RGreg Abbott
Republican · incumbent
Background
George Washington University Law School
University of Texas at Austin
McCombs School of Business
Vanderbilt University Law School
Vanderbilt University
University of Texas at Austin
Work experience
Campaign sites, official bios, Wikipedia, Ballotpedia
Member of the Texas House of Representatives · 2017–now
Governor of Texas · 2015–now
Texas Attorney General · 2002–2015
Issues
Economy and cost of living · Texas, last 10 years
Economy, real GDP growth
+2.8%2025
Unemployment rate
4.4%2026 so far
Rent, yearly change · South region
+1.9%2026 so far
Home prices, yearly change
+1.5%2026 so far
“As Governor, Gina will direct the legislature to deliver a bill to her desk to issue one-time $1,500 refund checks to every household in Texas.”
ginafortexas.com ↗“Governor Abbott's plan will allow Texans to choose their electricity provider by opening city monopolies to retail electric competition.”
gregabbott.com ↗“As Governor, Gina will fight to make sure every Texas child has quality healthcare, hold profiteering healthcare companies accountable by banning bad-faith denials, and strengthen our rural hospital system so rural Texans can get the care they need fast.”
ginafortexas.com ↗Not on their site
Immigration and the border · Texas, last 10 years
Net international migration
5.3 per 1,0002025
Not on their site
“Governor Abbott's plan is simple: illegal immigrants arrested for violent felonies must be denied bail and held behind bars while awaiting trail.”
gregabbott.com ↗Taxes and spending · Texas, last 10 years
State taxes, share of the economy
3.1%2025
“We must end these corporate subsidies and use the savings to cut property taxes, with the end goal of eliminating residential property taxes.”
ginafortexas.com ↗“Under Governor Abbott's plan, voters will have the right to decide - through a constitutional amendment - to eliminate school district property taxes on homeowners.”
gregabbott.com ↗