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.
Gubernatorial candidate Beto O’Rourke (David Taffet/Dallas Voice) Gubernatorial candidate Beto O’Rourke is making a campaign stop at Sue Ellen’s on Thursday, Nov.
3 at 7 p.m. Calling it a “Get Out the Vote” rally, the timing and location are perfect. Early voting in Dallas County extends to 9 p.m.
on Thursday and Friday this week and the Oak Lawn Branch of the Dallas Public Library, just down the street from Sue Ellen’s, has been a busy early voting location.
This GOTV rally is part of a statewide effort, which comes after Beto announced that he out-raised Greg Abbott for the third consecutive fundraising period, raising $10.5 million from more than 237,500 contributions between Sept.