operating at a national rather than single-state level.
• Habitat for Humanity (Austin): Affordable housing nonprofit where Chair Nicole Nosek leads the advocacy committee. Directly comparable mission focus on expanding housing access for working Texans, and serves as a coalition partner for policy advocacy.

Broad incumbents

• Smart Growth America: Established national coalition advocating for land-use and development policies that support walkable, mixed-use communities. Overlaps in urban planning and zoning reform advocacy but addresses a broader policy portfolio beyond housing supply.
• Texas Association of Builders: Established Texas industry trade association representing homebuilders. Indirectly comparable as a stakeholder in the same regulatory debates around housing supply and land-use reform, though it operates as a private-sector trade body rather than a public-interest advocacy nonprofit.
• National Low Income Housing Coalition: Long-standing national advocacy organization dedicated to ending America's affordable housing crisis. Mission-adjacent but with a stronger federal-rental-assistance focus rather than state-level supply-side reform.

Emerging players

• YIMBY Action: National pro-housing grassroots network that mobilizes volunteers and supports state and local YIMBY chapters. Comparable tactics (grassroots organizing for housing reform) and partial mission overlap, though it operates nationally and supports multiple state movements.
• Build Casa: Policy research and advocacy group focused on incremental housing supply reforms at the state and local level; comparable in its supply-side, deregulatory approach to increasing housing production.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/TXReasSolutions
• Facebookfacebook.com/TexansforReasonableSolutions
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/texans-for-reasonable-solutions

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Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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