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Abbott was sworn in as governor of Texas on January 20, 2015, succeeding Rick Perry. [90] [91] He is the first governor of Texas and the third elected governor of a U.S. state to use a wheelchair, after Franklin D. Roosevelt of New York (1929–1932) and George Wallace of Alabama (1963–1967, 1971–1979; 1983–1987). [92] [93] [94]
Texas: Governor of Texas Attorney General of Texas: Paraplegic due to a 1984 freak accident when a falling oak tree hit him in the back [20] Jim Baird: Republican: Indiana: U.S. Representative: Lost his left arm during a combat injury in the Vietnam War [21] Roswell P. Bishop: Republican: Michigan: U.S. Representative: Amputee, lost right arm ...
The governor of Texas is the head of government of the U.S. state of Texas. The incumbent, Greg Abbott, is the forty-eighth governor to serve in the office since Texas' statehood in 1845. When compared to those of other states, the governorship of Texas has been described as one of relative weakness.
The power struggle within the Texas GOP comes alongside a wave of new challenges for the state, from a burgeoning water crisis to the condition of its electrical grid — all of which…
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) on Monday ordered the state’s flags be raised to full-staff on Inauguration Day, as President-elect Trump enters his second term in the White House. The move disrupts ...
"Texas Children's fully supports Governor Abbott's new Executive Order and is in full compliance,"it said. "We have worked closely with the Texas Hospital Association and our industry partners ...
The current governor of Texas, Greg Abbott, has been paraplegic since an accident in 1984; he has used a wheelchair ever since. Governor of New York Franklin D. Roosevelt was paraplegic; he later became the first wheelchair-using president. Governor of Alabama George Wallace was paralyzed from the waist down after being shot in 1972. He never ...
(The Center Square) – Gov. Greg Abbott issued an executive order “to protect Texans from the coordinated harassment and coercion by the People's Republic of China (PRC) or the Chinese ...