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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 with 16 years on January 21, 2031, surpassing the 14 years of his predecessor, Rick Perry.
Gregory Wayne Abbott (/ æ b ə t / ABB-ət; born November 13, 1957) is an American politician, attorney, and jurist serving since 2015 as the 48th governor of Texas.A member of the Republican Party, he served from 2002 to 2015 as the 50th attorney general of Texas and from 1996 to 2001 as a justice of the Texas Supreme Court.
Sep. 11—AUSTIN — Governor Greg Abbott has appointed David Eyler, of Midland, and reappointed Marcella Burke, Gilbert "Gil" Burciaga, and James "Brad" Curlee to the School Land Board for terms ...
Governor Greg Abbott was re-elected in 2022 with 54.8% of the vote. Because Texas does not have gubernatorial term limits in its Constitution, he is eligible to run for re-election to a fourth term. On March 1, 2024, Abbott announced his intention to seek re-election. [43]
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott officially set the special election to replace the late Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, D-Texas, for Nov. 5, 2024, the same day as the general election.. The special election will ...
Dec. 18—AUSTIN — Governor Greg Abbott on Monday appointed Aaron Kinsey as Chair of the Texas State Board of Education (SBOE) for a term set to expire on December 17, 2025. Kinsey will succeed ...
O'Rourke and Abbott won outright majorities in their respective primaries, and therefore did not participate in the May 24 runoffs. Texas had not elected a Democratic candidate for governor since Ann Richards in 1990. Additionally, Abbott had a strong approval rating on election day, with 55% of voters approving to 45% disapproving. [3]
(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 ...