
Bethany Blankley
Reporter at The Center Square
Writer at Freelance
reporter @TheCenterSquare BorderReport w BethanyBlankley former Capitol Hill staffer, press secretary& speech writer, prev commentary on religion/politics
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thecentersquare.com | Bethany Blankley
(The Center Square) – Three candidates have announced their bid to replace outgoing Texas comptroller Glenn Hegar, with one sworn in on Thursday to temporarily fill the role. Voters will elect party candidates in a March primary and the next comptroller in November next year. The Texas comptroller is the state’s chief financial officer, responsible for overseeing the state treasury.
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thecentersquare.com | Bethany Blankley
(The Center Square) – Another major company is expanding its corporate headquarters from California to Texas, worldwide hair styling brand leader John Paul Mitchell Systems. The company is building a new global product distribution center in Wilmer, in Dallas County. JPMS is the largest family-owned professional hair care brand that distributes hair care products in more than 30 countries. Its brands include Paul Mitchell, Clean Beauty, Tea Tree, Neuro, Awapuhi Wild Ginger, among others.
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thecentersquare.com | Bethany Blankley
(The Center Square) – Under the Trump administration, the U.S. Navy has made history, being the first military service branch to meet its recruiting goal three months ahead of schedule. Secretary of the Navy John Phelan announced Wednesday that the U.S. Navy met its recruiting goal three months before the end of the fiscal year. The fiscal year goes from Oct. 1 to Sept. 30. The Navy met its goal before the third quarter ends June 30.
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thecentersquare.com | Bethany Blankley
(The Center Square) – Gov. Greg Abbott signed into law several pro-business bills designed to support small businesses. The bills were filed by Republicans and one Democrat and passed with bipartisan support. "Most businesses in the state are actually small businesses," Abbott said at the bill signing at a Fort Worth Economic Development Partnership event. “They employ about half of all employees around the entire state.
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thecentersquare.com | Bethany Blankley
(The Center Square) – The Texas Secretary of State’s Office has launched a new election security grant program to strengthen election integrity in all 254 counties in Texas. It is funded through the federal Help America Vote Act. The grant was announced after the SOS referred the names of 33 potential noncitizens to the Office of Attorney General to investigate alleged voter fraud, an investigation which began this week.
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