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The Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles (BPP) [1] is a state agency that makes parole and clemency decisions for inmates in Texas prisons. It is headquartered in Austin, Texas . The BPP was created by constitutional amendment in 1935.
Alabama Board of Pardons and Paroles; Alaska Department of Corrections Parole Board [5]; Arizona board abolished as of 1994, duties transferred to the Community Corrections Division of the Arizona Department of Corrections
Abbott announced the pardon shortly after the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles announced a unanimous recommendation that Daniel Perry be pardoned and have his firearms rights restored ...
Abbott ordered the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles to review Perry's case, and issued a full pardon last month over the objections of Foster's family and prosecutors. Perry was quickly released ...
Gov. Greg Abbott pitches state officials to recommend a pardon for Sgt. Daniel Perry over “Stand Your Ground” defense laws The post Texas gov. seeks to pardon Army sergeant convicted of ...
The board is composed of nine members appointed by the governor with the advice and consent of the senate to six-year, overlapping terms. This new agency absorbed functions of three state agencies - the Texas Department of Corrections, the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles, and the Texas Adult Probation Commission. [12]
Texas’ parole board on Monday denied clemency for death row inmate Ramiro Gonzales, who is scheduled to be executed Wednesday for a 2001 murder, despite the fact a key expert witness no longer ...
On October 16, 2024, the Texas parole board voted unanimously, 6–0, against recommending Roberson's sentence be commuted or his execution delayed. Abbott can only grant a pardon at the parole board's recommendation; the only remaining path to prevent Roberson's execution would be if Abbott awarded a 30-day reprieve to allow litigation to ...