Travis County DA says he’ll try to overturn Texas governor’s pardon of convicted murderer

Gov. Greg Abbott pardoned Daniel Perry last month after a jury found him guilty of murdering a Black Lives Matter protester in 2020.

by Sanford Nowlin June 5, 2024September 4, 2024

Gov. Greg Abbott pardoned Daniel Perry last month after a jury found him guilty of murdering a Black Lives Matter protester in 2020.

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Gov. Greg Abbott pardons Daniel Perry, veteran who killed police brutality protester in 2020

A Travis County jury sentenced Perry to 25 years in prison last year, prompting Abbott to ask the state parole board to review his case.

by William Melhado, The Texas Tribune May 16, 2024January 18, 2025

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Juror blasts Texas Gov. Abbott’s threat to pardon Black Lives Matter protest shooter as a ‘travesty’

The alternate juror also told the Associated Press that Abbott’s statement, which came less than 24 hours after the verdict, was an ‘egregious overreach.’

by Sanford Nowlin April 13, 2023June 5, 2024

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Analysis: Gov. Abbott further fueling division with plan to pardon man who shot BLM protester

Texas’ Republican governor said he’d sign a pardon for the man who shot a Black Lives Matter protester ‘as soon as it hits my desk.’

by Sanford Nowlin April 10, 2023March 25, 2025