Governor Abbott Pardons Natasha Jonell Achord

January 5, 2021 | Austin, Texas | Proclamation

TO ALL TO WHOM THESE PRESENTS SHALL COME:

WHEREAS, Natasha Jonell Achord, formerly Natasha Jonell Arnold, D.O.B. October 21, 1977, was sentenced in the County Criminal Court at Law Number 2 of Harris County on February 19, 2003, to 20 days in jail and a $100 fine for the offense of Driving While License Suspended, Cause No. 1145358; and

WHEREAS, she was sentenced in the County Criminal Court at Law Number 2 of Harris County on February 19, 2003, to 20 days in jail and a $100 fine for the offense of Driving While License Suspended, Cause No. 1158976; and

WHEREAS, she was sentenced in the County Criminal Court at Law Number 1 of Harris County on October 3, 2003, to 18 days in jail and a $100 fine for the offense of Prostitution, Cause No. 1171428; and

WHEREAS, she was sentenced in the 185th District Court of Harris County on October 2, 2003, to eight months in state jail for the offense of Possession of a Controlled Substance, Cocaine, less than one gram, Cause No. 960350; and

WHEREAS, she was sentenced in the 185th District Court of Harris County on October 2, 2003, to eight months in state jail for the offense of Unlawful Delivery of a Controlled Substance, Cocaine, less than one gram, Cause No. 960349; and

WHEREAS, the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles has recommended a Full Pardon and Restoration of Full Civil Rights of Citizenship for each of these offenses;

NOW, THEREFORE, I, GREG ABBOTT, Governor of the State of Texas, by virtue of the authority vested in me under the Constitution and laws of this State, and acting upon the recommendation of the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles, do hereby grant unto the said:

Natasha Jonell Achord

A FULL PARDON AND RESTORATION OF FULL CIVIL RIGHTS OF CITIZENSHIP THAT MAY HAVE HERETOFORE BEEN LOST AS A RESULT OF HER CONVICTION OF THE OFFENSE ABOVE SET OUT IN A COURT IN CAUSE NO. 1145358, IN HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS.

A FULL PARDON AND RESTORATION OF FULL CIVIL RIGHTS OF CITIZENSHIP THAT MAY HAVE HERETOFORE BEEN LOST AS A RESULT OF HER CONVICTION OF THE OFFENSE ABOVE SET OUT IN A COURT IN CAUSE NO. 960350, IN HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS.

I HEREBY DIRECT that a copy of this proclamation be filed in the office of the Secretary of State.

IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto signed my name and have officially caused the Seal of State to be affixed hereon, this the 23rd day of December, 2020.

GOVERNOR GREG ABBOTT