Association for Responsible Alternatives
to Workers' Compensation
ARAWC's Letter to Gov. Abbott's Strike Force: Your Help Is Requested
April 24, 2020
ARAWC members,

As you are aware we have been working with other groups to suggest that Governor Abbott consider including liability protections for employers as the state opens its economy. ARAWC has created a letter, signed by our President Jeff Strege, to this effect.

We are sending in the letter to the governor’s “strike force to open Texas.” The specific workgroup on the strike force working on this is listed below, as are the members of the advisory committee for the strike force.

If you have a personal relationship with any of the below members, it would be helpful if you wouldn’t mind reaching out to them and sharing a copy of the letter: click here to read and download the letter.

Thank you for offering to assist in the process of opening Texas and letting the Governor know that protecting our employers and employees is a key component to doing so effectively.

If you do not have relationships with any of these individuals, you can still support our efforts by liking and sharing the ARAWC press release on social media.
Workforce, Economic Development and International Trade
Working Group Leaders
  • Robert Allen: President & CEO of the Texas Economic Development Corporation; previously served as Deputy Chief of Staff to Governor Greg Abbott and Deputy Chief of Staff at the Office of the Attorney General.
  • Adriana Cruz: Executive Director, Economic Development & Tourism Division, Office of the Governor; previously President of the Greater San Marcos Partnership, and Vice President of Global Corporate Recruitment for the Austin Chamber of Commerce.
  • Ruth Hughs: Texas Secretary of State; previously Chair and Commissioner Representing Employers at the Texas Workforce Commission, and Director of Defense Litigation in the Office of the Texas Attorney General.

Special Advisory Council
  • John Zerwas, MD: Executive Vice-Chancellor for Health Affairs at the University of Texas System
  • Mark McClellan, MD, PhD: Former Food and Drug Administration Commissioner and U.S. Medicaid and Medicare Administrator
  • Parker Hudson, MD, MPH: Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine and Infectious Diseases at Dell Medical School and program director for the Internal Medicine Residency
  • Arcilia Acosta: President and CEO, CARCON Industries & Construction
  • Paul Andrews, Jr. - Founder and CEO, TTI Inc.
  • Mark Bivins - Rancher, partner in Corsino Cattle Company
  • Kathy Britton- CEO and Owner, Perry Homes
  • Brad Brookshire: Chairman and CEO, Brookshire Grocery Co.
  • J. Bruce Bugg, Jr.: Chairman, Texas Transportation Commission 
  • Alonzo Cantu: President & CEO of Cantu Construction
  • Bobby Cox: Owner and operator, Bobby Cox Companies, Inc.
  • Adriana Cruz: Executive Director, Economic Development & Tourism Division, Office of the Governor
  • Michael Dell: Chairman and CEO, Dell Technologies
  • Scott Dueser: Chairman, President & CEO, First Financial Bank
  • Don Evans: Chairman of the President George W. Bush Foundation, Chairman of Permian Strategic Partnership
  • Tilman Fertitta: Chairman, CEO, and sole owner, Landry's, Inc.
  • Richard Fisher: Senior Advisor, Barclays and Former President & CEO, the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas
  • Rick Francis: Chairman of the Board, WestStar Bank Holding Company, Inc.
  • Printice Gary: Founding Partner/Principal and CEO, Carleton Companies
  • Brad Heffington: Owner of Heffington Farms, Inc. and Triple T Irrigation, Inc.
  • Jeffery D. Hildebrand: Executive Chairman and Founder, Hilcorp Energy Company
  • Nancy Kinder: President & CEO, Kinder Foundation
  • Tom Luce: Founder and Chairman, Texas 2036
  • Marc McDougal: CEO, McDougal Companies
  • Jim "Mattress Mack" McIngvale: Owner, Gallery Furniture
  • Drayton McLane: Chairman, McLane Group
  • Elaine Mendoza: Founder, President & CEO of Conceptual MindWorks, Inc
  • Balous Miller: Owner, Bill Miller Bar-B-Q Restaurants
  • Carla Moran: Ramar Communications
  • Dennis Nixon: CEO and Chairman of International Bank of Commerce
  • David Oliveira: Partner at Roerig, Oliveira & Fisher, L.L.P.
  • Ross Perot, Jr.: Chairman, The Perot Group
  • Kevin D. Roberts, Ph.D.: Executive Director, Texas Public Policy Foundation
  • Robert B. Rowling: Owner and Chairman, TRT Holdings, Inc.
  • Kendra Scott: Founder and CEO, Kendra Scott
  • Robert F. Smith: Founder, Chairman & CEO, Vista Equity Partners
  • Sam L. Susser: Chairman of BancAffiliated, Inc.
  • Massey Villarreal: CEO and President, Precision Task Group, Inc.
  • Kirk Watson: Founding Dean of the University of Houston Hobby School of Public Affairs
  • Marc Watts: President, The Friedkin Group
  • Graham Weston: Former Chairman of Rackspace Hosting Inc.
  • Sanjiv Yajnik: President of the Financial Services Division, Capital One


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