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Gregory Wayne Abbott (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.
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.
Under the Texas Constitution the secretary of state is, with the governor, the lieutenant governor, the comptroller of public accounts, the commissioner of the Office of General Land and the attorney general, one of the six members of the Executive Department. Of these offices all are elected by the voters in statewide elections except the ...
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 ...
Apr. 3—AUSTIN — Governor Greg Abbott has reappointed Jarvis Anderson, Elizabeth Rainey, and Angela Tucker to the Specialty Courts Advisory Council for terms set to expire on February 1, 2029.
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 ...
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 ...
Mar. 12—AUSTIN — Governor Greg Abbott on Tuesday released his 2024 Report to the People of Texas looking back over all that was accomplished in 2023 — a year of historic firsts — and ...