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.
When Texas Went After Transgender Care, Part 2
nytimes.comHosted by Michael BarbaroProduced by Sydney Harper, Chelsea Daniel, Rachel Quester, Rob Szypko and Eric KrupkeEdited by Lisa Tobin and Lisa ChowOriginal music by Marion Lozano and Elisheba IttoopEngineered by Chris Wood Listen and follow The DailyApple Podcasts | Spotify | Stitcher In Texas, a heated political battle is taking place over care provided to young transgender people, with Gov.
Greg Abbott taking a leading role. The story of this confrontation began, improbably, with the contentious divorce of a suburban couple from Dallas, and a nasty custody battle over their daughter.
We look at how a domestic dispute precipitated one of the fiercest political clashes in the country, and return to yesterday’s story about a trans teenager, Grayson, and his mother to explore the impact of this clash.
On today’s episode J. David Goodman, The New York Times’s Houston bureau chief, covering Texas.Azeen Ghorayshi, a reporter covering the intersection between sex, gender and science for The Times.
