Announcements

LHOA was in court July 13th asking for a temporary injunction against the commercial trucks on W. Hollyhill Drive. The request was denied; instead, the judge sent us to mediation, with a new hearing to be scheduled for October. Although this is disappointing, this does not mean the court is siding with one side or the other on the question of our deed restrictions validity or enforceability, or on the question of whether the defendant is violating those deed restrictions. It just means that we did not convince the judge that the damage was sufficiently great or imminent for him to step in before trial. So this drags on. To be clear, we will pursue this as long as we have to.

Thank you to Chad Tietje for organizing fireworks and all those who pooled their donations to make this event as big as possible. Also thank you to those who came out on a very warm evening. This gives us some ideas that we can build on.

Lake Hollyhill is a private lake owned by the Members of the Association and maintained through assessment fees. Non-members and non-paying members who access the park or fish the lake are trespassing. With the passage of Prop. A this past May, we are selling a limited number of Annual Park and Lake Passes to non-members from surrounding communities. An annual pass will be $75 and will require a signed Liability Waiver form. Funds will help offset the cost of maintenance of park and lake facilities and help keep the maintenance fees paid by our members as low as possible. 

Our first Board meeting was held June 8, 2026. Board meetings will continue to be held regularly on the second Monday of each month. Read our resolutions to better understand how this Board plans to move forward.

Elections were held May 17th, 2026. Polls closed at 7 PM sharp. 

All the winners are known members in good standing. Congratulations.

The Final Results Are:

President: Brian O'Neill

Vice President: David Piercey

Treasurer: Chad Tietje

Secretary: Zulema Garcia

Director 1 (2 yr term): Pamela Campbell

Director 3 (2 yr term): Sarah Beltran

Helen Kirsch stays on as Director 2 to complete her term.

Proposition A, to allow sale of fishing passes, has PASSED, 23 votes FOR and 18 votes AGAINST.

A link to the tally sheet is below. The actual ballots and ballot envelopes will be retained as part of our records available for audit.

With most of the year behind us, we are now in a position to project some budget numbers going forward - see the latest Newsletter. The bottom line is that our current program income covers about half our expenses - this year, the deficit was made up by individual donations of time and money. If you would like detailed numbers for these past three quarters of income and expense, you can request those by emailing us at lhoa_pltx@mail.com.

As of December 15, 2025, the grace period is now over for all those in arrears on dues and we are implementing our Dues Collection Policy which means delinquent accounts are being turned over to a collection agency. Payment plan options are still available, The annual invoices will be sent out shortly with new balances. Dues can be paid by Zelle, check or credit card.

Please remember to include your block and lot number or an address with your payment!!

The Board has adopted an official Policy for Enforcement of Deed Restrictions and Covenants. The policy involves a warning letter and investigation, an official Notice of Violation giving 30 days notice and a hearing prior to seeking any court order or punitive action as required by Texas law. This updates a policy that was in existence since 2009.

The Deed Restrictions section C-6 prohibits any use of a property that constitutes a "nuisance" to the neighborhood. Texas law defines public nuisance under Chapter 343 of the Public Health and Safety Code, and gives enforcement authority to the county. For practical purposes, the Board has decided to align our definition of nuisance with the state and county, and have begun enforcing this restriction by reporting nuisance complaints to county/state authorities. For more details, read this blog post.

Following the process outlined in our Enforcement Policy, several owners were sent official Notices of Violation of our Deed Restrictions. One owner requested a hearing, which was held December 1. Transcripts/audio are available upon request. For more on these actions, please see the blog post under Newsletters. These actions cost money - until our income situation improves, we are relying on donations from Members to help tide us over. Without donations, this effort will be over before it gets started.

The Deed Restrictions section C-1 restricts lot usage to "residential purposes". For purposes of enforcement, the Board has defined this to mean that less than 10% of a lot can be used for business or other purpose unless mentioned explicitly in the Deed Restrictions (ie. livestock). Rentals are residential purposes, however, short-term (<30 day) rentals through Airbnb or similar are considered a business and are not allowed for liability reasons.

The survey results are in. We had 19 participants - thank you!