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 says bars can begin re-opening next week, but Jenkins says not in Dallas County
Bars in Texas will be allowed to re-open at 50 percent capacity beginning Wednesday, Oct. 14, but only on a county-by-county basis with approval from individual county judges, according to health guidelines published by Gov.
Greg Abbott’s office today (Wednesday, Oct. 7) on the website for the Governor’s Strike Force to Open Texas. The announcement on the website comes a day after Gov.
Greg Abbott tweeted on Monday, Oct. 5, about hospitalizations due to COVID-19 falling statewide. But Dallas County bars will not be among those allowing bars to re-open.
Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins said via Twitter on today (Wednesday, Oct. 7), “I will not file to open them at this time.” He added that according to the Dallas County Public Health
