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.
Paxton suing school districts over mask mandates
dallasvoice.comTexas Attorney General Ken Paxton Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced today (Friday, Sept. 10) that his office has filed lawsuits against Texas independent school districts who have implemented mask mandates as part of their efforts to stem the spread of COVID-19, in defiance of Gov.
Greg Abbott’s executive order GA-30, issued July 29, prohibiting any governmental entity or any “public or private entity that is receiving or will receive public funds through any means, including grants, contracts, loans, or other disbursements of taxpayer money” from imposing either a vaccine mandate or a mask mandate.
An email from Paxton’s office says the AG has “filed three lawsuits against three school districts,” then goes on to list the
