A lower than expected number of noncompliant short-term rentals (STRs) stunned Wimberley city leaders last week as they postponed installment of a fee funding software meant to find them. By a split 3-2 vote, Wimberley’s city council postponed implementing a proposed renewal fee for conditional use ...

The purchase of a $19,000 short term rental software by the Wimberley City Council in March is causing heartburn for some STR owners who worry about data privacy. That purchase is part of the city’s mission to address noncompliant STRs in the city. At the forefront of the controversy was the recent ...

A final report by Kyle’s Planning and Zoning Commission regarding the city’s short-term rentals could call for registration of the facilities with the city. The report was discussed at the final STR workshop last week. The commission has spent the past few months researching and putting together a r...

Making money by renting out your home in order to pay rising housing costs and property taxes has given rise to short-term rentals. Vacation Rental By Owner (VRBO), Airbnb and Flatswire are just a few companies helping local residents rent out their space. While this movement brings some people clos...

With the possibility of short-term rentals popping up in Dripping Springs, city officials are crafting new rules regulating them. That process began earlier this month when the Dripping Springs Planning and Zoning (P&Z) commission took up an amendment to the city’s current zoning ordinance. Within t...

Wimberley city leaders last week approved changes to an ordinance regulating short-term rental (STR) facilities in city limits, which could close a months-long controversy over the issue. By a 4-1 vote on first reading, the Wimberley City Council approved amendments to the ordinance, which include r...