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.
Joe Biden Handed Loss by Texas Judge
branded it an "unlawful action." In his judgment, District Judge Reed O'Connor said the introduction of new guidelines by the Education Department "usurps a major question from Congress" by "purporting to interpret Title IX of the 1972 Educational Amendments," which banned sex discrimination in educational institutions that receive federal funding.
The move was welcomed by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, the Republican who initially brought the case, as a "major victory."Attempts by the Biden administration to strengthen the rights of transgender students by expanding Title IX to cover sexual orientation and gender identity have triggered a standoff between federal and Texan authorities.
In May, the state Governor Greg Abbott wrote to public colleges and universities across Texas, instructing them to "ignore this illegal rewrite." Abbott later wrote to Texas A&M University, warning "they are jeopardizing state funding" following media reports the institution was prepared to comply with the new Title IX guidelines.In his ruling, O'Connor, a President George W.
Bush appointee, concluded that: "To allow Defendants' unlawful action to stand would be to functionally rewrite Title IX in a way that shockingly transforms American education and usurps a major question from Congress."In a statement, Paxton welcomed the judgment, commenting: "Joe Biden's unlawful effort to weaponize Title IX for his extremist agenda has been stopped in its tracks."Threatening to withhold education funding by forcing states to accept 'transgender' policies that put women in danger was plainly illegal.