EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — Small car dealerships in El Paso blame the backlog on vehicle registration permits on inadequate staffing at the El Paso County Tax Office.

They said the backlog is costing them thousands and even a couple millions of dollars, while others are being put out of business.

“That's really hurting our pockets. There's about 10 dealers that already went out of business. So that's kind of scary for all dealers right now,” said Ricardo Gardea, owner of Gardea Auto Group located on Alameda Avenue.

Gardea is one of about 250 small car dealers in El Paso who have joined together to ask the El Paso County Commissioners Court to find a resolution for the backlog.

The backlog was spurred by a new Texas law, House Bill 718 that went into effect on July 1. The law banned the us

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