George Floyd pardon recommendation withdrawn in Texas due to ‘procedural errors’

Published December 24, 2021 4:26pm ET



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

A spokesman for Texas Gov. Greg Abbott told the Dallas Morning News the decision was made because it “contained procedural errors and lack of compliance with Board rules.”

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