It feels to me a lot like the various bullshit "progressive" (aka, not actually progressive) things that some school systems have pulled to try and (cheaply) pretend that problems don't exist instead of actually dealing with them.

Also, the millions and millions of people who write heartfelt yet really shitty fanfiction of their favorite series say hello.

>It seems I’m always seeing comments and statistics about how people are fleeing California for Texas. Maybe that’s why there aren’t as many houses being built.

You've got the cause and effect reversed there. People have been leaving California in droves because housing there is wildly, insanely expensive.