If there is any business that Texas legislators favor more than the auto dealers, it's the beer distributors. In 2013 the legislature passed a law prohibiting craft breweries from charging the wholesalers for distribution rights. Yesterday a judge found this unconstitutional. The attorney representing the breweries said "the Texas Constitution prohibits the legislature from passing laws that enrich one business at the expense of another."
The facts are different regarding prohibiting direct sales of cars by manufacturers, but the principle seems the same.
Texas brewers win fight over distribution rights law
The facts are different regarding prohibiting direct sales of cars by manufacturers, but the principle seems the same.
Texas brewers win fight over distribution rights law