STROAGalveston

09/04/2026

Quick update on the TWIA committee meeting - committee voted 2-1 to decline the recommendation to remove secondary homes from eligibility so it will not be moving forward into the report to the larger TWIA board or to their report to the legislature.
Rep. Terri Leo Wilson and Rep. Todd Hunter opened up the public comment period on this with strong statements in opposition - Chairman Hunter’s comments particularly admonished TWIA for the lack of
Transparency or communication to consider such a proposal and not
Consider the ramifications across real estate and financial stakeholders.
In total - TWIA received over 290 comments against this proposal (and only 4 that were supportive). There was strong opposition from the city and county government leaders across the coast.

08/29/2026

UPDATE: Great Job Community! We killed it. The vote was 2 to 1. Thank you to all who sent in testimony or testified. Thank you to our district's wonderful TWIA Board Member Terrilyn Tarlton Shannon for making the motion to kill this rule change rather than to table for a later date.

TWIA ALERT!

On Tuesday Sept 1st the members of the TWIA Board will consider a rule change proposal ( Agenda Item #5 ) that will eliminate TWIA coverage for second homes as well as garage apts and renter occupied homes (including short and long term rentals). This rule change is being proposed by one board member, who does not live on the coast.

I will be giving testimony regarding this ill thought out regressive proposed rule. This rule has the potential to devastate our coastal communities and take us back to the very reason TWIA was created in the first place. Most of TWIA’s policy holders could not get any insurance but for TWIA.

Owners would take on the full risk of losing their home in a storm and it would make it impossible to buy or sell coastal property with no ability to get a mortgage.

A slow death of this proposal will not be quick enough. The consideration of not being able to insure coastal properties will immediately impact our real estate market. 60 % of the Galveston market is second homes.

The TWIA Legislative Committee meeting is Tuesday, September 1, 2026 at 1:30pm. (the GDN article printed the incorrect mtg date)

This would have a negative impact on all 14 coastal counties. It is of vital importance that the committee hear your voices. Please share this information with others. Please email opposition to [email protected].

https://www.galvnews.com/news/proposed-state-windstorm-insurance-change-could-leave-many-galveston-residences-uninsurable/article_74db1af7-4b89-4ef1-ad19-842f0d9d1c71.html?fbclid=IwZnRzaAT_ETdwZG9mAWZkaWQWUNbsLS-2j24kYqtIFQide0Lyfj9rMGV4dG4DYWVtAjExAHNydGMGYXBwX2lkCjY2Mjg1NjgzNzkAAR5wflPWoiMFrYCqGOuIXbdEVBQw1J5XyxIHIvn5SW1yOkxUqYiGYNn-2uD9uQ_aem_f3UrZdgU8dz0lvcLpRZcJQ&utm_campaign=mrf-facebook-GalvNews&utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&mrfcid=202608296a9227870ce4454e162187d5

08/18/2026

Join us for next week for a webinar on the Texas STR Market Outlook: Where Demand Is Moving and How Leading Operators Are Pricing for It

What should you be doing with your pricing? 🤔

Texas isn’t one STR market. What’s happening in Austin may look very different from DFW, San Antonio, Houston, the Gulf Coast, or the Hill Country.

Join the Texas Short-Term Rental Association (TXSTRA) and Niki Turner of PriceLabs on Tuesday, August 25, from 12:00–1:00 p.m. CT for a data-driven look at where Texas STR demand is strengthening, where it is softening, and how leading operators are adjusting their pricing strategies in response.

We'll look at real Texas market data and explore:

📈 Where demand is strengthening
📉 Where it's softening
📅 Which events and seasonal trends are creating opportunities
💰 When to hold, increase, or adjust rates
🎯 How to turn market signals into smarter pricing decisions

If you're managing 10 properties or 500, understanding where demand is moving can make a meaningful difference to your bottom line.

When? August 25 | 12–1 PM CT
Where? Virtual

👉 Register here (it's FREE!): https://lnkd.in/gftPur5A

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06/14/2026

05/15/2026

- UTMB just reached out to us in search of emergency housing for a mother and her 4yo boy. They need a room for tonight and tomorrow while the dad is undergoing chemo. They've been staying at the hospital with him this week, but that is not safe for a little kid. If anyone can spare a room, please let me know! Thank you.

05/12/2026

Beautiful day on the island!

05/12/2026

Come stop by at the Tourism Summit and say hi!

05/09/2026

👀 𝐂𝐡𝐞𝐜𝐤 𝐢𝐭 𝐨𝐮𝐭 👀

05/02/2026

👀 𝐌𝐄𝐄𝐓𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐑𝐄𝐌𝐈𝐍𝐃𝐄𝐑👀

𝐀𝐥𝐥 𝐒𝐓𝐑𝐎𝐀𝐆 𝐌𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐀𝐫𝐞 𝐖𝐞𝐥𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞!

𝐃𝐨 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐬𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐢𝐬𝐧𝐭 𝐲𝐞𝐭 𝐚 𝐦𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫? 𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐣𝐨𝐢𝐧 𝐚𝐭 𝐌𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐲'𝐬 𝐦𝐞𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠!

04/05/2026

Just a quick update, we will not have a STROAG meeting tomorrow. We look forward to seeing everyone at our May meeting.