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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

  • SB 8 — Relating to the designation and use of certain spaces and facilities according to sex; authorizing a civil penalty and a private civil right of action. (Signed into law, Sep 22, 2025)
  • SB 12 — Relating to the duty of the attorney general to prosecute criminal offenses prescribed by the election laws of this state. (Signed into law, Sep 19, 2025)
  • SB 5 — Relating to making supplemental appropriations for disaster relief and preparedness and giving direction and adjustment authority regarding those appropriations. (Signed into law, Sep 18, 2025)
  • HB 23 — Relating to the exemption from ad valorem taxation of property owned by certain nonprofit corporations, located in a populous county, and used to promote agriculture, support youth, and provide educational support in the community. (Signed into law, Sep 17, 2025)
  • HCR 3 — Commemorating the dedication of the Children's Emergency Relief International George M. Cowden Building in Austin. (Signed into law, Sep 17, 2025)
  • HCR 5 — Congratulating Don Sparks of Midland on receiving the 2025 Chief Roughneck Award from the Independent Petroleum Association of America. (Signed into law, Sep 17, 2025)
  • HB 8 — Relating to public school accountability and transparency, including the implementation of an instructionally supportive assessment program and the adoption and administration of assessment instruments in public schools, indicators of achievement, public school performance ratings, and interventions and sanctions under the public school accountability system, a grant program for school district local accountability plans, and actions challenging Texas Education Agency decisions related to public school accountability. (Signed into law, Sep 17, 2025)
  • HB 25 — Relating to a pharmacist's authority to dispense ivermectin without a prescription. (Signed into law, Sep 17, 2025)

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