Texas Gov. Greg Abbott remains silent on posthumous pardon for George Floyd

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by Jolie McCullough, Texas Tribune


It’s been nearly two months since the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles, in a surprising, unanimous decision, recommended that George Floyd be pardoned for a problematic 2004 drug conviction in Houston. Gov. Greg Abbott, who has the final say, has been sitting on the recommendation largely without public comment since.

For those hoping the pardon will be granted, the governor’s silence has been deafening.

“I just don’t want it to die on his desk,” said Allison Mathis, the Houston public defender who put the request before the parole board. “Up or down, one way or another, just give us an answer.”

Days after the board's recommendation, Abbott briefly told reporters at an unrelated event that his office would analyze Floyd’s case. The governor has since been quiet on the matter.

Read more: https://www.texastribune.org/2021/11/29/texas-greg-abbott-george-floyd-pardon/

Abbott won't give a pardon because he is scared that it will anger his political base.

[LetMyPeopleVote]

1. I would not hold my breath hoping for Greg to do the decent thing

[joshdawg]

2. He could do the decent thing and resign, but

that will never happen.