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    Greg Abbott

    Governor of Texas since 2015

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  1. www.gregabbott.com › why-governor-greg-abbottWhy is Governor Greg Abbott in a Wheelchair?

    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.

  2. www.lonestarlive.com › news › 2024Here’s why Texas Gov. Greg Abbott is in a wheelchair

    Mar 1, 2024 · The governor has been in a wheelchair since the mid-1980s. After completing his undergraduate studies at The University of Texas at Austin in 1981 and earning his law degree in 1984 from Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee, Abbott took a job at a law firm in Houston, Texas. While on a run in Houston’s River Oaks neighborhood in July ...

  3. www.the-sun.com › news › 2802703Why is Texas Governor Greg Abbott in a wheelchair?

    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. Due to the accident, he needed two steel rods implanted into his spine and underwent extensive rehab at the TIRR ...

  4. www.newsweek.com › why-greg-abbott-wheel-chairWhy Does Greg Abbott Use a Wheelchair? Texas Governor ...

    Aug 18, 2021 · Abbott is open about why he has to use a wheelchair, and he answers the question on his official website. "Many Texans ask why Governor Greg Abbott is in a wheelchair. His story is one of triumph ...

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  6. www.dallasnews.com › news › politicsWhy Texas Gov. Greg Abbott uses a wheelchair - Dallas News

    May 18, 2018 · In 1984, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott was a 26-year-old Duncanville High School graduate who had just finished law school at Vanderbilt. He took a break from studying for the bar exam to go on a jog ...

  7. www.houstonchronicle.com › politics › texasWhy is Greg Abbott in a wheelchair? How he overcame an accident

    Oct 13, 2022 · GREG ABBOTT. Age: 64. Married, one child. College: University of Texas, Vanderbilt University law school. Political experience. 1992: Won first election, as district judge in Harris County. 1995 ...

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  9. apnews.com › article › d1ea1921ef114172a7f70e4fa9bdc18dTexas governor's book on struggle after paralyzing accident

    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." "Broken But Unbowed" will be released May 17. In 1984 at age 26, Abbott was jogging when a falling tree crushed his spine and left him using a wheelchair. He received millions in a lawsuit ...

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