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.
Texas DAs: Paxton’s opinion, Abbott’s letter are ‘un-American’
Dallas County District Attorney John Creuzot is one of five Texas DAs who today issued a statement condemning recent actions by AG Ken Paxton and Gov.
Greg Abbott targeting trans youth and their families. In the wake of actions earlier this week by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and Gov.
Greg Abbott targeting transgender youth and their families, and group of five district attorneys from around the state today (Feb.
24) released a joint statement condemning what they called Abbott’s and Paxton’s “anti-trans and life-threatening directives.” DAs signing the statement are John Creuzot from Dallas County, José Garza from Travis County, Joe Gonzales from Bexar County and Mark Gonzalez from Nueces County.
