Fostering Good Neighbor Relations
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FBGTXSTRA
- Nov 25, 2023
- 3 min
Happy Thanksgiving
We wish you, your family and your guests a Happy Thanksgiving! As we reflect on what makes our community so special, we are thankful for...
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Belinda McDonnell
- Nov 21, 2023
- 3 min
Nov. 7 City Council Recap
After a year of review, the Fredericksburg City Council approved a new STR Ordinance on November 7, 2023. This ordinance fully replaces...
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Randy Briley
- Nov 10, 2022
- 2 min
Letter from the President: STR Task Force Update
Good afternoon, On November 1, 2022, Mayor Hoover opened the city council session with a statement indicating that the city would be...
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FBGTXSTRA
- Nov 2, 2022
- 2 min
Working Towards a Common Goal
Yesterday was a good day! Mayor Hoover stated that he received almost 90 emails. The Mayor opened his speech by praising the authors of...
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Texas REALTORS Issues PAC
- Mar 5, 2022
- 1 min
Tap the Brakes! Protecting Property Rights
Texas REALTORS have joined the Alliance in a call to Action. City Council Is Moving Too Fast - Tell Them to Tap the Brakes In their haste...
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Randy Briley
- Mar 5, 2022
- 2 min
Letter from the President: Call to Action
Since June 2021 our group has volunteered close to 3,000 hours to provide: Draft input on all versions of the ordinance. Conducted 2 open...
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Randy Briley
- Feb 12, 2022
- 2 min
Letter from the President: Summit Sucess!
Members and Supporters, This past Tuesday the STR Alliance held the long-awaited Hospitality and Good Policy Summit. We had the Mayor...
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Randy Briley
- Oct 10, 2021
- 3 min
Letter from the President: Needing Clarity of City Data
During the spring of 2021, the city called for open sessions for the general public and the STR ownership community. In those sessions...
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Joe Southern
- Sep 15, 2021
- 3 min
Workshop airs pros, cons of new STR regulations
Depending on one’s perspective, the city’s proposed ordinance changes governing short-term rentals (STRs) will either bring...
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Belinda McDonnell
- Aug 25, 2021
- 3 min
Let's Work Together to Raise the Bar
My husband and I found ourselves fortunate enough to buy a home in Fredericksburg in 2016. It was an easy decision. We had been to...
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Leslie Spraggins
- Aug 18, 2021
- 2 min
Where’s The Fire?
Beginning in May of 2021, the City of Fredericksburg hosted four community meetings concerning Short Term Rentals in Fredericksburg. ...
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Milton Buckelew
- Aug 11, 2021
- 3 min
Don't Kill the Goose
Most of us are familiar with Aesop’s fable of the Goose and the Golden Egg. I have been a resident of Fredericksburg over the past 23...
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Richard F.
- Aug 2, 2021
- 2 min
Are STRs evil?
A small favorite town of mine just announced a "moratorium" on issuing new STR permits. Previously they had set a cap to control STR’s....
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FBGTXSTRA
- Apr 7, 2020
- 1 min
STR Regulations Found Unconstitutional in Texas:
Renting Property is a Fundamental Privilege of Property Ownership Understandably, COVID-19 has certainly slowed the demand for short-term...
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FBGTXSTRA
- Nov 27, 2019
- 1 min
TX State Court Rules - Austin's STR Bans and Restrictions Ruled Unconstitutional
On Thursday, the Texas Court of Appeals Third District found that part of Austin's ordinance that regulated short-term rentals (STRs) was...
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FBGTXSTRA
- Sep 17, 2018
- 1 min
Texas Supreme Court Sides with Homeowners in Dispute Over Short-Term Rentals to Travelers
One popular subject of recent litigation is suits by cities and neighborhoods to prevent homeowners from allowing travelers to use their...
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