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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. [2] [3] In some respects, it is the lieutenant governor of Texas, who presides over the Texas Senate, who possesses ...
Interim governor (July 20, 1815 – July 27, 1816). He left the charge for health reasons Juan Ignacio Pérez: 1816 1817 Interim governor (July 27, 1816 – March 20, 1817) Manuel Pardo: 1817 1817 Interim governor (March 20, 1817 – May 27, 1817); Also was governor of Coahuila (1819–20) Antonio María Martínez: 1817 1821 Official governor
The governor of Texas is the head of the state government of Texas and is the highest elected official in the state. The governor is the leader of the executive and legislative branches of the state government and is the commander in chief of the Texas Military. The current governor is Greg Abbott, who took office in 2015.
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]
For a complete chronological list of Texas governors, ... Greg Abbott (14 P) B. George W. Bush (8 C, 53 P) D. Democratic Party governors of Texas (40 P) G.
Before being elected governor in 2014, Abbott spent 12 years as Texas' attorney general. During the four years leading up to that, Abbott was an associate justice on the state Supreme Court.
Clements was the first governor to be elected to multiple terms since Texas changed its constitution in 1972 to extend its governor's term of office to four years. Since then, George W. Bush, Rick Perry, and Greg Abbott, also Republicans, have all won multiple terms.
Greg Abbott (Republican, incumbent for governor): We don’t want slot machines at every corner store, we don’t want Texans to be losing money that they need for everyday expenses, and we don ...