New leader named for long-awaited Texas gold depository
Tom Smelker just became one of the most important men in Texas because he’s in charge of protecting the state’s gold.
Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar on Monday named Smelker, 63, a longtime comptroller employee, to oversee the soon-to-be-developed Texas Bullion Depository.
“For my whole career, I’ve been protecting (Texans’) money,” Smelker told the Star-Telegram. “I do understand the financial impact of people’s life savings. ... I’m hoping to provide the best product we can for the citizens of the state.”
The announcement of his appointment marks the first public movement on the project to build a bullion depository where Texans and others will be able to store gold and other precious metals.
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