City Council is currently looking to crack down on residential short term rentals and could perhaps bleed over into commercial.

I am hoping to get legal on my British citizenship in March prior to Brexit.

As a follow up,After seeking legal council there was no specific case law in TX for this issue; however, country wide case law supported the sellers rights to the old debt as it occurred during his ownership.

The city council has had back and forth debates about it the past couple of years.

I am a former British Royal Marines Commando and Semi-Professional soccer player.

(In their nomenclature, "rent stabilization")  Every other 'tenants rights'  ordinance the last few years has sailed through city council either as proposed or getting more extreme on the way.  

They are paying off senators and city council members to pass laws to eliminate short term rentals and not just in California because they know they can’t compete with Airbnb.

All the cities mentioned have democratic majorities in mayor and city council.

I assume places in Canada, like Ontario, British Columbia, Winnipeg, etc, aren't excluded from this?

It depends, if you go to British Columbia, you got homes worth at least over $800,000, yet in the US, you can find property at $30,000.