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.
BREAKING: ACLU files suit challenging Abbott’s anti-trans witch hunt
Gov. Greg Abbott, left, and Attorney General Ken Paxton The ACLU of Texas filed suit today (Tuesday, March 1) against Texas Gov.
Greg Abbott, Department of Family and Protective Services Commissioner Jaime Masters and DFPS itself, and has asked the court to immediately block DFPS from investigating parents of trans youth who work with medical professionals to provide their trans children with gender-affirming health care.
The lawsuit claims “these recent directives were issued without proper authority, in violation of the Texas Administrative Procedures Act, the separation of powers requirements of the Texas Constitution, and the constitutional rights of transgender youth and their parents,” according to an ACLU press release.
The lawsuit was filed in the 353rd Judicial District Court in Travis County, Judge Madeleine Connor presiding.
