Short-term rental regulations for 13 cities in Texas
Austin requires an STR license ($621/yr) for all short-term rentals. Type 2 STRs (non-owner-occupied) are banned in resi...
Corpus Christi is the Texas Gulf Coast's largest city — Padre Island National Seashore, USS Lexington, and Texas State...
Dallas requires STR registration and bans non-owner-occupied STRs in single-family residential zones. Only owner-occupie...
Fredericksburg is the Texas Hill Country's top wine and tourism destination — 100+ wineries and breweries draw massive...
Galveston is Houston's beach getaway — 50 miles from 7 million people. Very permissive STR environment, no owner-occup...
Houston is one of the most STR-permissive major cities in the US — no zoning-based STR ban, no permit required beyond ...
Lake Travis west of Austin is a popular boating and party lake with strong STR demand. Travis County and Austin ETJ rule...
Marble Falls on Lake LBJ in the Texas Hill Country has strong STR demand from Austin visitors. Burnet County and the cit...
New Braunfels is the Texas Hill Country tubing capital — Comal and Guadalupe Rivers attract 1.5+ million annual tubers...
Port Aransas on Mustang Island is Texas's top beach vacation rental market. The city is investor-friendly with a simple ...
San Antonio is a strong STR market driven by River Walk tourism, the Alamo, and major events. The city requires a simple...
South Padre Island is Texas's only resort island — Spring Break capital for Texas universities. Extremely permissive S...
Wimberley in the Texas Hill Country is a top Austin-area weekend destination with a booming STR market. Hays County requ...