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This looks like a [[libertarian]] experiment on a grand scale, going from 0 to 100,000 in population in record time.

This looks like a [[libertarian]] experiment on a grand scale, going from 0 to 100,000 in population in record time.

== Successful use of private police force ==

== Successful use of private police force ==

{{cquote|In response to claims that crime has skyrocketed in the area, Harris said Colony Ridge was being blamed for violence that didn't happen in the development, which pays for a dozen full-time law enforcement officers to patrol. Harris said he's noticed the arrival of state troopers recently — which he welcomed.<ref>https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/2023/10/05/465727/colony-ridge-developer-defends-houston-area-community-as-state-leaders-vow-action-against-it/</ref>}}

{{cquote|In response to claims that crime has skyrocketed in the area, Harris said Colony Ridge was being blamed for violence that didn't happen in the development, which pays for a dozen full-time law enforcement officers to patrol. Harris said he's noticed the arrival of state troopers recently — which he welcomed.<ref>https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/2023/10/05/465727/colony-ridge-developer-defends-houston-area-community-as-state-leaders-vow-action-against-it/</ref>}}

The privately employed police force is ensuring safer streets than in some neighborhoods in [[Houston]].  One person who happily moved to Colony Ridge says that was "lured by cheap land and the chance for his family to escape the crime he says was rampant around their apartment in nearby Houston."<ref>https://www.westernslopenow.com/news/national-news/ap-a-texas-neighborhood-became-a-target-of-the-right-over-immigration-locals-are-pushing-back/</ref>

The privately employed police force is ensuring safer streets than in some neighborhoods in [[Houston]].  One person who happily moved to Colony Ridge says that was "lured by cheap land and the chance for his family to escape the crime he says was rampant around their apartment in nearby Houston."<ref>https://www.westernslopenow.com/news/national-news/ap-a-texas-neighborhood-became-a-target-of-the-right-over-immigration-locals-are-pushing-back/</ref>