April 2020, Governor Greg Abbott named Rowling to the Strike Force to Open Texas – a group "tasked with finding safe and effective ways to slowly reopen the state" amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Personal life He is married to Terry Hennersdorf Rowling, they have two children, and live in Dallas, Texas. They met when they were both studying for bachelor's degrees in business at the University of Texas at Austin. References 1953 births Living people University of Texas at Austin alumni Southern Methodist University alumni People from Dallas American financiers American billionaires Texas Republicans