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 NEWS: JR.’s to re-open Monday
JR.’s Bar & Grill will be re-opening Monday, Oct. 19, at 1 p.m., according to a spokesman for the company. Gov. Greg Abbott last week announced that bars in the state could begin re-opening at 50 percent capacity on a county-by-county basis, with the final decision in each county left up to the county judge.
Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins said that bars here are not yet allowed to re-open. But JR.’s, which already had a kitchen and served food, is able to re-open as a restaurant under revised TABC rules governing the distinction between a bar and a restaurant.
Other bars in the gayborhood have teamed already re-opened under the new TABC rules, including Havana’s, Marty’s, Liquid Zoo, Mr.
