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 power of the (vindictive) veto
Determined to get his way on property tax relief, Greg Abbott has a tantrum and vetoes 76 unrelated bills Rep. Jessica Gonzalez, a Democrat from Dallas and founding member of the Texas LGBTQ Caucus, authored a bill in the Texas Legislature’s 2023 regular session to broaden the scope of current human trafficking laws to include protections for disabled individuals.
Nothing controversial about that. She even had Republican co-authors on the bill, and the bill passed both houses with wide margins.
Because no one supports human trafficking, right? Well, no. Someone apparently does: Gov. Greg Abbott vetoed the bill. Vetoed?
Was he looking for even stronger language? No. He was having a tantrum because his version of property tax relief didn’t pass the Texas Senate.
