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    Governor of Texas since 2015

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  1. 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.

  2. 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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  3. 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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  5. 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.

  6. 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.

  7. 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...

  8. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Greg_AbbottGreg Abbott - Wikipedia

    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).

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