Smith Motor Sales, Inc. v. Texas Motor Vehicle Commission

CARROLL, Chief Justice.

Several automobile dealerships opposed the licensing of a new dealership by the Texas Motor Vehicle Commission. The commission granted the license, and the dealerships sued for judicial review in the Travis County District Court, which affirmed the commission’s order. We will affirm the judgment of the district court.

BACKGROUND

In 1986, Gunn Chevrolet, Inc., applied to the Texas Motor Vehicle Commission for a license authorizing a new dealership in northeast San Antonio. See Texas Motor Vehicle Commission Code (the Code), Tex. Civ.Stat.Ann. art. 4413(36), § 4.01 (1976)…