The debate over short-term rentals (STR) has now made its way to Kyle.

On Feb. 6, the Kyle City Council directed the city’s Planning and Zoning Commission to further study STR in the wake of potential city regulation.

Talk of regulating STR was first introduced via a Jan. 26 city newsletter to residents, which announced the practice was not allowed in residential zones.

But the STR movement has seen its fair share of legal arguments, mainly in a city’s ability to legislate whether ho...