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.
Abbott calls 3rd special session, trans youth again targeted
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Tuesday, Sept. 7, called a third special session of the Texas Legislature beginning Sept. 20, this time for lawmakers to address redistricting, to address the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and, yes, to once again target transgender youth to try and keep them from getting proper health care or playing sports in school.
Abbott called the special session on the same day he defended the draconian anti-choice law passed in the second special session of the year, which has no exception for victims of rape and incest, by saying Texas women don’t need to worry about being raped because he is going to “eliminate all rapists” in the state.
