Bethany Blankley

Bethany Blankley is a contributor for The Center Square.

Government
158 House Democrats voted against deporting sex offenders

(The Center Square) – The U.S. House passed a bill last week to deport and make inadmissible criminal foreign nationals convicted of domestic violence and sex-related offenses, including… Read More

September 24, 2024
Public Education
Report: More than 100,000 students withdraw from Texas public schools to be home-schooled

(The Center Square) – More than 100,000 students combined were withdrawn from public schools in 2022 and 2023 to be home-schooled, according to a new report from the Texas Home… Read More

September 4, 2024
Politics
‘Not the party I grew up with’: Another Texas lawmaker leaves Democratic Party

(The Center Square) – Another lifelong Democrat has joined the Republican Party in Texas, this time, state Rep. Shawn Thierry of Houston. She made the announcement on Friday, joining Gov. Read More

September 3, 2024
Government
Northern border continues to break records in apprehensions

(The Center Square) – The busiest U.S. Customs and Border Protection sector at the northern border continues to break records in apprehensions with foreign nationals coming from 85 countries to… Read More

September 3, 2024
Courts
Within days, court halts Biden’s proposed amnesty plan

(The Center Square) – A coalition of 16 states, led by Texas, sued the Biden administration Friday to block an amnesty plan from going into effect. By Monday, a federal… Read More

August 28, 2024