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 Senate passes 2 anti-trans sports bills; still no quorum in the House
dallasvoice.comThe Texas Senate Chamber Republicans in the Texas Senate on Wednesday, July 14, approved two bills attacking transgender youth.
But House Democrats’ decision to leave the state to break quorum to stymie the GOP’s efforts to pass voter suppression laws will derail the anti-trans bills, too.
Nine Democratic state senators and 57 Democratic state representatives left the state for Washington, D.C., to break quorum in Gov.
Greg Abbott’s called special session. The senate still has enough Democrats — four — left to continue voting on bills. Senate Bill 2 and Senate Bill 32 would allow student athletes to participate only on sports teams based on the sex listed on their birth certificate at or near the time of their birth, rather than on the team
