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A Texas board that had unanimously supported a posthumous pardon for George Floyd over a 2004 drug arrest in Houston backpedaled in an announcement Thursday, saying "procedural errors" were found in their recommendation months after leaving the decision to Republican Gov. Greg Abbott.

The name of George Floyd, whose death sparked police brutality protests and BLM riots across the US last year, was removed from the list of clemency recomm

The Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles cited a procedural error for the decision, but seemed to leave open the possibility that it would reconsider the issue in the near future.

The name of George Floyd, whose death sparked police brutality protests and BLM riots across the US last year, was removed from the list of clemency recomm

The Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles withdrew its recommendation to pardon George Floyd posthumously for a 2004 Houston drug charge.

The Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles withdrew its recommendation to pardon George Floyd posthumously for a 2004 Houston drug charge.

"Farce."

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A Texas board that had unanimously supported a posthumous pardon for George Floyd over a 2004 drug arrest in Houston backpedaled in an announcement Thursday, saying “procedural errors" were found in their recommendation months after leaving the decision to Republican Gov.

A pardon request in a 2004 drug conviction for George Floyd has now been withdrawn by Texas officials and there's no clear reason why.