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AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - A Texas board has withdrawn a unanimous pardon recommendation for George Floyd over a 200...

A Texas board that unanimously supported a posthumous pardon for George Floyd over a 2004 drug arrest in Houston has withdrawn that recommendation over "procedural errors" after sending it to Republican Gov.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.

Doling out pardons is a holiday tradition for Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, who around every Christmas grants them to a handful of ordinary citizens, typically for minor offenses committed years or decades ago.  But one name stands out on his desk: George Floyd.

Doling out pardons is a holiday tradition for Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, who around every Christmas grants them to a handful of ordinary citizens, typically for minor offenses committed years or decades ago.  But one name stands out on his desk: George Floyd.

Doling out pardons is a holiday tradition for Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, who around every Christmas grants them to a handful of ordinary citizens, typically for minor offenses committed years or decades ago.  But one name stands out on his desk: George Floyd.