Candidate · November 3, 2026
Greg Abbott
On the ballot for Governor · Texas
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§1On the ballot
Why this matters: This is exactly how the candidate appears on your ballot, from the state's official candidate list.
| Office | Governor · Texas1 |
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| Party on the ballot | Republican Party1, |
| Status | Incumbent |
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§2Who they are
Why this matters: Background and experience help you judge how someone might do the job. These come from public records and the candidate's own materials.
Drafted by AI from the public sources cited. Each sentence links to its source.
Greg Abbott was first elected governor of Texas in 2014, as the state's 48th governor, and won a third term in 2022.4 Before becoming governor, he was the 50th attorney general of Texas, and earlier he served as a justice on the Supreme Court of Texas and as a state district judge in Harris County.4,
Why they say they're running
His campaign website says he is running for a fourth term to build a stronger Texas, with a focus on jobs and economic opportunity, education, individual liberties, parental rights in education and public safety.5 Its issues page presents plans it says would make Texas more affordable, including lower property taxes and lower costs for housing, health care, insurance and energy.6
Websites and accounts
- Campaign websitegregabbott.com7,
8 - Instagraminstagram.com/governorabbott8
- X (Twitter)x.com/GregAbbott_TX8
- Facebookfacebook.com/TexansForAbbott8
- YouTubeyoutube.com/c/GregabbottTX8
- Official websitegov.texas.gov/governor-abbott4
§3What they've said on the issues
Why this matters: These are positions the candidate has stated publicly — on their campaign website or in public statements — summarized in plain words with a link to where they said it. Issues they haven't spoken about publicly are left out.
Drafted by AI from the public sources cited. Each sentence links to its source.
Each issue has its own range of views. A position is marked on that range only when the candidate's own statement clearly matches one option; there is no overall left–right score.
Taxes and Budget
His campaign website proposes a constitutional amendment letting voters decide whether to eliminate school district property taxes on homesteads, and it would lower the yearly cap on homestead appraisal increases from 10% to 3% and extend a cap to all property. It would also require two-thirds voter approval for local property tax increases and let voters force an election to lower local tax rates.6
Housing
His campaign website says he would let homeowners build additional structures on their property by right, speed up permits and inspections, and bar cities from adding requirements that it says undermine the state's 2025 housing laws.6
- Have states require cities to allow more types of housing, such as apartments near transit
- Give extra state or federal money to communities that allow more homes
- Leave zoning decisions to local governments
Crime, Policing and Prisons
His campaign website says people in the country without legal permission who are arrested for violent felonies should be denied bail and held until trial, and it says he has already made the state's bail rules stricter.6,
- Require bail or jail before trial for more charges
- Keep current bail rules
- End or reduce cash bail, with judges deciding release based on risk
Energy and Climate
A post from his X account shown on his campaign website says new data centers in Texas are being paused and must disclose plans to pay their own way, supply their own power and reuse their own water.8
Education
His campaign website says money Texas has put into public schools should go mainly to classrooms rather than administration, and it proposes dedicating 70% of school funding to classrooms and auditing school districts for waste.6
Abortion and Reproductive Health
His campaign website lists laws limiting abortion among the legislative accomplishments of his time in office.5
Immigration
His campaign website lists building a Texas border wall among the steps he has taken to secure the southern border.5
§4Money
Why this matters: Campaigns report where their money comes from and how much they have left.
Candidates for governor file campaign-finance reports with the state, not the FEC, so this guide doesn't include their fundraising. Search the state's reports: Campaign finance reports search — Texas Ethics Commission.9