Austin’s short-term rental ordinance is not only bad public policy, but it also violates the Texas Constitution in a whole host of ways. Austin’s unconstitutional overreach must be corrected. This lawsuit, Zaatari, et. al. v. City of Austin, et. al., raises seven separate constitutional concerns with Austin’s STR ordinance.
Local Government
Zoning Promised Order, But Delivered Scarcity.
Texas adopted Hoover’s blueprint a century ago. Today, the bill is due in higher prices and lost liberty. Progressive-era policy rears its head in Texas housing. A century after Herbet Hoover put housing under government management, innovation has faltered, consumer choice has dwindled, and costs have exploded. Popular sentiment casts Herbert Hoover as a do-nothing,...
December 16, 2025