Dec 30, 2025 · Greg Abbott appointee and ally shot dead close to the southern border, police say Construction company boss and Texas Facilities Commissioner Eddy Betancourt, 61, found dead in …

Dec 17, 2025 · Texas Governor Greg Abbott has been in a wheelchair since his 20s, and it's all because of a freak accident where a tree fell on him and broke his back.

Dec 16, 2025 · Abbott subsequently began working at a law firm in Houston. Shortly thereafter, in July 1984, he was seriously injured by a falling tree while jogging. The accident left him paralyzed below …

Mar 1, 2024 · While on a run in Houston’s River Oaks neighborhood in July 1984, a branch from an oak tree that was weakened by a recent storm fell on Abbott, leaving him paralyzed from the waist down, …

Jul 18, 2024 · What happened to Greg Abbott? Governor Greg Abbott suffered from a grave injury when he was young that ultimately left him paralyzed.

Dec 16, 2025 · After surviving the initial trauma of the accident, Greg Abbott faced an uphill battle during his recovery process. His time in the hospital was marked by intense physical pain and emotional …

Aug 5, 2025 · Texas Governor Greg Abbott has used a wheelchair since a 1984 accident when an oak tree fell on him during a jog, paralyzing him from the waist down.

Jul 15, 2024 · Forty years ago this week, a tree fell on Greg Abbott, paralyzing the future governor from the waist down. He sued for damages and won millions—and then helped stop Texans from doing …

Mar 1, 2024 · In 1984, at age 26, while jogging in Houston, Abbott was struck by a falling oak tree that crushed his lower vertebrae, leaving him paralyzed from the waist down. After months of surgeries …

Nov 8, 2022 · Back on July 14, 1984, Abbott was jogging before a storm caused an oak tree to fall on him. Due to the accident, he needed two steel rods implanted into his spine and underwent extensive …