Gov. Greg Abbott announced the launch of his Small Business Freedom Council to review government efficiency for Texas businesses and sent a letter to Texas state agency heads directing them to provide recommendations to cut unnecessary government regulations that may adversely affect Texas small businesses.
The council is co-chaired by Glenn Hamer, CEO of the Texas Association of Business, and Jeff Burdett, Texas State Director of the National Federation of Independent Business, and includes the current members of the Small Business Advisory Task Force along with six small business owners from across Texas. Together, they will review the state agency recommendations and produce a report for potential future action.
Other members are Tony Bennett, Texas Association of Manufacturers; Erika Boyd, Texas Travel Alliance; John Bradford, Front Porch Distillery; Eduardo Contreras, ALCON DTS; Shelly deZevallos, Ed.D., West Houston Airport; Lisa Fullerton, A Novel Idea, LLC; Patricia Garza, Reyes Diesel; J.R. Gonzales, Texas Association of Mexican American Chambers of Commerce (TAMACC); Emily Knight, Texas Restaurant Association; Grady Mack, Crescent Electric Co.; John McCord, Texas Retailers Association; Charles O’Neal, Texas Association of African American Chambers of Commerce (TAAACC); Kaycee Ryan, SERVPRO of Wichita Falls; Seth Soloman, Swann Animal Clinic; Todd Staples, Texas Oil & Gas Association; Omar Veliz, Veliz Construction and Sheila Williams, Easter Heat & Air.
Find more online at https://gov.texas.gov/business/page/governors-small-business-freedom-council.
