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 Social Workers Can Refuse LGBT and Disabled Clients Under New Rule
newsweek.comThe Texas Tribune.The change was reportedly recommended by Texas Governor Greg Abbott. The governor claimed that the previous rules, which did prohibit discrimination against LGBTQ and disabled people, needed to be changed because they went beyond the scope of what was strictly prohibited by the Texas law.Abbott spokesperson Renae Eze told the news outlet that it was "not surprising that a board would align its rules with statutes passed by the Legislature."Texas occupations code states that social workers will be subject to disciplinary action for "refusing to perform an act or service within the scope of the license holder's license solely because of the recipient's age, sex, race, religion, national origin, color, or political.
