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.
Judge Eric Moye, left, and Attorney General Ken Paxton UPDATE: Apparently, Gov. Greg Abbott also sent Moye a letter. We haven’t seen that yet.
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton sent a letter today (Wednesday, May 6) to Dallas County Judge Eric Moye, insisting that Moye immediately release hair salon owner Shelley Luther, who Moye yesterday sentenced to jail for opening her salon last week in violation of county and statewide shelter-in-place orders put in place to mitigate the spread of