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.
Dallas County Commissioners voted today (Tuesday, April 21) to extend the stay-at-home order now in effect through May 15. There are, however, questions over whether the order will stay in place, given Gov.
Greg Abbott’s plan to begin re-opening certain businesses in Texas at the end of this week. According to Fox 4 News, the county’s legal counsel the vote to extend the -stay-at-home order doesn;’t conflict with Abbott’s order because it is “beyond the governor’s current order,” which expires