April 7, 2020      4:40 PM

GOP megadonor, Dallas businessman Brint Ryan to lead task force created by Lt. Gov. Patrick to restart economy

Patrick says “We know it will take longer to start the economy back up than it did to shut it down”

Amid the global coronavirus pandemic, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick on Tuesday announced the creation task force from his Business Advisory Council to work on strategies for restarting the Texas economy when the time is right.

The task for will “work on a set of recommendations for re-starting the economy, once President Trump and Governor Abbott announce that businesses can begin the re-opening process and Texans can go back to work,” per Patrick’s office.

Dallas businessman Brint Ryan, owner of tax advisor company Ryan LLC, will chair the task force.

“We know it will take us much longer to start the economy back up than it did to shut it down for the coronavirus pandemic emergency,” Patrick said. “I have spoken to hundreds of business leaders across the state since the pandemic began, and I know they are already thinking about steps that will need to be taken to put the economy back together when the time comes. I am confident Texas can lead a strong economic recovery both in our state and nationwide and I want to make sure we are ready to go as soon as possible.”

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