
CSAN
College Station Association of Neighborhoods
!! IMPORTANT LEGISLATIVE UPDATE !!
STATUS UPDATE (5/31/25)\
The terrible SB 1567, "Frat House Bill" preventing municipalities from regulating the number of occupants in a dwelling is on its way to Gov. Abbott's desk. The bill was modified to exclude both big cities and towns with small colleges. It now targets only a handful of "college towns." An amendment was even added that drags Bryan, and only Bryan, into that small group.
We need to contact Governor Abbott immediately at:
https://gov.texas.gov/apps/contact-us/opinion
You can use the text (or 3 points) below to compose your message:
Issue: Local Government (select this from the drop-down list provided)
PLEASE VETO SB 1567: THE TEXAS UNLIMITED OCCUPANCY BILL
TARGETS BRYAN-COLLEGE STATION (POTENTIALLY UNCONSTITUTIONAL)
Multiple amendments reduced the cities affected from 291 to only 5 to eliminate political resistance, but evidence suggests College Station was the target all along. Also, one clause was specifically targeted only at Bryan to ensure it was included. This raises Texas constitutional concerns and invites litigation against the state.
BASED ENTIRELY ON A FALSE CLAIM THAT FAMILY ZONING IS DISCRIMINATORY
The authors falsely claim that family-based zoning ordinances are illegal, despite U.S. Supreme Court approval and no contrary Texas Supreme Court ruling. The legal structure of these ordinances is common nationwide. If the true motivation for targeting College Station was a discriminatory ordinance, why allow 286 other home-rule cities to continue to have the same?
GUARANTEES INVESTORS WILL BUY OUT EVEN MORE TEXAS HOMES
SB1567 would result in 5–10 unrelated tenants in any home next door in any neighborhood. The combined rent is typically greater than $4000 and families cannot compete to rent or buy. These houses belong in Middle Housing zoning, which is where they are allowed. Investors have already bought out 70% of College Station’s single-family homes with cash flow from 4 unrelated occupants, and 67% of those who work here do not live here, largely because they cannot compete with only four.
THANK YOU FOR PROTECTING TEXAS FAMILIES