Texas DA Challenges Governor's Pardon of Daniel Perry

Texas District Attorney José Garza plans to file a petition to overturn Governor Greg Abbott's pardon of Daniel Perry, who was convicted of murdering a protester at a Black Lives Matter rally in 2020. Garza criticized the pardon as politically motivated and contrary to the law. Perry, an active-duty U.S. Army sergeant, was sentenced to 25 years in prison for the fatal shooting of Garrett Foster, who was legally carrying a rifle during the protest. Abbott defended the pardon, citing Texas' strong self-defense laws.