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A Texas board has withdrawn a unanimous pardon recommendation for George Floyd over a 2004 drug arrest in Houston

The Texas Board of Pardon and Paroles, which unanimously supported a posthumous pardon for George Floyd over a 2004 drug arrest in Houston, withdrew that recommendation over "procedural errors" after sending it to Gov. Greg Abbott’s desk, his office says.

A Texas board unanimously supported a posthumous pardon for George Floyd over a 2004 drug arrest in Houston, and sent the recommendation to Texas Gov. Greg Abbott. However, Abbott's office said Thursday that the board has withdrawn the recommendation over "procedural errors," which means that Abbott is unable to consider it.

A Texas board that unanimously supported a posthumous pardon for George Floyd over a 2004 drug arrest in Houston has withdrawn that recommendation over "procedural errors" after sending it to Republican Gov. Greg Abbott's desk, his office said Thursday.

A Texas board withdraws a unanimous pardon recommendation for George Floyd over a 2004 drug arrest in Houston.