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Texas board rejects posthumous pardon for George Floyd — after recommending one to Greg Abbott
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The Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles has denied a posthumous pardon of George Floyd for a minor 2004 Houston drug conviction, The Marshall Project reported. The choice comes 11 months after the company initially advisable a pardon earlier than reversing course and rescinding that suggestion, citing a procedural error.
In a letter Thursday, the board didn’t clarify its reasoning for rejecting the requested pardon. The letter doesn’t embody Floyd’s identify, however his lawyer, Allison Mathis, confirmed to The Texas Tribune that his software was the one pardon she utilized for. The letter stated Mathis can reapply for the posthumous pardon in two years.
Floyd’s 2020 homicide by the hands of a white police officer in Minneapolis set off a wave of protests in opposition to police violence that disproportionally impacts folks of shade.
Floyd was arrested by embattled former Houston police officer Gerald Goines in 2004 after he was discovered to have lower than half a gram of crack cocaine. Goines stated on the time that Floyd had given the medication to an unnamed particular person. Floyd finally pleaded responsible and acquired a 10-month sentence in state jail. However Goines has since been accused of repeatedly mendacity or making up confidential informants to bolster his phrase in opposition to defendants, which was revealed after a botched, lethal raid in 2019 led to homicide costs in opposition to the officer.
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More clouds and humidity ahead for North Texas
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NORTH TEXAS — Highs Sunday hit 93°, the same as Saturday. The heat index also stayed under 100° both days.
Since the sixth Day of June, DFW has only logged 0.10″ of rain. Rain is back in the forecast this week.
Deep tropical moisture is pouring into North Texas over the next 48 hours. That is because our first tropical system of the season is rapidly developing in the Gulf of Mexico.
The forecast shows a developed tropical low in the Gulf by early Wednesday.
There is a chance for significant flooding in Texas due to this system. The heaviest rain will likely fall along the coast and into the Hill Country and south.
The best rain chances for North Texas will start on Wednesday and go to Thursday morning.
Localized flooding is a threat from these storms. Once the rain starts to push southwest of North Texas by late Thursday, the weather returns to hot and dry. Just after summer starts, North Texas is back to the typical summer weather: hot and dry.
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2 dead, multiple injured in shooting at Texas Juneteenth celebration: police
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ROUND ROCK, Texas (KXAN) — Two people are dead and multiple others were injured after a shooting at a Juneteenth celebration in Texas.
Police in Round Rock, a city located less than 20 miles north of Austin, said the shooting began just before 11 p.m. at Old Settlers Park after a fight between two groups who were at the Juneteenth event.
“The unfortunate part is that we had innocent victims as a result of this reckless actions of certain subjects,” Police Chief Allen Banks said during a media briefing. “We’re here to celebrate Juneteenth and the unfortunate part is these folks could care less about someone’s life and take someone’s life and on a day we’re here to celebrate community.”
Banks shared that officers and members of the Round Rock Fire Department who were there immediately tried to help the victims of the shooting. Austin-Travis County EMS medics also responded to the incident and said four adults and two kids had potentially serious injuries.
Two people were pronounced dead at the scene. Their ages and identities have not yet been released.
Those injured, who were not part of the fight, were taken to area hospitals.
“My thoughts and my prayers go out to the victims,” said Banks. “My condolences go out to the families of the deceased.”
Watch the briefing from RRPD Chief Allen Banks:
No additional details were immediately available. Banks said police believe the suspects fled the scene but that there is no threat to the public.
Anyone with video or information about the incident is asked to reach out to the Round Rock Police Department at 512-218-5500.
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Texas mass shooting as multiple people hit at Juneteenth event
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At least six people have been injured in a shooting during a Juneteenth festival in Texas, according to authorities.
Round Rock Police said officers were investigating a shooting that took place at Old Settlers Park on Saturday night. “This is an active scene, and the investigation is ongoing. Please avoid the area,” the department wrote on X, formerly Twitter.
Austin-Travis County EMS wrote that it responded to “a mutual aid request for a reported shooting involving multiple patients.”
Medics transported four adults and two children to local hospitals, “all with potentially serious injuries,” the department wrote on X.
Videos posted on social media showed a huge police presence at the scene after the shooting. One clip reportedly shows police officers surrounding a possible suspect.
Police said they have no suspects in custody, CBS Austin reported.
Newsweek has contacted the Round Rock Police Department for comment via social media.
🚨#BREAKING: Numerous people have been shot and injured with fatalities in a mass shooting during at a Juneteenth festival — R A W S A L E R T S (@rawsalerts) June 16, 2024
⁰📌#Roundrock | #Texas
⁰Currently numerous Law enforcement along with emergency personnel are on the scene in old settlers park located in round rock… pic.twitter.com/P0Vb6WNIoN
This is a breaking news story and will be updated.
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