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Save the Texas Dune Buggy, Sandrail, Kitcar

Postby Faron » 26 Fri Jan, 2018 1:09 am

CALL TO ACTION!
Fellow Texas State Dune Buggy Owners, it has been a while. However I am sure that you know we have been hard at work, so that we be prepared to make comprehensive changes to Administrative 217.3(B).
In our continued digging we found out about the Sunset Commission. The Legislature created the Sunset Commission in 1977, to question the need for as well as the success of agencies carrying out the responsibilities of the State Government. The Legislature relies on the Sunset process take a look at State Agencies and programs to see if they are still relevant, and if so, how they can do their jobs better. The Sunset is made up of 5 Senators, 5 House Members, and 2 members of the general public. The Chairman of the Sunset Commission is Senator Brian Birdwell & his chief of staff has already shown a great interest in our Title & Registration issue.
Here is the good news; the TxDMV is under Sunset Review this year. The TxDMV provided a Self-Evaluation report, what’s important in that is that the major issue they note. They are looking to clarify the process for appealing the department’s decision to refuse, revoke, or suspend a Title. The TxDMV report is expected to be published in April. From there public hearings on the TxDMV sunset report will begin for any interested party who wishes to testify.
Here is how it will all work.
Step 1: Sunset Staff Evaluation
The Sunset Staff will perform extensive research and analysis to evaluate the need for, performance of, and improvements to the agency under review.
Step 2: Sunset Commission Deliberation
The Sunset Commission conducts a public hearing to take testimony on the staff report and the agency overall. Later, the Commission meets again to vote on which changes to recommend to full Legislature.
Step 3: Legislative Action
The full Legislature conciders Sunset recommendations and makes final determinations.
The Sunset Commission is currently in the Step 1 period. Within the self-evaluation report by the TxDMV. One of their major issues is TxDMV Self-Evaluation Report is as follows:
Issue 1: Clarify the process for appealing the department’s decision to refuse, revoke or suspend a title.
Okay now that you have read all of that here is what we are suggesting people who are Texas State Residents to do. Please send a letter to the Sunset Staff that is close to what we suggest bellow.
We are working on a letter that you can send to the Sunset Commission, which you can closely follow. But we do ask that the letter only be sent by people who are Texas State Residents & that you let us know how you sent the letter that will be posted later today. It would be really nice to have a rolling count on what was sent. (We will post the USPS Address as well as the Email Address when the letter is posted.

The Sunset Commission Letter! If you send this letter PLEASE let us know if you sent it USPS or Email as it would be really nice to keep a rolling Count.
The letter can be sent to Sunset Commission:

1. electronically at
https://www.sunset.texas.gov/input-form ... e?id=472...
DEPARTMENT MOTOR VEHICLES TD

2. Letter to the Texas Sunset Commission at Sunset Advisory Commission, PO
Box 13066, Austin, Texas 78711, attn.: Amy Tripp. Ms. Tripp is the project
manager working on the TxDMV sunset issue

My name is _______________ and I am providing comments regarding the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles Sunset self-evaluation report on major issue 1 regarding the department’s decision to refuse revoke or suspend a title. Titles and registration on certain vehicles have either been revoked or the department has refused to issue titles and registrations on certain vehicles. The problem with these revocations is that the department has not established a consistent and firm position as to why the revocations and the decision not to issues titles and registration have been done.

More specifically, the department has made a rule not to allow Dune Buggies to be titled and registered for street use. In addition, the department has also made arbitrary rulings on other vehicles called Sandrails as well as Kitcars and has made similar and inconsistent decisions on the title and registration of those vehicles. Dune Buggies, Sandrails, and Kitcars, are essentially assembled vehicles.

At a December 7, 2017 TxDMV board meeting numerous owners of assembled vehicles provided expert testimony on the facts of persons owning fabricating and assembling these vehicles. The department decision is not consistent with the market place and federal laws and rulings and its own state laws. Below are facts provided to the department during the December 7 board meeting:

1. An assembled vehicle by definition in the TxDMV manual is a vehicle assembled from the three basic component parts (motor, frame, and body), except that a motorcycle must have a frame and motor, and a trailer or travel trailer will have no motor, and that is:
(i)assembled from new or used materials and parts by someone not regulated as a motor vehicle manufacturer;
(ii)altered or modified to the extent that it no longer reflects the original manufacturer's configuration; or
(iii)assembled from a kit even if a Manufacturer's Certificate of Origin or Manufacturer's Statement of Origin is provided.

Dune Buggies, Sandrail, & Kitcars are an assembled vehicles that meets one of these standards.

2. Dune Buggies, prior to the department’s effective date of April 6, 2014 are not specifically addressed in department rules. This inconsistency allows the same type of dune buggy prior to the aforementioned 2014 date to operate legally in Texas. I request the department reinstate the title and registration of my dune buggy to be consistent with other similar vehicles safely and legally operating in Texas. Dune Buggies are not defined in Texas law, therefore, it is difficult to see how the department can determine the legality of a vehicle that is not defined.

3. Transportation Code Sections 501 and 504 regarding custom vehicles and street rods are inconsistent as stated by TxDMV staff. Therefore, if custom vehicles that are defined similar to assembled vehicle, which identifies a variety of kit cars, and are deemed legal to title and registration then the result would be for my vehicle to be treated likewise. This fits into “one” of the categories that was stated at the December board meeting.

4. TxDMV staff stated that the decision to revoke titles and registration was done at the local level by clerks at county tax-assessor collectors. It was stated that there are thousands of title clerks across the state that struggle with making these determinations at their offices on a daily basis. This struggle to make these determinations have caused titles and registrations to be incorrectly revoked.

5. According to department staff, there is not a consistent or clear determination by the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration (NHTSA) regarding vehicles that are subject to the department’s review.

The assembled vehicles are being improperly evaluated and the department is relying on either local tax assessor rulings that the department admits is inconsistent or the department is not following its own policies regarding the types of vehicles they claim are street legal.

Due to the rulings and decisions by the department, private citizens are being denied the right to own and operate a privately owned vehicle resulting in loss of personal freedoms, loss of private sector investment, supply chain disruption; lost jobs and wages; and; loss of state and local revenues to the TxDMV from title and registration fees.
Given these incorrect rulings and inconsistencies with federal and state law, the department should immediately reinstate and provide future title and registration to those assembled vehicles that have passed the department mandated vehicle inspection and title and registration process.
Thank you for your time and attention in this important matter.

Best regards,
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Re: Save the Texas Dune Buggy, Sandrail, Kitcar

Postby Faron » 24 Sat Feb, 2018 11:58 am

I have some good news! As most of you know, the Assembled Vehicles Working Group Meeting is all set to be held February 28th & March 1st. I just received the list of Invited Attendees, and the Agenda. I am not going to post everything at the advice of our Lobbyist, but I will point out what is important. A list of Invited Attendees include 15 TxDMV or State Employees, (Most of who we have already spoke to) and 12 Industry, Associations, and Other Stakeholders. Attorney for National Highway Traffic Safety Administration(NHTSA), President - Factory 5 Racing, Senior Director - Specialty Equipment Market Association(SEMA), General Counsel - Texas Automobile Dealers Association (TADA), Program Manager - American Association of Motor Vehicle Administration (AAMVA), 2 Owners of DF Kitcar, Justin, Ron, and myself. Please note that this is a list of Invited Attendees, there is no guarantee that they will all show up at this point. As for the agenda. The 28th will mostly be introductions and an overview of current Laws & Regulations both State level as well as Federal. The 1st will be when the discussions begin! It looks to me like they really want to try and figure out a way to make it possible for us to get our vehicles back on the road LEGALLY, as that is where the afternoons discussions seem to be geared. Problem is that I don't think this is the meeting were we will find a conclusion, as they already have a second meeting tentatively planned for April 19th. I also want to add that this meeting is unfortunately by invite only, and we had nothing to do with who was invited or had a say in how the meeting is planned. As usual, I will give a brief summery of everything as we go along. This is good news, as it still seems that they want to a reasonable solution that will let Safe Dune Buggies, Sandrails, and Kitcars back on the road LEGALLY. While keeping "Frankencars" that are simply unsafe OFF the road!
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Re: Save the Texas Dune Buggy, Sandrail, Kitcar

Postby Faron » 01 Tue May, 2018 3:38 pm

Good Morning fellow Dune Buggy, Sandrail & Kitcar Owners.
PLEASE ONLY LIKE THIS IF YOU ARE GOING TO SEND A LETTER TO YOUR STATE Legislators.
We are about to get started sending letters to our State Legislators once again! Below you will find a VERY good example of what we are looking for you to send. (A form Letter if you will.) You are welcome to cut & Paste or come up with your own. It does not matter, just send out a letter to your State Rep. When we did this last time, the TxDMV Received almost 200 letters. It would be really be nice to see far more go out to our State Legislators.
A big Thank you to Member Alan Holmes, for letting us another Form Letter that he has written. r Texas State Legislators are.
http://www.fyi.legis.state.tx.us/Home.aspx
A big Thank you to Member Alan Holmes, for letting us use another Form Letter that he has written.
Hello __________,
I want to inform you of an issue that myself and many others are having with the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles. A group by the name of the "Assembled Vehicles Coalition" has been attending a "Working Group" hosted by the TxDMV. The "Working Group" has been working towards a way to amend Administrative Rule 217.3. The "Working Group" was set up by the TxDMV to present our proposed changes that they said they would discuss with us. We complied and were prepared to discuss those in what was scheduled to be a half-day meeting. This was the second of two "Working Group" Meetings.
Early in the meeting the TxDMV told us that any effort to compare our "Assembled Vehicles" to any other class of vehicle such as shop-made motorcycles, three wheelers, rat rods, hot rods, low riders, lifted truck, autocycles etc (which ARE ALL legal) would not be heard because those vehicles were in a different class and each class stood alone. That makes no sense to us.
We were told that our class did not meet Federal Safety Standards and therefore would not be titled or registered. As I am sure you know, those standards involve things such as airbags, anti-lock brakes, emissions controls, etc., something that a VW based vehicle could ever reasonably do. When we asked why this did not apply to the other classes, we were told that the Department had not yet reviewed them.
Not too long after the meeting began, we were told that there was nothing more to discuss and that the Ruling to ban dune buggies, sandrails and most kit cars would stand as written. We felt betrayed by the Department because we were not even given the opportunity to present our proposals. Further, they said that their authority to enact such administrative rulings, which basically are like laws, came from the Texas Transportation Act of 2013 and it was valid.
We have checked with our group members from almost every other state and find that Texas now has the most stringent and restrictive laws concerning assembled vehicles than any other state in the nation including California, New York, Massachusetts, ......... I could go on and on. That is certainly not what one would expect from TEXAS. It is unnerving to think that the state with the most stringent emission laws allows Assembled Vehicles & the Great State of Texas does not.
Prior to now, our group has chosen to take the high road in our effort to change the rulings in a gentile, business-like manner. We opted to not involve the press or any other medium in hopes that the issue could easily be resolved. Unfortunately, the Department shut the door on that.
However, barring a change of heart by the Department, we are now entering an all-out media campaign against the Department. On Friday May 4th, 2018, we will be publishing a Press Release to local and national media to include print, televised, social, celebrity and any other means to get our message out there. That is something we held off doing up until now.
Further, we are already receiving support from several major national auto hobby-related organizations because the spread of such rulings to other parts of the country would have negative impact them. We plan to expand that list as well.
Obviously, this is not at all where we wanted this to go, but with all of the time and money that our members have invested in their vehicles, we are not going away quietly. I cannot even begin to imagine what response would come from the members of the other classes of vehicles if similar rulings are put into place for them, as they are Much Larger and well-funded than we are.
Lastly, it is my fear is that all of this will lead to criticism of the legislators, including those of the Transportation Committee who gave such broad, unbridled power to the Department to enact these rulings
Thank You,
​Sign Your Name
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Re: Save the Texas Dune Buggy, Sandrail, Kitcar

Postby Faron » 02 Wed May, 2018 12:46 am

I have heard about the rumblings of people thinking about getting together to start a Class Action Lawsuit. I sincerely hope that people do not decide to go that route after so much time & money has been spent going the route of the Save the Texas Dune Buggy, Sandrail, & Kitcar. A Class Action Lawsuit would take far longer & cost a significant amount more then the route we are on now. A lawsuit against a State is NOT like Suing a business, In order to sue the state you have to get permission from the state in order to do so. Also should people decide to go that route, please know that it very will could bring the efforts that we have already gone through by Save the Texas Dune Buggy, Sandrail, Kitcar to a complete halt! As History shows that Legislators will let a Lawsuit go through the process, (WIN or LOOSE) before they will work on a process like we have now.
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Re: Save the Texas Dune Buggy, Sandrail, Kitcar

Postby Faron » 06 Sun May, 2018 11:15 am

Get out there and enjoy your Dune Buggy! www.savethetexasdunebuggy.com faron@savethetexasdunebuggy.com
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Re: Save the Texas Dune Buggy, Sandrail, Kitcar

Postby Faron » 13 Sun May, 2018 12:00 am

SAVE THE TEXAS DUNE BUGGY
SANDRAIL & KITCAR
1. Is it true that Dune Buggys have been banned in Texas?
The short answer is YES. Under the Texas Administrative Code dated April of 2013, Section 217.3 (6)(B), any vehicle determined by the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles, (TDMV) to be a Dune Buggy, cannot be Titled or Registered in the Sate.
2. Is this a Texas Law?
Technically, No. It is an Administrative Rule which the Department has the right to impose and enforce by authority of the Texas Transportation Act of 2013. That Act gives them the right to write rules which carry the weight of Laws. Our position is that: If the TDMV has the authority to write Rules, they have the authority to amend and nullify rules. To date, they have refused to do that.
3. If the Rule was enacted in 2013, why are we just now hearing about it?
For several years the TDMV did not enforce the Rule. For what reason, we do not know. However, in 2017, some Buggy owners began receiving Surrender Demand Letters. In our first meeting with the TDMV, they agreed to cease sending the letters until a study could be made. In our second meeting with them, they told us that Rule 217.3 will stand, but they did not say if the Letters would resume.
4. How does the TDMV define a Dune Buggy?
Really and truly they don’t have a true definition. In the Assembled Vehicle Booklet, they depict a drawing of a vehicle that resembles a VW Beetle with the body removed. But nothing that looks like a Meyers Manx, Manx Clone, Sandrail, or much else for that matter. The rule goes further to say that any other vehicles that the Department “considers” to be a dune buggy is banned. In other words they can refuse Title/Registration to anything that the department “considers” looks to be a Dune Buggy.
5. Are any other Assembled Vehicles affected by this Rule?
Yes, and it gets a little vague and complicated here. Some Kit Cars are banned and some are not. IF the vehicle substantially resembles a vehicle that was legally mass-produced, then it can be Titled and Registered. An example of this would be a replica of a Shelby Cobra by Factory 5 Racing. However, a kit car such as a Valkerie, although it resembles a Ford GT40 race car, probably would not be titled because that car was never mass produced.
6. For what reason(s) has the TDMV decided to ban Dune Buggies, Sandails, and some Kit Cars?
This is a subject on which they have been Very Vague. Initially they said that their decision was based on Safety, although they have refused to define “Safe” or to provide any statistics to back up their position. Our contention is that Dune Buggiess are no less safe than other Assembled vehicles such as shop-built Motorcycles, Rat Rods, T-Buckets, Three wheelers, Autocars, C-Notched Chassis Vehicles etc.; All of which ARE Legal. However, more recently, they have cited the fact that dune buggies do not meet Federal Safety Standards. This puzzles us because NO assembled vehicle does.
7. Who is responsible for starting this mess?
Another tough question, that we have asked the TxDMV many times. No one has stood up to take credit or responsibility for starting this issue. Truth be told we are a year into this project and have got this far without knowing who started this mess, so it really does not matter at this point.
8. If Some Kit Cars are Legal because they Resemble mass-produced vehicles, what happens to the argument of Safety and compliance with Federal Safety Standards?
Good Question, and one for which we cannot get an answer. To us, this is one of the absurdities of Rule 217.3
9. Why can’t I just Register and Title my Buggy as a Volkswagen Beetle since I have a legitimate VW Title?
Technically you can. However, you have now illegally registered your Buggy by not declaring it to be an Assembled Vehicle. It could be considered Falsifying a Legal Document. Many Local, County and State Police Departments are aware of the Ban and can either stop and cite you, or even impound your Buggy; either way, you are now required to surrender your Registration and License Plates. In addition, a police officer may simply record your plate number, turn it into the State, and you will receive a Surrender Demand.
10. Can I drive my Buggy in Texas if it is legally registered in another State? Yes you can, as long as you do not live in Texas.
11. What if I move to Texas and bring with me my legally registered buggy from another state, and then drive it with the out-of-state plates on it?
Texas law requires that after moving to the state, you must obtain a Texas Drivers License and re-register your vehicles within thirty days. At that time, you will be denied title and registration to your Buggy.
12. Is anything being done to change the code?
YES, Absolutely! Many things are being done! A Core Group of the Texas Dune Buggy Owners, headed by Faron Smith is hard at work to change Rule 217.3, and already Much Progress has been made. Having received little or no cooperation from the TxDMV itself for a change in the rule, we have turned to the Texas State Legislature for assistance. We already have many State Representatives, including some on the State Transportation Committee, who are sympathetic to our cause and have expressed a desire to change the rule by law.
We have begun a letter-writing campaign to our State Representatives making them aware of the situation and asking for their support. Some of them have indicated that they are willing to initiate a Bill in Congress to rectify the issue. However, Congress does not reconvene until early 2019, and we all know that Legislation can be slow. So we wait on that effort of our campaign
We have hired a professional lobbyist who is meeting with many other Representatives to bring them onboard and he is representing us before the TxDMV. We have been Very Pleased with his Progress in those endeavors.
Knowing that there is Strength in Numbers, we have reached out to many national auto-related associations, magazines, news papers, major parts houses, etc to get our Message out there. We have experienced Great Response in this endeavor.
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Re: Save the Texas Dune Buggy, Sandrail, Kitcar

Postby Faron » 20 Sun May, 2018 11:44 pm

This is going to be another long, informative post, but it will give a clearer picture of what we have planned for the future. First, let me tell you that we are now working on "Government Time" so it is doubtful that speed will take place anywhere during the next phase that we started. So please be patient, as more is going on than it seems. Unfortunately, we are going to feel like we are watching Grass grow for a while. In other words, I am asking for your patience please.
Our Lobbyist, Justin, and myself are scheduled to attend the May 23rd Sunset Commission Meeting to talk about the problems with Administrative Rule 217.3. In addition they have been keeping a VERY close eye on what has been happening during the "Working Group Meetings" with the TxDMV. In fact the members who we are in contact with are upset with how things were handled by the TxDMV this far. It is VERY important that the Sunset Commission is kept up to date, as the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles; Title & Registrations Division is under review with them right now. Just in case you don't know what the Sunset Commission is... The Sunset Advisory Commission is an agency of the Texas Legislature that makes recommendations to the Legislature on whether or not to continue various state agencies.
The Texas State Governor Greg Abbotts Chief of Staff is in close contact with our Lobbyist, and Governor Abbott is kept up to date frequently. When the Chief of Staff was first summarized, he was surprised at the rogue nature the TxDMV took on passing Administrative Rule 217.3. When the Lobbyist told him how the last "Working Group Meeting" was handled, he was upset at the way the TxDMV managed & even more upset that the TxDMV never called to brief him after the meeting.
The Texas Senators that are choosing to work with us. You can contact them at, look them up at www.senate.texas.gov if you send them an email give them the information you want them to know, but please know that if you get long winded. You will lose their attention, and nothing will be gained.
Senator Joe Pickett, District 79
Senator-elect Pat Fallon, District 106
Senator Brian Birdwell, District 22
Senator Kirk Watson, District 14
Senator Dawn Buckingham, District 24
Senator Kelly Hancock, District 9
Senator Robert Nichols, District 3
Senator Larry Taylor, District 11
The Texas State Representatives that are choosing to work with us. You can look them up at www.house.state.tx.us if you do send them an email give them the information you want them to know. But please know that if you get long winded, you will lose their attention & nothing will be gained.
State Rep Ed Thompson, District 29
State Rep Chris Peddie, District 9
State Rep Johnathan Strickland, District 92
State Rep Dan Flynn District 2
State Rep Stan Lambert, District 71
State Rep DeWayne Burns, District 58
State Rep John Wray, District 10
State Rep Craig Goldman, District 97
State Rep Matt Schaefer, District 6
State Rep Poncho Nevarez, District 74
The Lobbyist and Faron are working on a Press conference that will be held on the South Side of the Capitol Building. Nothing is set in stone; we will let you know as things develop.
Faron is in the planning process of organizing a gathering of Dune Buggies, Sandrails, & Kitcars to be held somewhere in the Austin area for sometime later this year. The purpose of doing so will have a long list in the near future. This is just a tad bit of information, because we are still in the planning stages to be honest. We will let you know as things progress!
What we need from you! As many of you know the Lobbyist has done a lot for us on our journey, and plans to do even more. But he does not work for free! So please make donations, buy the cool stuff we offer up for sale from time to time. Please take the time to print up a copy of the poster that is provided on the Facebook Page, and ask to put it up anywhere and everywhere you know an Automotive Hobbyist will hang out. We are in the process of getting things in line to offer up as Auction items, so please bid on items that you feel is worth your hard earned money. Again this is just around the corner. The last thing that we ask that you do is to talk about this with everyone, we have said it before & we will say it again. There is strength in numbers! Please direct your friends to the following websites!!!
www.savethetexasdunebuggy.com
https://www.facebook.com/groups/SavetheTexasDuneBuggy/
https://www.gofundme.com/SavetheTexasDuneBuggy
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Re: Save the Texas Dune Buggy, Sandrail, Kitcar

Postby Faron » 20 Sun May, 2018 11:51 pm

I don't want to be a pain in the neck, do you want to be kept up to date on this forum? If no one responds, I will take that as a queue to exit right. Just want to do whats correct!

All the very best to each and every one of you!
Faron
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Re: Save the Texas Dune Buggy, Sandrail, Kitcar

Postby Ken » 21 Mon May, 2018 9:58 am

Personally, while I do appreciate the updates here, I understand it is not the primary source of record for this topic.

I understand I am in the minority when I say I do not use FaceBook. I know I'm not alone.
In my opinion, especially this type of subject is extremely complicated to follow and to QUICKLY stay up to date for an occasional visitor to the FaceBook page.

I personally appreciate more the use of the blog site [www.savethetexasdunebuggy.com], as it doesn't require much time to find what the most current updates.

Given the impact of this topic to the TexasManxClub, I have created a new dedicated forum section and moved this thread to it and moved it to the top of our forum page.
Hopefully this will provide everyone here and our non registered visitors with more visibility to quickly find the latest updates on this important topic.
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Re: Save the Texas Dune Buggy, Sandrail, Kitcar

Postby ScottR » 29 Tue May, 2018 3:46 pm

I believe after talking with folks, personally at the Blast, and seeing the number of views, I think you should keep updating here. People are being informed and that is great. I think you are doing a fantastic job Faron keeping us up to date with the process you are going through for us and our love for our hobby.

Information is knowledge and knowledge is powerful, so lets all get involved to keep our hobby existing. Therefore, we can continue to enjoy get togethers with our buggy's and extended families.
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Re: Save the Texas Dune Buggy, Sandrail, Kitcar

Postby Windryder06 » 06 Wed Jun, 2018 8:51 am

Good Morning Texas Manx Club. As a follow on to this conversation for support, we need financial support as well. Some of you know that Faron has hired a Lobbyist that has been doing a great job for us. However he come at a price for his services and we would not have gotten this far without him. If you have the ability to give to the cause financially, please go to the GoFundMe page and give. Here is the link: https://www.gofundme.com/savethetexasdunebuggy

We are all in this together and please take time to write your state reps and senators to show them how many of us are out here.

Thank you!
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