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.
LGBTQ bar owners respond to closure
dallasvoice.comEarlier this morning (Friday, June 26), Texas Gov. Greg Abbott issued a new executive order, under the umbrella of the COVID-19 disaster declaration issued in March, requiring all bars in the state to again shut down in an effort to stem the rising COVID-19 infection rate across the state.
The order comes the Department of Health and Human Services on Thursday, June 25, reported a record 5,996 new cases, and the state’s positivity rate (test-to-positive result ratio) spiked to 11.56 percent and healthcare professionals across the state expressed growing concern that Texas hospitals will soon be overwhelmed.
Dallas Voice is contacting the owners/management of the LGBTQ bars for their responses, and will post them here as we receive them: Da
