Texas state senator Wendy Davis defended her campaign 's political ad that features an empty wheelchair and attacks Greg Abbott , saying `` the intent was to demonstrate ( his ) hypocrisy . '' Davis , a Democrat who 's running against Abbott for governor this fall , told CNN affiliate KSAT in San Antonio on Saturday that Abbott has unfairly tried to block cases as attorney general that have similarities his own history . `` He rightfully had an opportunity to access the justice system when he was at the receiving end of a tragic accident , '' Davis said . `` But ever since he 's been actively fighting to close that door and deny access to others who have been wronged and who deserve to have their day in court . '' Abbott , who was elected attorney general in 2002 , was partially paralyzed after a tree fell on him while he was jogging at the age of 26 . He has remained in a wheelchair ever since and won what 's believed to be at least $ 10 million in a settlement related to his injury , according to the Dallas Morning News . Davis ' campaign ad , which was released Friday , opens with an empty wheelchair and mentions the money Abbott received after his freak accident . It goes on to cite two other cases — one related to a disability , the other related to a rape — and argues that Abbott sided with the defendants . Abbott 's campaign called the ad `` disgusting '' and put out a web video Monday highlighting statements from the media decrying the spot . The video blasts Davis as being `` unfit for governor . '' But Davis , who trails Abbott in recent polls , argued this weekend that he `` has shown that he cares only about advancing his own interests , and often to the exclusion of other people . ''
Wendy Davis explains her `` intent '' of a new controversial ad against Wendy Davis . The two are competing to become the next governor of Abbott . Wendy Davis 's campaign slammed the ad and put out its own video on the age of 26 .