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The governor of Texas is the head of government of the U.S. state of Texas. The incumbent, Greg Abbott, is the forty-eighth governor to serve in the office since Texas' statehood in 1845. When compared to those of other states, the governorship of Texas has been described as one of relative weakness.
The official residence of the Texas governor is the Texas Governor's Mansion, in Austin. The mansion was built in 1854 and has been the home of every governor since 1856. It is also one of the official workplaces for the governor. The governor's primary official workplace is located within the Texas State Capitol in Austin.
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]
Other senior staff members named Thursday include: Angelique Freel, executive counsel to the governor: Freel, who will be Landry's top attorney, has been working as Landry's director of the ...
The 2026 Texas gubernatorial election is scheduled to take place on November 3, 2026, to elect the governor of Texas. Incumbent Republican Governor Greg Abbott is running for re-election to an unprecedented fourth term. [1] If Abbott were to be successful and finish out a fourth full term, he would become the state's longest-serving governor ...
Texas governor Greg Abbott appointed Major General Tracy R. Norris to the position of Adjutant General of the Texas National Guard, the state's top military leader, a position she served in beginning in January 2019. [2] [3] She followed Major General John F. Nichols to become the 52nd adjutant general of the Texas Military Department. [2]
(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 ...
A couple of weeks after Pastor's post, Gov. Abbott took to X to respond, adding a link to the story by San Antonio Express-News. "Hey Texas Children's Hospital & Baylor College of Medicine, this ...