May 10
TEXAS:
Houstonians show a change in support for death penalty
Have changes in attitudes, the law and forensic science combined to change
Houstonians' support for the death penalty?
A recent poll shows fewer Harris County citizens are in favor of the death
penalty, and
May 9
TEXAS:
Bluntson's attorney speaks on death penalty
Death penalties are rare, but they could become a thing of the past believes
one of the attorneys who represented Demond Bluntson.
For nearly 25 years, Webb County had not seen a death penalty case, but that
changed on
May 6
TEXAS:
Execution date set for Bridget Townsend killer
An execution date has been set for a man convicted for a Medina County shooting
death of an 18-year-old woman.
33-year-old Ramiro Gonzales was given the death penalty in 2006 for the murder
of Bridget Townsend.
She was
May 5
TEXAS:
Vigils object to executions
Re: The Placido Rodriguez column "Bishop says God's gift of life is sacred,
abandon culture of death," A-J, April 30.
It was encouraging to read the column in the Lubbock Avalanche-Journal that
explained powerful reasons to abolish the death
May 2
TEXAS:
An Ex-Marine Killed 2 People in Cold Blood. Should His PTSD Keep Him From Death
Row?
At 12:44 p.m. on March 6, 2009, John Thuesen called 911. "120 Walcourt Loop,"
he told the dispatcher, breathing hard. "Gunshot victims."
The dispatcher in College Station, Texas,
April 30
TEXAS:
Death penalty diminishes our humanity, undermines mercyBishop says God's
gift of life is sacred, abandon culture of death
Recently, Pope Francis captured international headlines by appealing to
Christians - and particularly Catholic governmental officials - to
April 29
TEXAS:
Prosecutors are seeking the death penalty for a 39-year-old North Texas man
convicted of a 2013 shooting rampage that left 5 people dead, including his
mother
A Kaufman County jury Thursday deliberated about 20 minutes before finding
Charles Brownlow Jr. guilty of
April 29
TEXAS:
Terrell man found guilty in 2013 killing spreeMan convicted of killing mom
in murder spree
A man was found guilty in a 2013 Terrell killing spree that claimed the lives
of 5 people, including his mother, his aunt, and a convenience store clerk.
It took a
April 28
TEXAS:
Reasonable Doubt Louis Perez has spent nearly 2 decades on death row. Does
he deserve to be there?
It was 3am on Thursday, Sept. 10, 1998, when Melvin Jones called the police. He
hadn't heard from his girlfriend Cinda Barz all day. The last time they talked
was
April 27
TEXAS:
Jury selection continues in Risner capital murder trial
The long process of jury selection continued Tuesday in the capital murder
trial of a former police officer accused of fatally shooting Little
River-Academy Police Chief Lee Dixon.
David Gene Risner, 59, of
April 26
TEXAS:
Death Sentence Handed Down After 'Expert' Testifies That Black People Are
Dangerous
There's no question that Duane Buck is to blame for the 1995 double-murder of
his ex-girlfriend and her friend on July 30 in Houston. According to The
Intercept, Buck forced his way
April 26
TEXAS:
Did An Innocent Man Just Die On Texas' Death Row?
Most death row inmates may be racing against time when it comes down to their
final days, waiting for a court to halt their execution often just hours before
it's scheduled. But it was a different kind of race for Max
April 25
TEXASdeath row inmate dies
On death row 35 years, Texas inmate dies of natural causes
Texas prison officials say a man on death row for 35 years for a Houston
robbery where 3 people were shot and killed has died of natural causes.
Texas Department of Criminal Justice
April 25
TEXAS:
Man Sentenced To Die After 'Expert' Testified That Black People Are Dangerous
Duane Edward Buck's lawyers were a disaster.
After Buck was convicted of murder, his own attorneys retained a
now-discredited psychologist who testified that Mr. Buck is more likely to be a
april 24
TEXAS:
Letters from death row: Inmates tell of life on the inside and awaiting the
death penalty
Charles 'Chuck' Thompson and his close circle of friends know how they are
going to die.
But Thompson, 45, and his mates aren't psychics and they're not suffering
terminal
April 22
TEXAS:
Man arrested in death of Houston transgender woman, friend
A Galena Park man has been arrested in connection with the deaths of a
transgender woman and a man in Midtown earlier this month.
Tariq Lackings, 23, was arrested Wednesday, charged with capital murder in
April 21
TEXAS:
Texas is using "Of Mice and Men" to justify executing this man. Seriously.
Bobby James Moore has an intellectual disability, yet he sits on death row
because of deeply unscientific evidence
Bobby James Moore has a lifelong intellectual disability, yet he sits on
April 21
TEXAS:
Closing arguments in capital murder trial set for Thursday
The prosecution and the defense have rested their cases in the capital murder
trial of Demond Bluntson, who is facing the death penalty.
Closing arguments will be delivered to jurors in the 49th District Court
April 20
TEXAS:
The Feds Won't Let Texas Import More Death Drugs
Last week, the federal Food and Drug Administration tentatively banned Texas
prison officials from importing a particular type of drug used to execute death
row convicts. The April 15 letter, first reported by the Austin
April 19
TEXAS:
Bluntson trial begins
Following several months of pre-trial hearings and a very lengthy jury
selection process the much anticipated capital murder trial of Demond Bluntson,
the man accused of killing 2 children at a Laredo hotel has begun.
Bluntson is accused of
April 19
TEXAS:
Supreme Court Must Hear Texas Man's Death Penalty Case A black defendant's
trial 20 years ago, tainted by a biased expert, is, indeed, "extraordinary."
A case now pending before the U.S. Supreme Court presents a disturbing question
about racial discrimination in
April 17
TEXAS:
Willingham case begs for justice
What Cameron Todd Willingham lost - his life, taken by the state - can never be
restored. But, thankfully, there is some effort to make sure his case is
accorded some measure of justice.
Given the evidence brought to light by the
April 16
TEXAS:
Texas prisons leader Brad Livingston will retire this year
Brad Livingston, Texas Department of Criminal Justice's executive director for
more than a decade, announced Friday that he will retire in August.
Livingston joined the agency in 1997 as deputy director of the
April 15
TEXAS:
Executions under Greg Abbott, Jan. 21, 2015-present19
Executions in Texas: Dec. 7, 1982present-537
Abbott#scheduled execution date-nameTx. #
20-June 2---Charles Flores538
21-June
April 15
TEXAS:
Death Row's Race ProblemThe case of a Texas death-row inmate, now before
the Supreme Court, points to the troubling racial history of capital punishment
Time may be running out for Duane Buck, a death row inmate in Texas since 1997.
Next week the U.S. Supreme
April 14
TEXAS:
A clear trend: The end of the death penalty in Texas is long past due
Amnesty International last week issued its annual report on the use of capital
punishment, reporting that worldwide executions spiked by 54 %, while the
number of executions carried out in the
April 13
TEXAS:
Final preparations begin in Demond Bluntson trial
It's been nearly 4 years since 2 small boys were murdered inside a Laredo
hotel.
Now, the man police believe is behind the deaths will face a jury in less than
a week.
The final preparations are underway in court,
April 11
TEXAS:
Hold 3 Generations of Smith Co Prosecutors & Judges Accountable in the Kerry
Max Cook Case
It is time to hold the Smith County District Attorney's Office accountable for
a history of reckless disregard for due process and the rule of law.
We ask that A. D. Clark,
April 9
TEXASdeath row inmate dies
Oldest Inmate on Texas' Death Row Dies of Natural Causes
Jack Harry Smith, 78, the oldest man on death row in Texas, has died of natural
causes, according to the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.
The oldest condemned man in Texas has died at
April 8
TEXAS:
Video Examines Extraordinary Racial Bias in TX Death Penalty Case on Final
Appeal to U.S. Supreme Court
A newly-revised video about one of the most extraordinary cases of racial bias
in a death penalty case was released today by attorneys for Texas death row
prisoner
April 7
TEXAS:
Executions under Greg Abbott, Jan. 21, 2015-present19
Executions in Texas: Dec. 7, 1982present-537
Abbott#scheduled execution date-nameTx. #
20-June 2---Charles Flores538
21-June
April 7
TEXAS:
A Texas man is due to die because he's black
Duane Buck was convicted in 1997 of murdering his ex-girlfriend and a male
friend. After a Texas jury determined that he was likely to pose a continuing
danger to society, it sentenced him to death. How did the jury conclude
April 6
TEXASexecution
Texas executes inmate who said he drank 12-year-old victim's blood
An inmate in Texas convicted of killing a young boy in 1998 was executed
Wednesday night, hours after the U.S. Supreme Court declined his request to
halt the execution.
When asked if he
April 6
TEXASimpending execution
U.S. Supreme Court denies petition to halt Texas execution
The U.S. Supreme Court denied a petition to halt the execution planned for
Wednesday of a south Texas man who bludgeoned and slashed to death a
12-year-old boy, mutilated the corpse and
April 6
TEXASimpending execution
Bid To Block Execution Of 'Blood-Drinker' Pablo Vasquez was found guilty
of killing a 12-year-old boy and told police he also drank the victim's blood.
Pablo Vasquez, 38, a south Texas man who bludgeoned and slashed to death a
12-year-old boy,
April 5
TEXASimpending execution
South Texas man set to die said he drank victim's blood
Pablo Lucio Vasquez remembered getting drunk and high on an April evening in
1998 before leaving a party with his 15-year-old cousin and his cousin's
12-year-old friend.
Vasquez later would
April 5
TEXASimpending execution
'Vampire' killer who scalped 12-year-old boy then drank his blood to be
executed tomorrow
A murderer who cut the throat of a 12-year-old boy, drank his blood and
sickeningly mutilated the body will be executed tomorrow.
Pablo Lucio Vasquez, 38,
April 4
TEXASnew execution date
Execution date set for killer in Houston vice officer's death
A Harris County judge on Monday signed a death warrant for 58-year-old man who
fatally shot a Houston police officer in 1988.
State District Judge Denise Collins set Sept. 14 as an
April 3
TEXASimpending execution
Texas Prepares for Execution of Pablo Vasquez on April 6, 2016
Pablo Lucio Vasquez is scheduled to be executed at 6 pm CDT, on Wednesday,
April 6, 2016, at the Walls Unit of the Huntsville State Penitentiary in
Huntsville, Texas. 38-year-old Pablo
April 2
TEXAS:
Man indicted over death of his parents
A Gladewater man could face the death penalty after his indictment Thursday on
a capital murder charge in the death of his parents.
Gladewater police found the bodies of Charles and Raye Lansdale, both 68, on
Jan. 22 during a
March 30
TEXASstay of impending execution
Father who killed daughters given death penalty reprieve
A federal appeals court Wednesday stopped the scheduled lethal injection of a
former accountant hours before he was to be executed for gunning down his 2
young daughters in Dallas 15
March 30
TEXASstay of impending execution
Execution stay issued for John Battaglia, Dallas man who murdered his 'little
babies'
The former Dallas accountant scheduled to be put to death Wednesday for
murdering his young daughters in 2001 has been issued a last-minute stay of
March 29
TEXASimpending execution
Dallas man set to be executed in death of daughters, 9 and 6
Enraged over his ex-wife going to police about his harassment and likely
arrest, John David Battaglia used a May 2001 visit with their 2 young daughters
to avenge his anger. As their
March 29
TEXAS:
Execution appeals rejected
The Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles on Monday refused to review an appeal by
death-row inmate John Battaglia to have his sentence for killing his 2 young
daughters at his Dallas apartment nearly 15 years ago commuted to life in
prison.
March 28
TEXASimpending execution
Former US Marine who gunned down daughters as mother listened on phone to be
executed tomorrow
A 60-year-old former US Marine is set to die by lethal injection tomorrow for
gunning down his 2 young daughters as their mum listened on the phone.
March 27
TEXAS:
Driver Faces Murder Charge in Officer's Death
A driver is facing a capital murder charge after police said he intentionally
hit and killed an El Paso motorcycle officer in a crash earlier this month.
The car's driver, John Paul Perry, a 45-year-old convict allegedly
March 25
TEXAS:
Minister jailed for protesting execution refuses to be silent
At 6 p.m. Tuesday, the Rev. Jeff Hood made his stand against the death penalty.
At the very moment Adam Ward was being put to death for a 2005 killing of code
enforcement officer in Hunt County, the Denton
March 24
TEXASimpending execution
Does John Battaglia Remember He Murdered His Children?A father who killed
his 2 young daughters is scheduled to be executed March 30
Texas will wrap up a busy month at the death chamber on Wednesday, March 30,
when the state executes
March 23
TEXAS:
With support of US Supreme Court, Texas authorities execute mentally ill man
Adam Kelly Ward, a severely mentally ill Texas man sentenced to death for the
2005 murder of 44-year-old Michael Walker, was executed Tuesday evening by
lethal injection. Ward, 33, was the 9th
March 23
TEXAS:
Honduran man on Texas death row loses federal appeal
A federal appeals court has rejected an appeal from a Honduran man on Texas
death row for beating and strangling a Houston woman during a robbery at her
home more than 20 years ago.
The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of
March 22
TEXASimpending execution
High court refuses to spare man from texas execution
The U.S. Supreme Court has refused to block the execution of a Texas man who
killed a city code enforcement worker in 2005.
Attorneys for 33-year-old Adam Ward argued a high court ban on
March 22
TEXASimpending execution
U.S. Supreme Court considering whether to spare Texas man from
executionSupreme Court weighs whether to exectute man
The U.S. Supreme Court was considering whether a Texas man who killed a city
worker in 2005 should be spared from a lethal
March 21
TEXASimpending execution
Texas Man Convicted in Killing of City Worker Set to Die
Attorneys for a death row inmate from North Texas who shot to death a city
employee who was taking photos of junk piled up at his family's property say
their client is delusional and should
March 16
TEXASimpending execution
Death Watch: A Question of PremeditationAdam Kelly Ward set to die March 22
Shortly after 10am on June 13, 2005, 22-year-old Adam Kelly Ward was out front
of his parents' home in Commerce, Texas, washing a car, when he started arguing
with
March 17
TEXASimpending execution
Appeals court denies stay of execution for Adam Kelly Ward
The state's highest criminal appeals court has denied a stay of execution for a
Commerce man, who claims he was mentally ill when he shot and killed one of the
city's code enforcement
March 19
TEXAS:
Freed from death row, Anthony Graves uses compensation to help other inmates -
including his best friend
Nanon Williams expected to walk out of prison in 2010, just about the same time
as his close friend and former death row mentor Anthony Graves.
For the 3rd
March 3
TEXASimpending execution
Death Watch: Heat of the MomentCoy Wesbrook's mental deficiencies make his
pending execution a "travesty," claims his lawyer
Coy Wesbrook was 39 years old when he killed his ex-wife Gloria Coons and 4 of
her friends at Coons' home just east
Mar. 1
TEXAS:
This Man Has Witnessed More Than 200 Executions
So far this year, the State of Texas has executed 3 death row inmates. 10 more
are scheduled to die before the end of July. At each execution are the prison
warden, representatives from the press and families of prisoners
Feb. 28
TEXAS:
Convicted killer maintains innocence 4 decades later
Jerry Jurek's hair went gray in prison.
But he still combs it back in the Elvis Presley-esque style popular 40 years
ago when he was arrested. Once a slender man, he now has a round face and
swollen fingers. His
Feb. 27
TEXAS:
Suspect in guard's death appears in courtBilly Joel Tracy asks judge for
the return of hot pot, noodles
A Texas inmate facing the death penalty in connection with the brutal beating
death of a Telford Unit guard last year was in a Bowie County courtroom for a
Feb. 24
TEXAS:
Pope tells Austin bishop not to 'give up fight' against death penalty
During his trip to the U.S.-Mexico border last week, Pope Francis told Austin
bishops to "not lose heart or give up the fight" against the death penalty,
auxiliary Bishop Daniel Garcia said Tuesday.
Feb. 22
TEXAS:
Former death row inmate seeks $2 million in state compensation
Former death row inmate Alfred Dewayne Brown filed a request Monday for almost
$2 million dollars in state compensation saying he spent more than 12 years
behind bars because he was wrongfully convicted.
Feb. 22
TEXAS:
Criminal intent protections should extend to mentally ill
There are approximately 350,000 inmates with a mental illness, yet only around
35,000 mentally ill patients in psychiatric hospitals. Mentally ill inmates
account for anywhere from 5-10 % of death row inmates.
Feb. 21
TEXAS:
Recommendations for candidates vying for the state's 2 unknown top courts
Republicans have several contested races for the state's top 2 courts on the
March 1 Brazos County ballot.
Texans like to elect their judges, even though they don't know the incumbents,
the
Feb. 19
TEXASnew execution date
Rolando Ruiz has been given an execution date for July 27; it should be
considered serious.
**
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Executions in Texas: Dec. 7, 1982present-534
Abbott#scheduled
Feb. 18
TEXAS:
Scalia's Final Order Was To Let This Texas Man Die
After 15 years of court battles, Gustavo Garcia became the 6th person put to
death in 2016, for the murder of a liquor store clerk. And he's the subject of
former Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia???s final legal
Feb. 16
TEXASexecution
Texas Executes Man For 1990 MurderGustavo Garcia died by lethal injection
on Tuesday for killing a store clerk during an armed robbery.
Gustavo Garcia, 43, was executed in Texas on Tuesday for the 1990 murder of a
liquor store clerk during an armed
Feb. 16
TEXASimpending execution
Attorneys for a Texas inmate facing execution for the shotgun slaying of a
suburban Dallas liquor store clerk say no late appeals are planned
No late appeals are planned for a Texas inmate facing execution for the shotgun
slaying of a suburban
Feb. 15
TEXASimpending execution
Texas Inmate Set to Die Tuesday for Dallas-Area Store Holdup
A suburban Dallas convenience store clerk was on the phone with his girlfriend
when 2 people, 1 of them carrying a sawed-off shotgun, walked in. Gregory
Martin told her he believed he
Feb. 12
TEXAS:
Alleged devil worshiper charged with murder
A Houston man has been charged in the death of a 16-year-old who went missing
in January.
Edward O'Neal Jr., 18, is charged with murder in the death of Ryan Robert.
On Jan. 15, Christina Roberts reported her son Ryan missing
Feb. 11
TEXASimpending execution
Death Watch: Double Death PenaltyGarcia, convicted of capital murder,
contends that his confessions were improperly admitted as evidence
In Jan. 1991, 19-year-old Gustavo Garcia, his wife, and a 3rd accomplice,
15-year-old Christopher Vargas,
Feb. 10
TEXASnew execution date
Killer at Dallas-area Subway store holdup set to die in May
A 42-year-old man sent to death row for a fatal shooting during a Dallas-area
sandwich shop robbery in 2002 has received an execution date.
Texas Department of Criminal Justice spokesman
Feb. 10
TEXASimpending execution
Texas death row inmate moves one step closer to execution
The U.S. Supreme Court refused Wednesday to reconsider its refusal of the case
of a 42-year-old man set to die next week for the slaying of a suburban Dallas
liquor store clerk.
The high
Feb. 9
TEXAS:
State Bar board affirms disbarment of prosecutor who sent innocent man to death
row
The disciplinary board of the Texas State Bar on Monday affirmed the agency's
decision to disbar Charles Sebesta, the former prosecutor who oversaw the
wrongful death sentence of
Feb. 6
TEXAS:
Court of Criminal Appeals Candidates Emphasize Experience
Although the Court of Criminal Appeals is the highest criminal court in the
state - and it deals with hot-button issues including the death penalty - its 9
judges don't attract much attention. That can make
Feb. 4
TEXAS:
'I would like to apologise for all of the trouble I've caused': Final words of
death row inmates give a unique insight into their state of mind minutes before
death...and they're almost always POSITIVEPsychologists analysed language
in 407 statements of men on death
Feb. 3
TEXAS:
Faces of Death Row
Here is a look at the 252 inmates currently on Texas' death row. Texas, which
reinstated the death penalty in 1976, has the most active execution chamber in
the nation. On average, these inmates have spent 13 years, 11 months on death
row. Though 12 %
Feb. 3
TEXASimpending execution
Texas Inmate Gustavo Garcia Receives Execution Date of February 16, 2016
Gustavo Julian Garcia is scheduled to be executed at 6 pm CST, on Tuesday,
February 16, 2016, inside the Walls Unit of the Huntsville State Penitentiary
in Huntsville, Texas.
Feb. 2
TEXAS:
Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Execution Stays Granted Doubled Last Year
Texas' highest criminal court halted more executions in 2015 than in any of the
last 9 years, which some legal experts say is a sign of a legal shift in the
nation's most active death penalty
Jan. 30
TEXAS:
Prosecutor who sent man to death row wrongfully seeks reversal of his
disbarment
Lawyers for Charles Sebesta, the ex-prosecutor who secured the wrongful death
sentence of Anthony Graves, told a panel of the State Bar of Texas on Friday
that he should not be disbarred
Jan. 29
TEXASnew execution date
Robert Roberson has been given an execution date for June 21; it should be
considered serious.
(sources: MC/RH)
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Executions under Greg Abbott, Jan. 21, 2015-present15
Executions in Texas: Dec. 7,
Jan. 28
TEXASdeath penalty overturned
Death penalty thrown out in College Station murder case
A man sentenced to death in the 2010 strangulation of a College Station woman
will receive a new punishment hearing, according to a Wednesday ruling by the
Texas Court of Criminal
Jan. 27
TEXASexecution
Texas executes man who fatally shot game warden
A man convicted of killing a Texas game warden became the 2nd person executed
by the state of Texas this year on Wednesday.
James Freeman, 35, was killed by lethal injection just after 6 p.m. inside the
Walls
Jan. 27
TEXASimpending execution
No late appeals expected in Texas executionJames Freeman, 34, is set to die
Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2016, for a Texas game warden in 2007
No late appeals are expected for a man who is set to be executed for a Texas
game warden's death during a 2007
Jan. 26
TEXAS:
Texas Prepares for Execution of James Freeman on January 27, 2016
James Garrett Freeman's execution is scheduled to occur at 6 pm CST on
Wednesday, January 27, 2016, at the Walls Unit of the Huntsville State
Penitentiary in Huntsville, Texas. 35-year-old James is
Jan. 26
TEXASimpending execution
Media Advisory: James Garrett Freeman scheduled for execution
Pursuant to an order entered by the 329th Judicial District Court of Wharton
County, James Garrett Freeman is scheduled for execution after 6:00 p.m. on
January 27, 2016.
On March 16,
Jan. 25
TEXASimpending execution
Man set to die in June for 1998 Farmers Branch slaying loses Supreme Court
appeal
The U.S. Supreme Court has refused to review the case of a man set to die later
this year for the slaying of a 64-year-old Dallas-area woman 18 years ago.
The high
Jan. 24
TEXAS:
Death penalty for juveniles?Charles: A 17-year-old murderer deserves
death
This week, Arnold Loewy and Charles Moster debate whether juveniles should be
subject to the death penalty. Moster is a former litigation attorney in the
Ronald Reagan and George H.W.
Jan. 22
TEXAS:
Talking with Ivan, I found a flame of life on death row
I was finally about to meet the man I had been writing letters to for 11 years.
Separated by glass, and unable to hug or shake hands, we would have to use
phone receivers to talk to each other. To my right and
Jan. 21
TEXAS:
New info cast light on execution of 17-year-old murderer Joseph John Cannon
New information in the case of Joseph John Cannon, being revealed for the 1st
time today, casts a fresh look at the murder trial that reached the Supreme
Court, prompted reaction from the
Jan. 21
TEXASnew execution date
Perry Williams has been given an execution date for July 14; it should be
considered serious.
*
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Executions in Texas: Dec. 7, 1982present-532
Jan. 20
TEXASexecution
Texas puts inmate to death for a killing 15 years ago in state's 1st execution
of 2016
A Texas man put to death Wednesday for a killing 15 years ago became the
state's 1st prisoner executed in 2016.
Richard Masterson, 43, was pronounced dead at 6:53 p.m.
Jan. 20
TEXAS:
As an Attorney, Death Penalty Enthusiast Ted Cruz Really Loved Describing
Brutal Crimes
Texas Senator and presidential candidate Ted Cruz has never exactly hidden his
passion for the death penalty - it's a love that speaks its name over and over
whenever he talks in
Jan. 19
TEXASimpending execution
Did a Dubious Confession Sway a Medical Examiner's Autopsy in a Texas Death
Penalty Case?
WHEN HE HADN'T HEARD from his best friend, Darin Shane Honeycutt, by Saturday
morning, January 27, 2001, Larry Brown was worried. Brown knew that Honeycutt
Jan. 19
TEXASimpending execution
Supreme Court refuses to review Texas death penalty case
The U.S. Supreme Court has refused to review the case of a 42-year-old man set
to die next month for the slaying of a suburban Dallas liquor store clerk.
The high court, without comment
Jan. 19
TEXAS:
Cardinal: Pope Francis is closely tracking death penalty case in Texas
Vienna's cardinal says he is in touch with a man condemned to die in Texas, and
that Pope Francis is following the case, too.
Cardinal Christoph Schoenborn said Monday that he has been in close
Jan. 18
TEXAS:
San Antonio man gets death sentence for slaying of deputy
A man convicted of fatally shooting a Central Texas sheriff's deputy as both
were stopped at a San Antonio traffic light more than 4 years ago has been
sentenced to death.
The San Antonio Express-News
Jan. 17
TEXAS:
An appeal of the death penalty by a man convicted of murdering 2 people in
Texas and accused of murdering a State Line woman during a crime spree nearly a
decade ago was rejected by the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Jan. 13.
The court declined to rule on the merits
Jan. 15
TEXAS:
State has enough drugs to carry out scheduled executions
With the 1st execution of the new year scheduled next week, Texas prison
officials said Wednesday that the state has a large enough supply of drugs to
carry out the executions already scheduled for 2016.
The
Jan. 15
TEXASnew death sentence
Cop Killer Gonzales Sentenced to Death
More than 4 years after he murdered Bexar County Sheriff's Sergeant Kenneth
Vann as the lawman sat in his patrol car at a red light in Southeast San
Antonio, Mark Anthony Gonzales, 45, was formally sentenced to
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