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.
North Texas paving the way in lifesaving resuscitation efforts
Texas enacts law to train 9-1-1 dispatchers in telecommunicator CPR for callers reporting out-of-hospital cardiac arrest SPONSORED CONTENT Texas Gov.
Greg Abbott has signed House Bill 786 into law, requiring all telecommunicators in the state to be trained in telecommunicator CPR (T-CPR).
The American Heart Association, the world’s leading nonprofit organization focused on heart and brain health for all, has led the effort to expand T-CPR training for instances of out of-hospital cardiac arrest.
More than 350,000 Americans experience an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest each year, only about 1 in 10 victims survives this dramatic event.
