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Cecilia Phalen Abbott (born November 13, 1959) is the First Lady of Texas. She is married to Greg Abbott, and is the first Hispanic First Lady of Texas. Personal life. Cecilia Phalen was born on November 13, 1959. Abbott was raised in San Antonio, Texas by her parents, both of whom were educators, and she had three siblings.
- Cecilia & Abbott Married in 1981
- 3 Years After Their Marriage, Abbott Was Paralyzed in A Freak Accident
- Cecilia Is The First Latina First Lady Since Texas Became A State
- They Adopted A Daughter, Audrey
Cecilia and Abbott have been married since 1981. They met while Abbott was studying at the University of Texas, Austin. According to Texas Monthly, Cecilia was a year behind the 59-year-old Abbott when they met. Cecilia, who was raised in San Antonio, wanted to follow in the footsteps of her parents, who were both middle school teachers. She wanted...
In 1984, three years after their marriage, Abbott suffered a freak accident while jogging with a friend. An oak tree weakened by a storm fell on him, leaving him paralyzed from the waist down. As the Dallas Morning News notes, he won an estimated $10 million after suing the property’s owner. In an interview with Texas Monthly, Abbott said their liv...
In a 2014 interview on NBC News’ Meet The Press after he won his 2014 election, Abbott said Cecilia will become the first Latina First Lady of Texas. This is, as Politifact points out, true. Since Texas became a state, no Latina had been First Lady before Cecilia. Cecilia is the granddaughter of Leonara and Augustine Segura, who both emigrated from...
Abbott and Cecilia have one daughter, 20-year-old Audrey, who is adopted. According to her LinkedIn bio, Audrey is a public relations intern for Broadcast Music, Inc. in Los Angeles and is studying communications at the University of Southern California. She is expected to graduate in 2019. Audrey also worked on her father’s 2014 campaign. She also...
Jan 7, 2015 · "Together they found information attributed to the 1940 United States Federal Census indicating Cecilia Phalen Abbott, the governor-elect’s wife, is the granddaughter of Mexican immigrants – Leonara and Augustin Segura – who settled in San Antonio before 1935."
- Nathan Bernier
Dec 7, 2014 · We looked for clues on Ancestry.com, the online genealogy database, which led us to information credited to the 1940 United States Federal Census indicating Cecilia Phalen Abbott, the...
But then I was brought back into my deep religious beliefs when I was in college, when I met a young woman that I used to attend church with a whole lot,” said Abbott. That woman was Cecilia...
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Mar 16, 2014 · Cecilia Phalen Abbott, 54, has been a regular at her husband’s side as he travels across the state for his campaign. He often talks about how Abbott, the granddaughter of Mexican immigrants,...
Greg Abbott (far right) and Cecilia Abbott (far left) with President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump. Abbott, a Catholic, is married to Cecilia Phalen Abbott, the granddaughter of Mexican immigrants. They were married in San Antonio in 1981.
