Texas Judge Denies Retrial for Soldier Who Fatally Shot Black Lives Matter Protester.

A Texas judge has denied a request for a new trial for Army Sergeant Daniel Perry, who was convicted of killing an armed protester during a Black Lives Matter march in 2020. Perry faces up to life in prison, but Republican Governor Greg Abbott has said he will seek a pardon. Perry sought a retrial over claims of improper jury behavior, but the request was denied. The Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles has already begun a review of the case on Abbott's orders, but it is not clear when a decision will be reached.