Gregory Wayne Abbott (born November 13, 1957) is an American attorney who has served as the 48th governor of Texas since January 20, 2015. A member of the Republican Party, Abbott previously served as the 50th attorney general of Texas from 2002 to 2015. He is the third governor of any U.S. state to permanently use a wheelchair. He is also the first disabled governor in Texas history.
5th Circuit upholds stay on HB 900 book ban
The 5th Circuit Court of Appeals, known as one of the most conservative appellate courts in the country, today (Wednesday, Jan.
17) issued its ruling that continues to block the Texas Education Agency from enforcing a Texas state law requiring booksellers to rate the explicitness and the relevance of sexual references contained in materials they sell to schools.
The 5th Circuit ruling upholds a district court’s injunction — in a lawsuit filed by booksellers challenging the law — prohibiting Texas Education Agency Commissioner Mike Morath from enforcing the law, according to reports by The Texas Tribune.
The Texas Legislature had passed HB 900 — which according to a Texas Freedom Network statement had “sought to completely ban or restrict materials in public school libraries by creating a vague and undefined rating system” — last spring, and Gov.
