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As price of oil plummets, Texas dealers are on alert

"Our dealership sits across the street from Shell Oil where they refine, I've heard, as much as a quarter of the nation's gas. My customers are very keenly aware of the energy industry, and that's what puts food on their table."W.C. Smith, dealer and chairman of the Houston Automobile Dealers Association
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By:
Audrey LaForest
March 14, 2020 04:00 AM

When the Texas energy industry is thriving, that means good-paying jobs in a state that loves big-ticket full-size trucks.

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