Click here: to donate by Credit Card
Or here: to donate by PayPal
Or by mail to: Free Republic, LLC - PO Box 9771 - Fresno, CA 93794
Thank you very much and God bless you.
Posted on 07/01/2026 9:28:11 PM PDT by Pol-92064
MIDLAND, Texas — A sweeping new Texas law intended to simplify permits for mobile food vendors took full effect Wednesday, but mom-and-pop operators in the Permian Basin say skyrocketing administrative fees are instead threatening their livelihoods, keeping investments trapped in backyards, and forcing immediate business closures.
(Excerpt) Read more at newswest9.com ...
|
|
Click here: to donate by Credit Card Or here: to donate by PayPal Or by mail to: Free Republic, LLC - PO Box 9771 - Fresno, CA 93794 Thank you very much and God bless you. |
There is absolutely no reason for “administrative fees” to “skyrocket.”
The simplest permits are no permits.
URL was truncated.
Sounds like they wanna Stamp Out the Roach Coaches.
“$2,300 compared to...$100 to the city and $179 to the local health department”
from link given
“vendors face an application fee of $876 alongside a mandatory $500 food inspection fee”
House Bill 2844, better known as the “Food Truck Freedom Bill,” officially replaces a fragmented, city-by-city local health permitting patchwork with a single, centralized statewide license managed by the Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS).
from correct link
https://www.newswest9.com/article/news/local/new-texas-law-forces-some-food-trucks-to-close-in-midland/513-9119b316-c09e-41e2-bf35-2581e7c2e613
Food trucks should have the same permits, fees and inspections as “brick & mortar” restaurants, It sounds like this is a statewide standardization of this standard.
If they are subject to regular inspection, I would think that would increase the business.
As should all the sidewalk vendors. Turning our cities into Tijuana.
‘Beats washing dishes...
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.