I'm curious -
I believe the law for tax on new vehicle registrations is that if the tax was paid by the buyer elsewhere, and it was greater than TX tax, the buyer wouldn't have to pay tax in Texas. If the tax elsewhere was less, they would have to pay the difference.
Is there a way they could structure the deal that tax was paid elsewhere and TX cut gets reduced?
Of course it risks pissing someone off, but reduced state income may pressure change?
In most cases, if you purchase a car for delivery elsewhere, there is no tax in the state you purchase it. If you take delivery in that state, depending upon the state, you may be taxed. In which case the amount of tax paid elsewhere goes to reduce the TX tax. If it's less that the TX tax you pay the difference. This is a minuscule amount compared to the total tax revenue from car sales.