Pub 61 2020-2021 Issue 3

Lost Pines Toyota, Bastrop, TX Two of our employees were recently awarded the TLMODA Scholarship. Jesus Hernandez – Certified T-TEN TechnicianElizabeth Coats – Accounting Member We are starting this year out by celebrating milestones. Today, we add another one to the list by announcing TLMODA Scholarship winners, Jesus and Elizabeth. Congratulations! We commend your dedication […]

TADA sponsored a webinar in February with the law firm of Locke Lord designed to assist your dealership in designing a Written Information Security Program (WISP) as well as complying with the federal requirements for “Red Flags.”

Street Volkswagen of Amarillo has been awarded two 2021 Dealer of the Year Awards by DealerRater, a leading car dealer review and reputation management platform and company of Cars.com Inc.

Tomy Hamon is one of the most significant volunteer leaders in the history of TADA. Longtime CEO of Gene Hamon Ford in Texas City and several other Gulf Coast dealerships, Tomy served in industry leadership positions for decades, culminating with a term as TADA Chairman of the Board in 1994-1995. Tomy and Sue Hamon did as much for the industry and their fellow dealers as anyone in TADA history.

State Tax Collections and Personal Income FISCAL 2011-2020 Cumulative Growth RatesState tax collections saw higher cumulative growth rates than Texas personal income from fiscal 2011 through 2014. Collections declined in 2016 due to franchise tax cuts and a slowdown in the oil and gas industries. Tax collections rebounded in 2018 due mostly to increased remittances

Timothy Crenwelge, dealer and general manager of Crenwelge Motors of Kerrville Inc., a Chrysler, Dodge, GMC, Jeep and Ram dealership in Kerrville, Texas, was named one of four regional finalists for the 2021 TIME Dealer of the Year award today.

The Texas Department of Motor Vehicles offers a web-based suite of applications to support electronic titling. These include webDEALER, eTITLE and eTAG. All three are integrated to provide a seamless titling experience for users. Over 9 million title applications have been approved through webDEALER since its inception in 2013.

On Monday, March 22nd, the 87th Texas Legislature passed the halfway point of the regular session. When we started in January, it seemed that the legislative focus would be on COVID and the state budget with limited time for just a few priority issues beyond this. Both chambers were cautious in approaching the pandemic and adopted rules to balance public access to the building with member’s and staff’s safety.