Over the past decade, the homeless population in Texas fell by a third, as it skyrocketed in California. 

 Aside from the fact that everything is bigger in Texas, the cost of living in the Lone Star State is more affordable than it is here in California. Another key factor is that Texas has more room to build homes.

For more on this, KCBS Radio's Bret Burkhart and Patti Reising spoke with Marisa Kendal, a CalMatters Reporter, who has been following this story extensively.