Bethany Blankley

Bethany Blankley is a contributor for The Center Square.

Government
Illegal border crossings surpass 12.5 million since Biden-Harris took office

(The Center Square) – U.S. Customs and Border Protection released monthly border apprehension data on Friday, saying, “statistics show lowest southwest border encounters in nearly four years.” CBP also claimed… Read More

August 19, 2024
Public Education
Houston ISD board votes to saddle taxpayers with nearly $11 billion in debt

(The Center Square) – Multiple news outlets reported that the Houston Independent School District board voted last week to pass a $4.4 billion bond proposal. This total excludes the interest… Read More

August 13, 2024
Culture
Feds crack down on half billion-dollar Guatemalan smuggling operation

(The Center Square) – A multi-agency operation led to the indictment of a major transnational criminal organization based in Guatemala smuggling thousands of foreign nationals through Mexico into New Mexico… Read More

August 7, 2024
Culture
Biden administration gives up on Texas border suit, ordered to finish wall

(The Center Square) – Texas has won another lawsuit against the Biden administration, this time one that requires it to finish building the border wall. The ruling was issued May… Read More

August 2, 2024
Public Education
New survey: More than two-thirds of Texans support school choice

(The Center Square) – With just a few weeks before school starts in Texas, a new poll shows that more than two-thirds of Texans support school choice. The findings come… Read More

July 30, 2024