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KXAN NBC in Austin reports Republican Texas Governor Greg Abbott announced he'll pardon convicted murderer Daniel Perry, who was just found guilty of shooting Black Lives Matter demonstrator Garret Foster during a July 2020 protest in Austin.   Witnesses say Perry deliberately dove his vehicle into the area where the protests were going on.   Keep in mind this occurred during a year when there were several incidents of people driving directly into protesters.   In addition, Texas is an open-carry state, and Foster, as well as some of the protesters, were armed, but Perry claimed Foster aimed an assault rifle at him.   This was contradicted by witnesses at the scene who say Foster never raised his rifle and never attempted to fire his weapon.   During the trial, prosecutors showed the jury text messages and social media communications where Daniel Perry talked about killing protesters in the weeks before the shooting.   One text read, "I might have to kill a...

According to a figure cited by the “Fresh Produce Association of the Americas,” Texas Governor Greg Abbott caused an estimated $240 million worth of produce to rot when he mandated additional state inspections after the federal inspections of all trucks and commercial vehicles crossing into Texas from Mexico.   This resulted in huge backups and waits of almost 30 hours - before he finally reversed the policy after receiving widespread criticism.   Abbott claimed the move was to ensure the trucks were not smuggling in illegal aliens, but critics say the move was simply a racist political stunt, and his actions will cause large price spikes for strawberries, avocados, and asparagus in the Northeast and Midwest as early as this weekend.   Goodness - strawberries, avocados, and asparagus - oh my!  But hey - at least Gov. Abbott is "owning the libs,” and if you’re part of the half-witted MAGA Trump base, that's all that really matters.  Besides, who cares about ...