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.
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Former Sheriff Lupe Valdez in the Alan Ross Texas Freedom Parade Former Sheriff Lupe Valdez makes a bid to reclaim her old job DAVID TAFFET | Senior Staff Writer taffet@dallasvoice.com Don’t suggest former Sheriff Lupe Valdez is coming out of retirement for a chance at winning back her old job with Dallas County.
Valdez hasn’t been retired; she’s been hard at work as police officer in DeSoto ever since her 2018 bid to become Texas governor came up short against Greg Abbott.
But why she’s running for sheriff again? Because, she said, a number of her former deputies have approached her and asked her to run.
Many sheriff’s department employees aren’t happy with the way things have been running since she left, Valdez said, and folks have encouraged her to come back and fix some problems.
