Governor of Texas
Greg Abbott
Governor of Texas (since January 2015)RINCUMBENT
- Race
- Governor of Texas
- Election
- 2026-11-03
- Opponents
- Gina Hinojosa (D); Pat Dixon (LIB)
- Research
- Basic
Party linenone
No recorded floor votes — not a current legislator in our records.
Said vs. did5 statements · 0 votes
When I ran for re-election in 2022, I promised Texans that we will bring education freedom to every Texas family.
Public funding for school choice (vouchers / charters)
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2026-11-03
| Greg Abbott R | incumbent |
| Gina Hinojosa D | challenger |
| Pat Dixon LIB | challenger |
Seeking a fourth term; won the March 2026 Republican primary.
Said vs. did
Each documented position next to the recorded floor votes we map to the same issue. Votes are compared one at a time; no overall stance is inferred from them.
When I ran for re-election in 2022, I promised Texans that we will bring education freedom to every Texas family.
Signed SB 2 on May 3, 2025, creating an education savings account program.[5][6]
No recorded floor vote in our key-vote set maps to this issue.
Signed HB 7 on September 17, 2025, prohibiting the manufacture and provision of abortion-inducing drugs and authorizing qui tam actions.
Documented position[7]
No recorded floor vote in our key-vote set maps to this issue.
Signed HB 1927 on June 16, 2021, removing the license requirement for carrying a handgun for people 21 and older who are not otherwise prohibited from possessing a firearm.
No recorded floor vote in our key-vote set maps to this issue.
Signed SB 4 (88th Legislature, fourth called session) on December 18, 2023, creating state crimes for illegal entry into Texas and state removal authority.
Documented position[10]
No recorded floor vote in our key-vote set maps to this issue.
Signed HB 25 on October 25, 2021, requiring public school students to compete in interscholastic athletics based on biological sex.
Documented position[11]
No recorded floor vote in our key-vote set maps to this issue.
Biography
Greg Abbott is the Republican Governor of Texas, first elected in 2014 and re-elected in 2018 and 2022. He previously served as Texas Attorney General (2002–2015) and as a justice of the Texas Supreme Court (1996–2001). As governor he signed the state's education savings account (school choice) law, permitless handgun carry, and a 2025 law restricting abortion-inducing drugs.[1][2][3][4]
Basic profile — the most important sourced facts we found.
Abbott was born in Wichita Falls, Texas, and raised in Duncanville.[1][12] He graduated from the University of Texas at Austin with a business degree and earned a law degree from Vanderbilt University.[1][12]
He served as a state district judge in Harris County before joining the Supreme Court of Texas, to which he was appointed in 1996 and on which he served until 2001.[1][12] Abbott was elected attorney general in 2002 and held the office until 2015.[1]
He took office as governor in January 2015, and he chaired the Republican Governors Association from November 2019 to December 2020.[1]
On the record
Official actions: bills, executive acts, filings and court records.
- bill2025-05-03 · Signed SB 2 (education savings accounts) on May 3, 2025.[5][6]
- bill2025-09-17 · Signed HB 7 (abortion-inducing drugs) on September 17, 2025.[7]
- bill2025-06-12 · Signed HB 9 on June 12, 2025, an exemption from property taxation of a portion of the appraised value of tangible personal property held or used for the production of income; it takes effect only if voters approve the companion constitutional amendment (HJR 1).[13]
- bill2021-06-16 · Signed HB 1927 (handgun carry without a license) on June 16, 2021.[8][9]
- bill2023-12-18 · Signed SB 4 (state illegal-entry offenses) on December 18, 2023.[10]
In their own words
Campaign moneyNo FEC filing summary matched — state candidates file with their state, not the FEC.
Profile: /people/greg-abbott
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Sources cited in this profile
- 1.Greg Abbott · Wikipedia · 2026-10-21 Reference
- 2.Governor Abbott Signs Landmark School Choice Legislation Into Law · Office of the Texas Governor · 2025-05-03 Official record
- 3.Abbott signs bill allowing permitless carry · Longview News-Journal · 2021-06-16 News report
- 4.HB 7, 89th Legislature, 2nd Called Session · Texas Legislature Online · 2025-09-17 Official record
- 5.Governor Abbott Signs Landmark School Choice Legislation Into Law · Office of the Texas Governor · 2025-05-03 Official record
- 6.SB 2, 89th Legislature · Texas Legislature Online · 2025-05-03 Official record
- 7.HB 7, 89th Legislature, 2nd Called Session · Texas Legislature Online · 2025-09-17 Official record
- 8.HB 1927, 87th Legislature · Texas Legislature Online · 2021-06-16 Official record
- 9.Abbott signs bill allowing permitless carry · Longview News-Journal · 2021-06-16 News report
- 10.SB 4, 88th Legislature, 4th Called Session · Texas Legislature Online · 2023-12-18 Official record
- 11.HB 25, 87th Legislature, 3rd Called Session · Texas Legislature Online · 2021-10-25 Official record
- 12.Governor Abbott · Office of the Texas Governor · 2026-10-19 Official record
- 13.HB 9, 89th Legislature · Texas Legislature Online · 2025-06-12 Official record
- 14.Greg Abbott for Governor · Abbott campaign · 2026-10-19 Candidate's own words