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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.
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]
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.
The trip to Asia also included visits to South Korea and Japan. The governor was joined by his wife, Cecilia; Texas Secretary of State Jane Nelson; Democratic state Sen. Carol Alvarado of Houston ...
Tarrant County’s pick for Texas governor was a bellwether for the rest of the state but not in the way Democrats had hoped. Texas Gov. Greg Abbott won his statewide bid, securing his third term ...
Texas Governor Greg Abbott has caused outrage after saying that he will seek to pardon a US Army sergeant who was convicted of murdering a Black Lives Matter protester during demonstrations ...
1697 (Texas) / 1698 (Coahuila) Official governor; subsequently governed Nuevo León (1705–1707) and Honduras (1705–1709). Francisco Cuervo y Valdés: 1698 1702 (Texas) / 1703 (Coahuila) Official governor; previously governed Nuevo León (1687–1688), then Santa Fe de Nuevo Mexico (1705–1707) subsequently. Matías de Aguirre: 1703 1705
Texas Governor Greg Abbott has threatened a children’s hospital with “consequences” after a doctor posted a viral TikTok telling patients they’re not legally obligated to tell a hospital ...