Pub. 61 2020-2021 Issue 4

Audi Dominion and Cavender Toyota  – San Antonio, TX Our incredible teams at Audi Dominion and Cavender Toyota have come together to provide OVER 500 shoeboxes filled with personal care and basic need items for United Way of San Antonio and Bexar County’s 7th Annual Shoebox Project. This is our new record! We couldn’t be […]

Texas Dealer Academy
The Commodore Perry Estate, Austin, TX
June 13 – 15, 2021

Twenty-five years ago, when the consolidation of franchised automobile dealerships was running rampant throughout the country, many industry ‘experts’ predicted the demise of family-owned car dealerships.

The fallout from winter storm Uri, the February extreme weather event, continues to shape the Texas electricity market, even as we move into the hot summer months. Uri caused approximately 700 deaths, an estimated $18 billion in property insurance claims, and perhaps as much as $129 billion in total economic damage. While the unprecedented weather event is behind us, legislation that aims to address aspects of the Texas energy market is on the forefront, with pending changes that could affect Texas dealers in both the immediate future as well as the long-term.

TADA recently had a chance to sit down with the newest members of the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles (TxDMV) board. The Governor appoints these nine members to the TxDMV Board with the advice of the state senate, which also designates one board member to serve as chair.

Charles Bacarisse was appointed as chair, Sharla L. Omumu and Christian Alvarado are the newest board members. TADA enjoyed getting to know more about these amazing individuals, and we look forward to tenure on the board.

TADA recently had a chance to sit down with the newest members of the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles (TxDMV) board. The Governor appoints these nine members to the TxDMV Board with the advice of the state senate, which also designates one board member to serve as chair.

Charles Bacarisse was appointed as chair, Sharla L. Omumu and Christian Alvarado are the newest board members. TADA enjoyed getting to know more about these amazing individuals, and we look forward to tenure on the board.

TADA recently had a chance to sit down with the newest members of the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles (TxDMV) board. The Governor appoints these nine members to the TxDMV Board with the advice of the state senate, which also designates one board member to serve as chair.

Charles Bacarisse was appointed as chair, Sharla L. Omumu and Christian Alvarado are the newest board members. TADA enjoyed getting to know more about these amazing individuals, and we look forward to tenure on the board.

In 1987, when Eric Stiles started with a Business Administration and Economics degree, he envisioned a career as a stockbroker. But by December, after the Black Monday crash of Oct. 19, 1987 (when the Dow fell 22.6%), his vision was less than realistic after roughly 10,000 stockbrokers lost their jobs.

“Our team was able to advance several of our legislative priorities and was successful at preventing legislative efforts that would have a negative effect on the dealer community from being passed into law.

Thank you to everyone that participated in advocating for the auto industry in Texas!”

– April Ancira, TADA Board Chair

As the regular session concluded on May 31st, the 87th Texas Legislature closed the books on one of the more interesting regular sessions since I started work here in the late 1980s. And although they will almost certainly be back in Austin at least two times before the end of the year (one to deal with priorities of Governor Abbott that didn’t pass, the other to address redistricting), TADA can claim a successful session. There was strong support in both the Texas House and Senate against efforts to undermine our strong franchise laws.