The ruling Friday means Dallas is 0-for-2 on legal challenges to block regulations approved by the City Council in June 2023 that included stopping

Short-term rental operators can continue to operate in Dallas residential neighborhoods after a court of appeals ruled in their favor.

A judge ruled Feb. 9 that the City “is mistaken” in its claims that the Dallas STR Alliance and four other plaintiffs failed to establish the right to relief, didn’t prove irreparable injury, that House Bill 2127 (the “Death Star” bill) was irrelevant,

It's been 18 months since Dallas banned Airbnb and the like. Last week, the Dallas Fifth Circuit Court said it still can't enforce it.

A Dallas-area appeals court agreed to continue a pause on two ordinances that would limit the operation of short-term rentals in some parts of the city.