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
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