— OUR HISTORY
About Texas Association of Pawnbrokers
The Texas Association of Pawnbrokers, or TAP, was established in 1998 as a means to inform, build and protect small business or independence within our industry.
We offer an assortment of resources including information about our trade, mentoring/tutoring programs, and campaigning to keep our rights secure.
20+ Years Experience Serving & Helping In Need
We the members of the Texas Independent Pawnbrokers Association, in order to more effectively demonstrate our integrity and our desire to be recognized as upstanding and trustworthy members of the business community, do hereby adopt the following as our Code of Ethics.
- We will deal with our customers and the general public with honesty, making service with integrity our constant goal.
- We will maintain high standards for employed personnel, demanding integrity and courtesy in their dealing with the public.
- We will maintain our business premises in a manner which will reflect credit on the pawnshop industry in Texas.
- We will exercise reasonable care to protect the goods of our customers from fire, theft, burglary and other similar hazards, and will return redeemed goods in a condition equal to that in which they were received.
- We will cooperate to the full extent of our ability with the proper efforts of every duly-authorized law enforcement and government agency.
We further agree that we will follow both the letter and the spirit of the Code of Ethics, and will make every effort to insure that this Code of Ethics is followed by every member of the Texas Association of Pawnbrokers.
PARTNERS
National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF)
NSSF leads the way in advocating for the industry and its businesses and jobs, keeping guns out of the wrong hands, encouraging enjoyment of recreational shooting and hunting, and helping people better understand the industry’s lawful products.
i3 Commerce Technology
i3 Commerce Technology has been a leading embedded-payment software and systems provider for more than 20 years. Their technologies help you grow profits and get paid faster, safer, and smarter. i3 Commerce Technology is part of the i3 Verticals family, which serves thousands of companies and organizations across the U.S. and securely processes billions of transactions annually.
— Meet Our Team —
Board Officers
Josiah Ware
Treasurer
484 W Interstate 30
Garland, Texas 75043