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A state appeals court has declared some elements of Austin's rules governing short-term rentals unconstitutional, including provisions banning�
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The City of Austin’s new fiscal year starts Oct. 1, and with it comes new city fees. That can mean anything from what it costs to swim at Barton Springs�
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Cities are struggling to enforce rules around everything from problem party houses to investors pushing up housing costs. An entrepreneur is helping local officials deal with these short-term rentals.
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For the last handful of legislative sessions, the Texas Legislature has had it in for Austin and other cities.GOP lawmakers who regularly thumb their�
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Austin's rules on short-term rental units � those vacation rentals on apps and sites like Airbnb and Homeaway � are under fire at the Texas Capitol. House�
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Here Are 3 Ways State Lawmakers Could Disrupt (Or Shore-Up) Short-Term Rentals In Texas This SessionFor years, short-term rentals � the rooms and homes on apps like Airbnb and HomeAway � have been the subject of lawsuits and hand-wringing on the part of�
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Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is seeking to intervene in a lawsuit filed this summer, challenging the City of Austin's regulations for short-term�
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Thousands of visitors will flock to Austin in the coming days and weeks for South by Southwest, but is there enough room to house all of them? Of course,�
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From the Austin Monitor: City Council on Tuesday passed, on a 9-2 vote, new regulations governing short-term rentals that aren’t owner-occupied. Council�
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The home rental listing site Airbnb has announced a promise to work with cities and to pay what it calls its “fair share of taxes.� This news comes as�