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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]
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
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]
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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 ...
(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 ...
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 ...
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 ]