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Nov 8, 2022 · TEXAS Governor Greg Abbott has revealed more about the freak accident that left him paralyzed and in a wheelchair. The story "is one of triumph over tragedy," the Texas Governor's website reads.
- Caitlin Hornik
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.
- Reporter
Apr 4, 2016 · AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Gov. Greg Abbott has written a book detailing how he overcame a freak accident that left him paralyzed from the waist down and outlining his plan to “restore the Constitution.”
Jul 15, 2019 · AUSTIN (KXAN) — Thirty-five years ago Sunday, Gov. Greg Abbott’s life changed forever. He was jogging in a west Houston neighborhood when a large oak tree cracked and fell on him.
- Kate Winkle
Nov 8, 2022 · 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.
Oct 13, 2022 · Just weeks later, he was out running in the River Oaks neighborhood when an enormous oak tree fell on him, crushing some of his vertebrae and leaving him paralyzed from the waist down. He was still...
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F orty years ago this week, a 26-year-old law school graduate named Greg Abbott was out jogging on the streets of River Oaks when a tree snapped and fell, paralyzing him from the waist down ...
