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    BornGregory Wayne Abbott · November 13, 1957 · Wichita Falls, Texas, U.S.
    Political partyRepublican
    SpouseCecilia Phalen (m. 1981)
    Children1
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    Gov. Abbott says Texas National Guard can now make immigration arrests
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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 Jacks Abbott, was a housewife and his father, Calvin Rodger Abbott, was a stockbroker and insurance a… See more

    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

    Gubernatorial elections

    In July 2013, shortly after Governor Rick Perry announced that he would not seek a fourth full term, Abbott announced his candidacy for governor of Texas in the 2014 election. In the first six months of 2011, he raised mor… See more

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