From The Eagle authored by Kelan Lyons:
“Andria Bender will be sworn in today as Grimes County district attorney, making her the first woman in the county’s history to rise to the position of top prosecutor.
Gov. Greg Abbott announced Bender’s appointment Friday, filling the seat left vacant by Tuck McLain, who was the county’s district attorney for more than 22 years before being appointed Oct. 1 as judge over the county’s first Court at Law.
“It was a surprise to me when the phone call came,” Bender said of the good news that kicked off her weekend, the culmination of an interview process that began in September after she applied for the job. “‘I love Grimes County, and I’m happy to serve them.'”
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