Gov. Greg Abbott speaks on the north steps of the State Capitol to supporters at a Texas Public Policy Foundation Parent Empowerment rally on March 21, 2023, in Austin. Abbott is moving fast to pardon a U.S. Army sergeant convicted in the 2020 killing of an armed protester. Sgt. Daniel Perry faces up to life in prison after being convicted of murder Friday, April 7, in the fatal shooting of 28-year-old Garrett Foster. (Ricardo B. Brazziell/Austin American-Statesman via AP, File)
