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.
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David Shannon, left, and Drew Meyer of Acceptance Home Health care promise service free of discrimination DAVID TAFFET | Senior Staff WriterTaffet@DallasVoice.com Sometimes good things do come from bad legislation.
When Gov. Greg Abbott signed the “Chick-fil-A Bill” into law in 2019, David Shannon took advantage of the opportunity it presented and teamed up with Drew Meyer to create Acceptance Home Health.
The “Chick-fil-A” law forced the city of San Antonio to rent space at the airport to the fast-food outlet despite its history of discrimination against LGBTQ employees and donations to anti-gay organizations.
And based on the law’s broad wording, healthcare providers may discriminate against LGBTQ patients or people of another religion — as long as they hide behind the idea of religious liberty.
