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.
The Houston Chronicle.“These are not Texas values, these are not Republican Party values, but these are obviously Greg Abbott’s values,” Huffines said.The website for the Texas Youth Connection, part of Family and Protective Services, was also taken down.
The site pointed young people in foster care not only to the resources found on the LGBTQ+ webpage but also to housing and education assistance.In a tweet Tuesday, Huffines boasted about the webpage’s removal“I told Texans I would get this DFPS website taken down and stop Greg Abbott from using our tax dollars to promote transgender ideology,” Huffines wrote.
He added that the reporting about the removal “shows I kept my promise.”“We’re just getting started,” he wrote. While the governor’s.