Bought a car with bad transmission from dealer and didn't get title or pass emissions. Can I legally do anything?

I live in Texas. I bought a 2016 Ford Focus from the Dealer.
I came in, checked it out, it had barely over 100k miles and was accident free and clean title. Clean car fax and all highway miles. Car was clean inside, drove good during test drive, no issues whatsoever.
I bought it debit card Saturday, wanted to take to mechanic but by time I got done it was 7pm.
I bought extended warranty which kicks in after you drive the car for 1000 miles

By Monday I'm driving and I get a message "transmission hot pull over" and a engine light. I texted dealer a pic of this. He said it was radiator fan and theyll take to a shop to have it fixed on them. There's a mechanic right by house so I take the car before it overheats and realize the car shifts weird and doesn't accelerate, mechanic said it was transmission. I tow car to there shop. 2 weeks after they said the transmission needs to be completely repaired.

Can I legally do anything in Texas? Or do I have any right to cancel sale and ask for refund.

IMPORTANT note: I called for the title/plates and they provided me with neither, my car has NOT passed emissions when I already paid for state inspection

I know I bought the car " as is but this problem was there before I even bought the car and there's no way it will pass emissions in current condition

Please let me know what I can do relevant to Texas Laws

You purchased the car "as is". "as is" means you purchased the car and all it's existing problems.
Texas does not have a car sale cancellation process
In Texas, the dealer is required to register and title the car within 30 days. If you do not have a loan on the car, you will get the title. If you have a loan the lender gets the title.

Here's the State of Texas website about buying a car:

For used vehicle sales, the dealer must show proof the vehicle passed a smog check at least 180 days before the vehicle's sale. If the dealer can't prove this, then the Texas DPS will not allow the sale to go through.

100,000 miles on a 3-4 year old car didn't seem like a red flag to you? Used cars are usually sold "as is", that means you accepted the car in whatever condition it was in. I'm not familiar with Texas law, but you do not have the right to cancel the sale. Your sales contract will indicate what rights you do have, and there probably won't be many. Auto sales contracts protect the dealer, not the buyer.

Take him to court. If he never gave you title, you can have the court unwind the deal. Document EVERYTHING. Write out a summery of the events and dates to present to the court.

You were not supposed to get the title yet. Unsure on emissions. But as is means as is. You skipped the dealer so he is not going to do anything for you now. You CAN cancel the service contract which you should not have bought. That will go toward the loan. And before you ask, yes, you still have to pay.

You are at the dealers mercy because all cars are sold "as is" unless otherwise stated on your sales contract. Read your contract!

The average mileage for vehicles is 12,000 to 15,000 PER year. So for a 2016, it should have had about 36,000 or 45,000 miles MAX. With almost 100,000, the value of this vehicle is most likely about $5,000 LESS.

Instead of waiting for a mechanic to check the vehicle out, in your excitement to buy this car, took it AS IS.

Now, your only hope is that this dealer does NOT have proof of this vehicle passing inspection w/in 180 days, thus you can cancel the sale. But, if he does, then you are SOL and stuck with this vehicle and also the cost for all the repairs. Even with the warranty and over 1000 miles, many of them have limitations.

If you're looking for some type of legislation that will force the dealer to pay for repairs, don't waste your time. There isn't any.

Buying a used (or new) car is governed by civil law, which means the contract (officially called an Agreement of Purchase and Sale where I live, may have a different name in Texas) you signed is the law. If you bought the vehicle subject to any conditions or warranties, such as the condition that the vehicle passes a safety inspection and / or emissions test, then you've got a case in court.

If you bought the vehicle with no conditions (or as is, which is the same thing), you've got nothing. As-is means the seller offers no guarantees or warranties of any kind.

It's all about the little detailed wording of that contract you signed.

You bought it as is. You can see if the dealer will fix anything. Otherwise, you can use the money you saved on buying a broken vehicle and fix your vehicle to what ever condition you want.

There's nothiing you can do about it now. As you said, you bought a used car. The car's problems are now your problems.

It sounds as if you bought the car from a dealer that sellls only used cars - not from a new car dealership that might also have a few nice-looking used cars on his lot that he's taken in as trade-ins. A new car dealership would have had the car inspected and a currently valid inspection sticker on the car before he offered it for sale. YOU wouldn't have had to pay for a state inspection - the car would already have been inspected.

Unless a used car is still under the original factory warranty, the dealer doesn't warrant anything. All a used car dealer does is clean up the car and polish it, so that it looks nice & pretty while it's sitting on his lot.

The Texas "lemon law" comes into effect only for a brand-new car that is bought from a new car dealership. It doesn't ever apply to used cars.

It is illegal for them to sell a car with out the title, so call the TEXAS RANGERS and turn them in. Then get an attorney and file suite.