Texas governor's decision: Whether to pardon George Floyd
AUSTIN, Texas -- Doling out pardons is a holiday tradition for Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, who around every Christmas grants them to a handful of ordinary citize...
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AUSTIN, Texas -- Doling out pardons is a holiday tradition for Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, who around every Christmas grants them to a handful of ordinary citize...
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.
In October, Texas' parole board sent Abbott a unanimous recommendation to pardon Floyd, whose arrest by a former officer whose police work is no longer trusted by prosecutors.
A Houston public defender is waiting on the Texas governor to posthumously pardon George Floyd of a now questionable 2004 drug conviction. New evidence
The state's parole board recommended in October that Floyd, murdered by a Minneapolis police officer, be pardoned for a minor 2004 drug conviction in Houston. The governor hasn't acted, and isn't answering questions about what he will do.