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    Greg AbbottGovernor of Texas since 2015
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    Early life, education, and legal career

    Abbott was born on November 13, 1957, in Wichita Falls, Texas, of English descent. His mother, Doris Lechristia … See more

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    Greg Abbott - Wikipedia

    • Gregory Wayne Abbott is an American politician, attorney, and jurist serving since 2015 as the 48th governor of Texas. A member of the Republican Party, he served from 2002 to 2015 as the 50th attorney general of Texas and from 1996 to 2001 as a justice of the Texas Supreme Court. Abbott is the longest-serving incumbent governor in the United States… See more

    BornGregory Wayne Abbott · November 13, 1957 · Wichita Falls, Texas, U.S.
    Political partyRepublican
    SpouseCecilia Phalen (m. 1981)
    Children1
    Judicial career

    Abbott's judicial career began in Houston, where he served as a state trial judge in the 129th District Court for three years. Then-Governor George W. Bush appointed Abbott to the Texas Supreme Court; he was then twice elect… See more

    Attorney General of Texas (2002–2015)

    Abbott resigned from the Texas Supreme Court in 2001 to run for lieutenant governor of Texas. He had been campaigning for several months when the previous attorney general, John Cornyn, vacated the post to run for the … See more

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