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Governor of Texas

Greg Abbott

Republican · Texas

48th Governor of Texas, in office since 2015. Former Texas Attorney General. Uses a wheelchair after a tree fell on him during a jog in 1984. Re-elected in 2022. Leads nation on border security operations, Operation Lone Star, and busing migrants to Democratic cities.

Record

National face of state-led border enforcement. Deployed Texas National Guard, built border wall, and bused migrants to Democratic cities. Signed laws restricting abortion, expanding gun rights, and banning trans-affirming care for minors. Texas economy leads the nation.

Legislative Record

Recently signed into law

  • TX SB 8 (89R) — County Sheriff 287(g) Participation Mandate (Signed into law, Jun 20, 2025)
    Requires every Texas county sheriff's office to enter into a 287(g) agreement with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, deputizing local jailers and deputies to assist with federal immigration enforcement.
  • TX SB 36 (89R) — Texas Homeland Security Division (Signed into law, Jun 20, 2025)
    Establishes a Homeland Security Division within the Texas Department of Public Safety to coordinate the state's border-security operations with federal authorities.
  • TX SB 10 (89R) — Ten Commandments Display Requirement (Signed into law, Jun 20, 2025)
    Requires display of the Ten Commandments in every Texas public elementary and secondary school classroom beginning the 2025–26 school year.
  • TX SB 12 (89R) — Parents' Bill of Rights (Signed into law, Jun 20, 2025)
    Bans DEI hiring and training in K–12, requires opt-in sex education, prohibits 'gender ideology' in K–12 schools, enforces biological-sex sports rules, and expands parental rights in directing children's upbringing and medical decisions.
  • TX SB 4 (89R) — Homestead Exemption Increase (Signed into law, Jun 16, 2025)
    Raises the school district residence homestead exemption from $100,000 to $140,000; signed alongside SB 23 and HB 9 as part of a $10 billion property tax relief package (subject to November 2025 constitutional amendment).
  • TX SB 2 (89R) — Texas Education Savings Account Program (Signed into law, May 3, 2025)
    Establishes Texas's first universal Education Savings Account program (~$10,000 per eligible student, up to $30,000 for students with special needs, $2,000 for homeschoolers), funded at $1 billion in year one; launches in the 2026–27 school year.

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