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March 23, 2015      5:52 PM

Big charities around the state voice support for current car sales laws in Texas

Coalition of charities note that car dealers donate an average of more than 170,000 per city annually

With Tesla gaining some traction at the Capitol for a proposal to allow direct auto sales from manufacturers, some big charities around Texas on Monday told Gov. Greg Abbott that they support the current way that Texas law regulates auto sales. Car dealers are simply vital in their communities, those groups argued.

In a letter dated today, groups like 100 Club of Central Texas, Austin; Lubbock Area United Way; Easter Seals Houston; and the United Way of San Antonio and Bexar County make the point that “the average franchised dealer in Texas donates over $40,000 in charitable contributions annually.  With a local dealer in 284 cities in our great state that is an average annual impact of $174,414 per city. “

That’s just the average, the groups said.

By Scott Braddock