Editing Greg Abbott (section)

==Early life, education, and legal career==
Abbott was born on November 13, 1957, in [[Wichita Falls, Texas]], of [[English American|English descent]].<ref>{{cite web| title=Biography of Greg Abbott |url=https://texapedia.info/biography/greg-abbott/ |publisher=Texapedia |access-date=April 8, 2023}}</ref> His mother, Doris Lechristia Jacks Abbott, was a [[housewife]] and his father, Calvin Rodger Abbott, was a [[stockbroker]] and [[insurance agent]].<ref name="TXMonthSweany102013"/> When he was six years old, they moved to [[Longview, Texas|Longview]]; the family lived there for six years.<ref name="TXMonthSweany102013"/> When he was 12, Abbott's family moved to [[Duncanville, Texas|Duncanville]]. In his sophomore year in high school, his father died of a [[heart attack]]; his mother went to work in a real estate office.<ref name="TXMonthSweany102013"/> Abbott graduated from [[Duncanville High School]],<ref>[http://www.vote-smart.org/bio.php?can_id=MTX98792?q=print vote-smart.org.] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081023213318/http://www.vote-smart.org/bio.php?can_id=MTX98792%3Fq%3Dprint |date=October 23, 2008 }}</ref> where he was on the track team,<ref name="WashPostReid10302014">{{cite news |last=Wilson |first=Reid |date=October 30, 2014 |title=The likely next governor of Texas is full of Lone Star swagger. Don't be surprised if he runs for president. |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/govbeat/wp/2014/10/30/the-likely-next-governor-of-texas-is-full-of-lone-star-swagger-dont-be-surprised-if-he-runs-for-president/ |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |location=[[Washington, D.C.]] |access-date=October 31, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141031141816/https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/govbeat/wp/2014/10/30/the-likely-next-governor-of-texas-is-full-of-lone-star-swagger-dont-be-surprised-if-he-runs-for-president/ |archive-date=October 31, 2014 |url-status=live}}</ref> in the [[National Honor Society]] and was voted "Most Likely to Succeed".<ref name="WashPostReid10302014" />

In 1981, Abbott earned a [[Bachelor of Business Administration]] in finance from the [[University of Texas at Austin]], where he was a member of the [[Delta Tau Delta]] fraternity and the [[Young Republicans Club]]. He met his wife, Cecilia Phalen, while attending UT Austin.<ref name="TXMonthSweany102013"/> The two married in 1981.<ref>{{cite web |title=Texas Governor Greg Abbott |url=https://gov.texas.gov/governor-abbott |access-date=April 8, 2023}}</ref> In 1984, he earned his [[Juris Doctor]] degree from the [[Vanderbilt University Law School]].<ref name="TXMonthSweany102013"/>

Abbott went into private practice, working for Butler and Binion, [[Limited Liability Partnership|LLP]] between 1984 and 1992.<ref name="TXAttyGenBio">{{cite web|title=oag.state.tx.us|url=https://www.oag.state.tx.us/agency/agga_bio.shtml|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131017181451/https://www.oag.state.tx.us/agency/agga_bio.shtml|archive-date=October 17, 2013|access-date=October 14, 2013|publisher=oag.state.tx.us}}</ref>