Short-term rentals becoming popular in small cities as Austin grows

KYLE, Texas (KXAN) – As cities like Austin and San Marcos continue to grow, the smaller cities caught in the middle are beginning to experience new problems they hadn’t in the past. In Kyle, city leaders are beginning to hear complaints of people renting out a room in their home on sites like Airbnb as a short-term rental.
Currently, Kyle doesn’t have a short-term rental ordinance. Without an ordinance, it means no one living in a single-family home or in an area zoned as resid