Abbott Silent On Posthumous George Floyd Pardon: Report

HOUSTON, TX — It's been nearly two months since a Texas agency approved a request for a posthumous pardon for George Floyd for a 2004 drug arrest in Houston, and Gov. Greg Abbott hasn't taken action or made public comment on it since, according to a report from the Texas Tribune.

The pardon request was approved Oct. 4 by the Texas Board for Pardons and Paroles, forwarding the request to Abbott, who has the final say.

Aside from a comment to reporters days after the event that his office would look into it, Abbott has been silent since and hasn't responded to questions about the case or delay, according to the Texas Tribune.

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

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