> U.S. Army Sergeant Daniel Perry was sentenced to 25 years in prison on Wednesday for killing a man participating in the Black Lives Matter riots of 2020, even as Texas Governor Greg Abbott seeks to secure his release. > “Texas has one of the strongest ‘Stand Your Ground’ laws of self-defense that cannot be nullified by a jury or progressive District Attorney,” he wrote on Twitter last month. “Unlike the president or some other states, the Texas Constitution limits the governor’s pardon authority to only act on a recommendation by the Board of Pardons and Paroles. Texas law does allow the governor to request the Board of Pardons and Paroles to determine if a person should be granted a pardon.” > “I have made that request and instructed the Board to expedite its review,” he continued. “I look forward to approving the Board’s pardon recommendation as soon as it hits my desk.”