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Nov 8, 2022 · Greg Abbott's wheelchair-bound appearance left voters wondering what happened to him Credit: Getty Why is Governor Greg Abbott in a wheelchair? When he was 26, a freak accident resulted in Greg Abbott's paralysis from the waist down. Back on July 14, 1984, Abbott was jogging before a storm caused an oak tree to fall on him.
Aug 18, 2021 · Published Aug 18, 2021 at 9:33 AM EDT. By Kashmira Gander. Reporter. FOLLOW. Texas Governor Greg Abbott has revealed he tested positive for COVID, after attending a "standing room only" event...
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Mar 1, 2024 · The governor has used a wheelchair since the 1980s. Tom Fox-Pool/Getty Images. By. Taylor Kamnetz | tkamnetz@lonestarlive.com. One question that seems to be on people’s minds in recent times regarding Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has nothing to do with his policies, but rather the reason he’s in a wheelchair.
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Many Texans ask why Governor Greg Abbott is in a wheelchair. His story is one of triumph over tragedy. On a summer day in July 1984, Governor Greg Abbott, a 26-year-old recent law school graduate, decided to take a break from studying for the bar exam by going for a jog in a west Houston neighborhood as he’d done many times before.
Why Texas Gov. Greg Abbott uses a wheelchair. When the governor was 26 and just finishing law school, he went out for a jog that changed the course of his life.
Oct 13, 2022 · A life-threatening accident put Greg Abbott in a wheelchair while still in his 20s. It's become a key part of his political story in the Texas governor's race. Houston Chronicle Logo...
Abbott was sworn in as governor of Texas on January 20, 2015, succeeding Rick Perry. 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).