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2 days ago · 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).
3 days ago · Texas governor pardons ex-Army sergeant convicted of killing Black Lives Matter protester. Greg Abbott (born November 13, 1957, Wichita Falls, Texas, U.S.) is an American Republican politician who serves as governor of Texas (2015– ). He previously was the state’s attorney general (2002–15). A prominent figure in conservative politics, he ...
2 days ago · Texas Constitution. Salary. $150,000 (2013) [1] Website. gov .texas .gov. 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 ...
May 9, 2024 · By Reuters Fact Check. May 8, 202411:49 PM PDTUpdated 16 days ago. A 2013 Texas Monthly magazine cover featuring Governor Greg Abbott sitting in a wheelchair has been digitally altered and...
May 13, 2024 · daughter Cecile Richards. Ann Richards (born September 1, 1933, Lakeview [now Lacy Lakeview], Texas, U.S.—died September 13, 2006, Austin, Texas) was an American Democratic politician who served as governor of Texas from 1991 to 1995. A prominent figure in that state’s politics, Richards gained national attention for her keynote speech at ...
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2 days ago · t. e. James Richard Perry (born March 4, 1950) is an American politician who served as the 14th United States secretary of energy from 2017 to 2019. He previously served as the 47th governor of Texas from 2000 to 2015 and ran unsuccessfully for the Republican nomination for President of the United States in the 2012 and 2016 elections.
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May 16, 2024 · Tom Pennington. Republican candidate for governor, Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott speaks to the press after voting in the Texas primary at Western Hills Church of Christ on March 4, 2014 in ...
