Sometime in October, Jon Buice is set to walk out of a West Texas prison a free man, clear of his debt to the state for killing gay Houston banker Paul Broussard in 1991. But a growing contingent of local elected officials is working behind the scenes to make sure Buice doesn’t taste freedom quite yet. Buice (pronounced “Bice”) is serving 45 years in prison for his part in Broussard’s murder, which stunned this city two decades ago. Commissioners in the Amarillo office of the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles voted 2-0 on July 1 to approve Buice’s parole.

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