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  2. Greg Abbott - Wikipedia

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    Abbott was sworn in as governor of Texas on January 20, 2015, succeeding Rick Perry. [90] [91] He is the first governor of Texas and the third elected governor of a U.S. state to use a wheelchair, after Franklin D. Roosevelt of New York (1929–1932) and George Wallace of Alabama (1963–1967, 1971–1979; 1983–1987). [92] [93] [94]

  3. List of physically disabled politicians - Wikipedia

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    Greg Abbott: Republican: Texas: Governor of Texas Attorney General of Texas: Paraplegic due to a 1984 freak accident when a falling oak tree hit him in the back [20] Jim Baird: Republican: Indiana: U.S. Representative: Lost his left arm during a combat injury in the Vietnam War [21] Roswell P. Bishop: Republican: Michigan: U.S. Representative

  4. List of people with paraplegia - Wikipedia

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    Greg Abbott, Governor of Texas; former Texas Attorney General (paraplegic due to a 1984 freak accident when a falling oak tree hit him in the back) [1]; Peter Berry, American wheelchair basketball player for Alabama Crimson Tide [2]

  5. Disabled advocates held a 44-hour vigil to speak to Gov ... - AOL

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  6. Abbott warns Texas Children's: comply with immigration order ...

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    (The Center Square) – A Texas Children's Hospital cardiologist was chastised by Gov. Greg Abbott after he posted a TikTok video advising potential patients that they don't have to comply with an ...

  7. Abbott issues executive order to arrest CCP operatives in Texas

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    (The Center Square) – Gov. Greg Abbott issued an executive order “to protect Texans from the coordinated harassment and coercion by the People's Republic of China (PRC) or the Chinese ...

  8. Governor (United States) - Wikipedia

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    The current governor of Texas, Greg Abbott, has been paraplegic since an accident in 1984; he has used a wheelchair ever since. Governor of New York Franklin D. Roosevelt was paraplegic; he later became the first wheelchair-using president. Governor of Alabama George Wallace was paralyzed from the waist down after being shot in 1972. He never ...

  9. Governor of Texas - Wikipedia

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    On November 8, 2022, current governor Greg Abbott was re-elected and became the fifth Texas governor to serve three terms following Shivers, Daniel, Connally and Perry. In case of a vacancy in the office of governor, the lieutenant governor becomes governor. [ 11 ]