The Government Relations Council is the volunteer group tasked with adopting a state and federal legislative agenda, which is then voted on and approved by the Board of Directors. The GRC includes three bankers from each of TBA’s seven districts as well as the BankPac Committee chair. The GRC promotes the annual Washington Summit and biennial Texas Legislative Blitz. This year, the GRC expanded its efforts to include developing a plan to connect with legislators during the pandemic.

A. Alberto Villarreal

A. Alberto Villarreal
Chair
International Bank of Commerce, Brownsville

Jeri Ann Penny

Jeri Ann Penny
Vice Chair
Citizens State Bank, Buffalo

Robert W. Hoxworth

Robert W. Hoxworth
GRC BankPac Committee Chair
First National Bank Texas, Killeen

Cory P. Ramsey

Cory P. Ramsey
District 1 Director
Amarillo National Bank, Amarillo

Scott Streit

Scott Streit
District 1 Director
FirstCapital Bank of Texas, N.A., Horseshoe Bay

Danny L. Buck

Danny L. Buck
District 2 Director
Lone Star Capital Bank, National Association, San Antonio

John D. Howard

John D. Howard
District 2 Director
TrustTexas Bank, SSB, Cuero

Scott Tschirhart

Scott E. Tschirhart
District 2 Director
Castroville State Bank

Bert Baker

Bert Baker
District 3 Director
Central Bank, Houston

W. Spence Bridges

W. Spence Bridges
District 3 Director
Trustmark National Bank, Houston

Randall L. Ferguson

Randall L. Ferguson
District 3 Director
Pearland State Bank

Brian C. Aycock

Brian C. Aycock
District 4 Director
First Community Bank, Corpus Christi

Micah C. Boles

Micah C. Boles
District 4 Director
First National Bank of Bosque County, Valley Mills

Jessica Pelache

Jessica Pelache
District 4 Director
First National Bank Texas, Killeen

Shelby Bruhn

Shelby Bruhn
District 5 Director
Valliance Bank, Fort Worth

Sam H. Burris, Jr.

Sam H. Burris, Jr.
District 5 Director
First National Bank of Huntsville

Sheila S. Donnelly

Sheila S. Donnelly
District 5 Director
The American National Bank of Mount Pleasant

James K. Hill

James K. Hill
District 6 Director
AccessBank Texas, Fort Worth

J. Charles Powell

J. Charles Powell
District 6 Director
Ciera Bank, Fort Worth

Casey Barrett

Casey Barrett
District 7 Director
Texas State Bank, San Angelo

T. Luke Longhofer

T. Luke Longhofer
District 7 Director
First Financial Bankshares, Inc., Abilene

Chris Furlow

Chris Furlow
President & CEO
Texas Bankers Association, Austin

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