— 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.
TAP Scholarship
TAP’s Juan Rodrigo Rodriguez Memorial Scholarship Fund was developed to honor the memory of Lance Cpl. Juan Rodriguez, who was kill in action January 13, 2005 in Iraq. Juan was a 23-year old Marine reservist assigned to Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 23rd Marines, based in Corpus Christi. After completing his basic training for the Marines in 2001, Juan went to work for L. Buffalo Pawn in Laredo. Bob Simpson, owner of L. Buffalo Pawn and long time member of TAP, remembers Juan as his hardest working, least complaining, and a most trustworthy employee. According to Mr. Simpson, when Juan was activated to serve his country, he did so proudly and with honor.
There are (4) $250.00 scholarships awarded annually.
Eligibility Criteria/ Qualifications:
- Applicant must be a Texas High School senior or a full-time Texas College Student in good standing with the school/university.
- Applicant must have a 2.75 GPA or higher
- Special consideration will be given to one applicant that has an affiliation with the pawn industry. Please explain and attach as a separate document.
- Please submit an essay of 200 words or less. The essay subject is: “How pawnshops are an asset to our community.” Essays will not be returned and become the property of TAP for future publication in our newsletter. “The Texas Pawnbroker” and or TAP social media outlets.
- Scholarship payments will be mailed directly to the University of College.
- Deadline for application submission is January 31 each year.
— Meet Our Team —
Board Officers
Josiah Ware
Treasurer
484 W Interstate 30
Garland, Texas 75043