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]
Abbott was born in Wichita Falls, Texas, and raised in Duncanville.[1][5] He graduated from the University of Texas at Austin with a business degree and earned a law degree from Vanderbilt University.[1][5]
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][5] 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]
- 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 · Office of the Texas Governor · 2026-10-19 Official record
Researched from the cited sources on 2026-10-21.
