John Sharp appointed to lead Hurricane Harvey recovery
“I have a simple charge for Commissioner Sharp,” Abbott said in naming the 67-year-old former state comptroller to lead the newly created Governor’s Commission to Rebuild Texas,“ and that is to (read more)
Source: Austin American Statesman | Jonathan Tilove
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