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Fate of George Floyd Pardon Request Now With Texas Governor - Voice and Viewpoint

By Juan A. Lozano, Associated Press A Texas agency on Monday, October 4, approved a request that George Floyd be granted a posthumous pardon for a 2004 drug arrest made by a now-indicted ex-Houston police officer whose case history is under scrutiny following a deadly drug raid. The unanimous recommendation by the seven member Texas […]

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