My Goodness!!! We are all still arguing over this... well, I might as well chime in again.
Don't you honestly think if tow companies were "stealing" cars, as you put it, that they would lose the licensing required by the state once they were reported and investigated. Tow companies seem to always be under the spotlight by the Texas Attorney General for violating the Deceptive Trade Practices Act. With that, wouldn't A1 be shut down if that was occuring. Evidentally they are following the law as the state see's it. Call it what you want to call it, but the state seems to be fine with it.
Now everyone can start blaming the government and give this thread another 40 pages. Have fun!