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Texas Governor Pardons and Frees Far-Right Gunman Who Killed Garret Foster Who was Pushing Girlfriend’s Wheelchair at a Black Lives Matter Protest (itsgoingdown.org)

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Texas Governor Pardons and Frees Far-Right Gunman Who Killed Garret Foster Who was Pushing Girlfriend’s Wheelchair at a Black Lives Matter Protest

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[–] Otkaz 2 points 6 months ago

I don't know if this makes it more or less scary but the idea of Perry being able to just pardon anyone isn't actually factual. A Texas governor can refer a pardon, but a board still has to approve it.

Quick source: https://law.justia.com/constitution/texas/sections/cn000400-001100.html#:~:text=(b)%20In%20all%20criminal%20cases,such%20rules%20as%20the%20Legislature