Who is Texas Governor Greg Abbott?
REPUBLICAN Greg Abbott has been the governor of Texas for over five years.
On November 8, 2022, the 64-year-old was re-elected for a third term, defeating Beto O’Rourke.
Who is Greg Abbott?
Greg Abbott was born on November 13, 1957, in Wichita Falls, Texas.
He graduated from The University of Texas at Austin and later earned a law degree from Vanderbilt Law School in Tennessee.
The Republican was elected Attorney General of Texas and served in that position from 2002 to 2015.
During his AG tenure, he filed 31 lawsuits against President .
"I go into the office in the morning. I sue Barack Obama, and then I go home," he has cracked.
In 2015, he became the 48th governor of Texas and in November 2022, he was re-elected for his third term.
The win comes after defeating Beto O’Rourke.
Is Abbott married?
Abbott tied the knot with Cecilia Phalen in 1981.
She is a former educator and the first Hispanic First Lady of Texas.
"Cecilia Abbott’s story reminds us all that the American Dream is alive and well in Texas," reads her bio.
The granddaughter of immigrants from Mexico was raised in San Antonio by parents who were both educators.
Why is Abbott in a wheelchair?
Abbott was 26, and a recent law school graduate in the summer of 1984, when he was injured in a freak accident while jogging.
A large oak tree cracked and fell on his back, leaving him paralyzed from the waist down.
Two steel rods were inserted near his spine, and they will remain there for the rest of his life.
"During his harrowing recovery process, Governor Abbott was reminded of lessons he’d learned all his life, especially the lesson of perseverance," reads a description on the governor's website.
"While some politicians talk about having a spine of steel, Governor Abbott actually has one.
"He’ll use his steel spine to fight for you and every Texas family."