Greg Abbott Born in Wichita Falls

Summary

Gregory Wayne Abbott was born on November 13, 1957, in Wichita Falls, Texas, and grew up in several Texas communities, including Duncanville. He earned a finance degree from the University of Texas at Austin and a law degree from Vanderbilt University. After practicing law, Abbott served as a state district judge and was appointed to the Texas Supreme Court in 1995. He later won election to that court and served until 2001. Abbott became Texas attorney general in 2002 and held that office for twelve years, frequently participating in litigation involving federal authority, regulation, voting, environmental policy, and social issues. He was elected governor of Texas in 2014 and took office in January 2015. His governorship has included major debates over immigration and border enforcement, abortion, firearms, energy reliability, taxation, education, election law, and relations between state and federal authority. As an incumbent governor in 2026, his political record and longer-term historical significance continue to develop.