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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]
Ras Adiba Radzi, current member of senator (full-time wheelchair user, due to car accident on 15 November 1995, with her veterba was injured) [10] Karpal Singh , member of parliament for Bukit Gelugor (a full-time wheelchair user, due to car accident, with neurological problems in his right arm) [ 11 ]
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 ...
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A viral video of an El Paso teacher being pushed to the ground during a brawl at an East Side middle school continues to be shared on social media, including by Gov. Greg Abbott, who retweeted the ...
SAN ANTONIO — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has seized control of a public park in a town on the U.S.-Mexico border as part of his homegrown immigration enforcement operation, the town's mayor said in ...
As governor, Perry was an opponent of federal health-care reform proposals and of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, describing the latter as "socialism on American soil". [61] His focus in Texas was on tort reform , signing a bill in 2003 that restricted non-economic damages in medical malpractice judgments. [ 62 ]
In response, Gov. Abbott replied on X, stating, "Hey Texas Children's Hospital & Baylor College of Medicine, this doctor is putting your Medicaid and Medicare funding at risk. You better think ...