Sept. 1
TEXAS:
Texas hasn't executed anyone in 148 days. That's a new record.
It's been 148 days since Texas executed someone - a remarkable lull in the use
of the death penalty for a state that has killed far more people than any
other.
In the nearly 5 months since Pablo Vasquez wa
Aug. 18
TEXASimpending execution
Texas death sentence for accessory challenged by defense lawyer
Texas is planning to execute a man next week for a murder he did not commit.
If the sentence were to be carried out, it would mark the 1st time in the
United States that an accessory wit
July 28
TEXAS:
High court rejects state appeal in capital murder bond
The state's highest criminal court rejected an appeal Wednesday by McLennan
County District Attorney Abel Reyna that challenged an intermediate appellate
court's order reducing the bond of a capital murder defendant.
July 20
TEXAS:
Judge denies request to speak to doctor in Petetan death penalty case
A judge denied a request by death row inmate Carnell Petetan Jr. to speak to a
state expert Tuesday after McLennan County prosecutors charged his attorneys
were on a "fishing expedition" and assured th
July 4
TEXAS:
More court review ordered for Bastrop County murder case
The state's top criminal appeals court is asking the trial court in a lengthy
Central Texas death penalty case to further review the legality of DNA testing
of evidence.
The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals ruling
June 27
TEXAS:
Bryan Collier Named Director of 150,000-Inmate TX Prison Agency
Second-in-command Bryan Collier will be the next director of the Texas
Department of Criminal Justice, taking the reins at an agency that oversees
more than 100 prisons and nearly 40,000 employees, the Texas
June 24
TEXAS:
Texas march against legal lynchings
Texas Death Penalty Abolition Movement activists participated in the Juneteenth
parade and festival on June 18 in Houston's historic Third Ward at Emancipation
Park, which was bought and established by freed slaves in 1872. The Aboliti
June 14
TEXAS:
Man facing Capital Murder charge for death of EPPD officer pleads 'not guilty'
The man accused of intentionally crashing into police officer David Ortiz
pleaded 'not guilty' in court Tuesday morning.
45-year-old John Paul Perry is charged with Capital Murder and Unauth
June 11
TEXAS:
We welcome Supreme Court scrutiny in 2 Texas death penalty cases
The Supreme Court has agreed once again to scrutinize the way Texas implements
the death penalty. Rejecting Texas' arguments that they need not interfere, at
least 4 justices in each case decided that circ
June 3
TEXAS:
Life after death-row case: Both sides search for justice as 22-year Cook saga
ends
Editor's note: This story originally appeared in The Dallas Morning News on
Feb. 21, 1999.
"You cannot put things back together when you inherit a case with material
misconduct," said
May 20
TEXAS:
Nueces County prosecutors seek death penalty in store clerk shooting case
Nueces County prosecutors plan to seek the death penalty against a man accused
of killing a store clerk owner last year.
James Elizalde, 23, faces a capital murder charge in the shooting death of
May 12
TEXAS:
State, Lawyers Debate Identifying Execution Drug Supplier
Revealing Texas' supplier of execution drugs could have a harmful effect on the
provider and as a result leave the state empty-handed, a lawyer for the state
suggested Wednesday during an appeals court hearing.
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 Harris
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 ta
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 ca
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 sai
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 i
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 y
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 offic
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 hands
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 % o
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. 23
TEXAS:
9th District Court candidates discuss death penalty
With a decades-old capital murder case going back and forth in appeals that
originated in the 9th state District Court, candidates gunning for the court's
judge's seat weighed in on how they see the death penalty.
Eric
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. a
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 pu
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 tou
Jan. 13
TEXASnew execution dates
Executions under Greg Abbott, Jan. 21, 2015-present13
Executions in Texas: Dec. 7, 1982present-531
Abbott#scheduled execution date-nameTx. #
14-January 20---Richard Masterson-532
15
Dec. 14
TEXAS:
Holberg capital case still causing headaches
Randall County Criminal District Attorney James Farren has had it up to here
with capital criminal cases.
He points to a particular case that has given him fits to the point that he has
declared that only under certain circu
Dec. 1
TEXAS:
In retrial, man again sentenced to death for killing wife
After hearing 9 days of testimony, it took a Houston jury just 15 minutes to
again sentence William "Billy the Kid" Mason to death, prosecutors said Monday.
Mason was convicted of capital murder in 1992 in the de
Nov. 12
TEXAS:
Woman gave birth before being charged in connection with son's death
A 21-year-old mother went into labor Tuesday before she could be charged with
capital murder in connection with the death of her 10-month-old child.
Fabiola Lopez was more than 9 months pregnant when
Nov. 10
TEXAS:
Condemned Killer of Houston Girl, 2, Loses Court Appeal
A federal appeals court has refused an appeal from a 56-year-old Houston man on
Texas death row for the rape and fatal beating of his girlfriend's 2-year-old
daughter 15 years ago.
The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of App
Nov. 4
TEXAS:
Death warrant for Ward delivered
Hunt County Sheriff Randy Meeks was scheduled Tuesday to deliver the death
warrant for Adam Kelly Ward.
Meeks traveled to the Texas Department of Corrections Tuesday, as the death
warrant has to be hand delivered to the agency's director
Oct. 29
TEXAS:
Lawyers reinstated for death row inmate Brandon Daniel
Brandon Daniel has apparently changed his mind about representing himself in an
attempt to expedite his execution.
The death row inmate, convicted in the 2012 killing of Austin police officer
Jaime Padron, has rein
Oct. 14
TEXASimpending execution
Sometimes, sadly, the death penalty is the only justice left
Let the record show that I was against the death penalty before I was for it.
OK, the uncomfortable truth is that my feelings about capital punishment are
complicated, wrought with the sen
Oct. 13
TEXAS:
Convicted killer faces death penalty in deputy murder case
The sentencing phase was set to begin Tuesday morning in the trial
of Mark Anthony Gonzalez, the man convicted of shooting and killing a sergeant
with the Bexar County Sheriff's Office.
Gonzalez shot Sgt. Kenne
Sept. 23
TEXAS:
SALVADORIAN MAN FACES IMMINENT EXECUTION
Alfredo Prieto, a Salvadorian man, is scheduled to be executed in Virginia on 1
October. He
was convicted in 2008 of two capital murders committed in 1988. There is
evidence that he has
intellectual disability which would render h
Aug. 31
TEXAS:
Hall Murder Trial Now Expected to Start Wednesday
The trial of an accused College Station killer that has seen a number of delays
has one more that will keep it from starting Monday as scheduled.
Prosecutors are seeking the death penalty for Gabriel Hall, 22 of College
Aug. 12
TEXAS:
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Dallas DA Susan Hawk
Dallas DA, Susan Hawk , reopen
Aug. 7
TEXAS:
From seeking the death penalty to fighting it
Sam Millsap Jr.'s resume reads like the start of a John Grisham novel.
In 1982, he became the youngest big-city district attorney in the nation,
telling Texas Monthly a year later that it was the job he was "born and bred
fo
Aug. 6
TEXASimpending executions
Death Watch: 2 Set to DieBoth death row inmates claim murder was not
intentional
Although Clifton Williams narrowly avoided execution July 16, 2 Texans are
scheduled for the gurney next week. Both inmates maintain that they didn't mean
for the
July 8
TEXAS:
Executions under Greg Abbott, Jan. 21, 2015-present9
Executions in Texas: Dec. 7, 1982present-527
Abbott#scheduled execution date-nameTx. #
10--July 16--Clifton Williams-528
11-August 12--
May 23
TEXASimpending execution
U.S. court denies motion to halt execution of long-serving Texas inmate
A federal appeals court has denied an application to halt the June execution of
Lester Bower, one of the longest-serving inmates on death row in Texas, for
killing 4 men at an a
May 19
TEXAS:
Texas House OKs keeping execution drug suppliers secret
The identity of execution drug makers for America's busiest death chamber would
remain confidential under a bill preliminarily approved by the Texas House.
Lawmakers passed the measure via voice vote without debate
April 28
TEXASstay of impending execution
Texas calls off Robert Pruett execution with just hours to spare
The planned execution of Robert Pruett has been stayed to allow for more
testing of evidence, about 3 hours before the Texas prisoner was scheduled to
be given a lethal injec
April 18
TEXAS:
Of course innocent people have been executed
The question for the state House candidates during a recent Editorial Board
meeting involved Texas' death penalty - whether they support it.
I paraphrase. Ina Minjarez, a former prosecutor, said that the justice system
ha
April 16
TEXAS:
Lawmaker Says Death Penalty in Jeopardy
If Texas has to tell the public who it's buying lethal execution drugs from, it
might have to stop putting inmates to death, state Rep. John Smithee told a
house committee on Wednesday.
"We're going to reach the point ... where
March 30
TEXAS:
ON DEATH ROW
State has execution drugs through April Status of Michael "Spider"
Gonzales still unknown
TIMELINE
April 22, 1994: Bodies of Manuel and Merced Aguirre found at their 220 W.
Schell St. home.
May 1994: Gonzales arrested and charged with capital murd
March 23
TEXAS:
Supreme Court won't hear appeal of Texas inmate who has been on death row for
30 years
The Supreme Court said Monday it would not hear an appeal from an inmate who
has been on death row in Texas for three decades. This decision lifts a stay
that has been in place si
March 20
TEXAS:
Texas prosecutor accused of misconduct for role in famous execution case
State bar alleges that John Jackson 'knew of the existence of evidence that
tended to negate the guilt' of Cameron Willingham, who was executed in 2004
The state bar of Texas has filed a fo
Jan. 15
TEXASimpending execution
Arnold Prieto Scheduled to Be 1st to Die in 2015
On Sunday afternoon, Sept. 12, 1993, Maria Luisa Rodriguez visited the San
Antonio home of her parents-in-law Virginia and Rodolfo Rodriguez, only to
discover they'd both been stabbed to death, along
Dec. 4
TEXAS:
Eric Williams Found Guilty in Murder of DA's Wife
A former North Texas public official is facing a death sentence after being
convicted of capital murder Thursday in a revenge plot against a local district
attorney, his wife and a top assistant.
Jurors found Eric William
Nov. 29
TEXAS:
Convicted El Paso serial killer loses appeal
The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals has rejected a claim by convicted El Paso
serial killer David Leonard Wood that he should not be put to death because he
claims he is mentally disabled.
"The trial court held a hearing and
Nov. 26
TEXASimpending execution
Panetti Case Highlights Lack of Sanity Standard
Nearly 30 years ago, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that mentally ill inmates
could not be executed for their crimes unless they were deemed "competent," a
condition that remained vaguely defined for more
Oct. 29
TEXAS:
In Texas, the Death Penalty is Slowly Dying OutThe Lone Star State carried
out its fewest executions since 1996 this year.
On Tuesday night, the state of Texas executed Miguel Paredes by lethal
injection for murdering a woman and her 2 children 16 years ago. With no
Oct. 24
TEXASnew execution date:
Manuel Garza has been given an execution date for April 15 (2015); it should be
considered serious.
**
Executions under Rick Perry, 2001-present-278
Executions in Texas: Dec. 7, 1982-present517
Perry #scheduled exec
Oct. 13
TEXAS Reprieve Granted For Texas Prisoner Facing Execution
The state's highest criminal appeals court has blocked the scheduled execution
this week of a 40-year-old man convicted of fatally shooting a 5-year-old boy
sleeping with his mother at a Corpus Christi apartment 20
Sept. 26
TEXAS:
Is Scott Panetti sane enough to be executed? The devil is in the details
There is no doubt that Scott Panetti murdered his mother-in-law and
father-in-law in 1992, then took his estranged wife and daughter hostage before
police talked him into surrendering. There's also
Sept. 10
TEXASimpending execution
Condemned killer of 2 set to die in Texas
Attorneys for convicted killer Willie Trottie are asking the U.S. Supreme Court
to save him from the Texas death chamber.
The 45-year-old Trottie is set for lethal injection Wednesday evening in
Huntsvill
Aug. 14
TEXAS:
Attorneys: Free inmate; he's dying anywayHarris County opposed rare
clemency plea in 1980 robbery-murder
Attorneys have made a rare clemency request for 1 of Texas' longest-serving
death row inmates, saying he should be freed before inoperable liver cancer
soon tak
Aug. 12
TEXAS:
Salvadoran man on Texas death row loses appeal
A Salvadoran man on Texas death row for the slayings of 2 store clerks in
Houston has lost a federal court appeal, moving him closer to execution.
The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Monday rejected arguments from
44-y
Aug. 6
TEXAS:
Executed Killer's Stepmother Hopes New Legal Filings Will Help Clear Man's Name
At 71, Eugenia Willingham has spent more than 1/3 of her life trying to prove
jurors were wrong when they condemned her stepson, Todd, of murdering his 3
young children in a deliberately set f
July 28
TEXAS:
Still seeking justice for Rodney ReedCindy Beringer reports from Bastrop,
Texas, as family and supporters of Rodney Reed carry on the struggle to save an
innocent man from the execution machine.
The family and supporters of Texas death row prisoner Rodney Reed left
July 16
TEXAS:
Judge discounts condemned man's impact of new DNA tests
A Texas judge has ruled that DNA evidence probably would not have cleared
convicted killer Henry Skinner of the 3 murders that sent him to death row.
Skinner, 52, was condemned for the 1993 New Year's Eve murders o
July 14
TEXAS:
Rodney Reed may get execution date at hearing
Rodney Reed was convicted in the 1996 rape and murder of Stacy Stites in
Bastrop County. He's been on death row since 1998.
A hearing is set for today where visiting judge Doug Shaver may set a date for
his execution.
L
June 30
TEXAS:
Nicaraguan on Texas death row loses at high court
A Nicaraguan man sent to Texas death row for fatally shooting a customer during
a robbery at a Houston-area dry cleaning store has lost a U.S. Supreme Court
appeal that contended he was under 18 at the time of the slaying,
June 26
TEXAS:
Father Wants Death Penalty for Daughter's Killer
For the 1st time since an arrest was made in connection to the fatal shooting
of his daughter, Mario Olgin spoke exclusively with KRIS 6 News about the break
in the case.
Mollie Olgin was shot in the head at a park in P
June 16
TEXAS:
Swearingen defense requests more DNA tests
Attorneys for Larry Swearingen filed an amended motion last week to the 9th
state District Court in Montgomery County for additional DNA testing in his
capital murder case.
Swearingen was convicted and sentenced to death in 200
June 1
TEXAS:
Controversial former DA appointed special prosecutor in Cummings' appeal
A controversial former district attorney from Williamson County has been
appointed a McLennan County special prosecutor to handle a portion of the
Rickey Donnell Cummings death penalty appeal.
McLe
May 31
TEXAS:
District Attorney says He Will Seek Death Penalty for Cheryl Drive Shooting
Suspects
District Attorney Mark Skurka confirmed Friday that he will be seeking the
death penalty for Brendon Gaytan and Cruz Salazar, the 2 men charged with
capital murder in the shooting deaths
April 2
TEXASimpending executions
Tommy Lynn Sells' attorney tries to push execution date back
Convicted killer Tommy Lynn Sells' attorney filed a suit in Houston federal
court in a last attempt to block Sells' execution scheduled for Thursday.
Jonathan Ross, Sells' attorney, arg
Mar. 1
TEXASnew death sentence
Jury returns death penalty case for ex-software engineer in Austin police
officer's slaying
A jury has sentenced a former Austin software engineer to death for the slaying
of an Austin police officer.
A Travis County jury deliberated more than 8 hour
Jan. 31
TEXAS:
Defense lawyers: Skinner won't appear in Pampa
Hank Skinner, the Texas death-row inmate convicted of murdering his live-in
girlfriend, Twila Busby, and her sons, Randy and Elwin "Scooter" Caler, will
not be attending an evidentiary hearing scheduled in Pampa Monday and T
Jan. 23
TEXAS:
Rodney Reed's Appeal Denied, but the Fight Continues
Yet again, the State of Texas is coming close to executing an innocent man.
Rodney Reed, who has been on Texas' death row since 1998, was denied an appeal
to the US 5th Circuit Court of Appeals in January, clearing the
Jan. 8
TEXAS:
Violent deaths in Hidalgo County sheriff's jurisdiction in 2013 down from past
2 years, in line with median under Trevino
Criminal acts ended 15 lives in the Hidalgo County Sheriff's Office
jurisdiction in 2013, authorities say. All told, at least nine people allegedly
Dec. 13
TEXAS:
Appeals court orders new punishment trial for man on Texas death row since 1986
An El Paso man convicted and condemned for the slaying of an elderly woman
almost 30 years ago has won a new punishment trial.
The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals agreed Wednesday with a tri
Nov. 20
TEXAS:
Prosecutors seeking death penalty for man accused in Sonnier murder
KCBD has obtained court documents that reveal prosecutors are looking to seek
the death penalty for Thomas Dixon, the man accused of hiring David Shepard to
kill Dr. Joseph Sonnier.
David Shepard plead
Sept. 19
TEXASexecution
Texas Man Executed for Ambush That Killed 4 Women
A former South Texas street gang member was executed Thursday evening for his
involvement in a gang ambush where 4 women were gunned down 11 years ago.
Robert Garza smiled and blew a kiss to friends and rela
Sept. 13
TEXASimpending execution
In Texas, execution for association; Robert Garza is scheduled to die for
belonging to the same gang as a killer
This piece originally appeared on Waging Nonviolence.
Robert Garza is scheduled to die on September 19. The state of Texas has not
att
Sept. 10
TEXAS:
No death penalty in Henderson retrial, DA says
Travis County prosecutors will not seek the death penalty when Cathy Lynn
Henderson is retried for the 1994 death of an infant she was baby-sitting.
Henderson, who was once 2 days from execution for the death of 3-month-o
Sept. 5
TEXAS:
Death penalty makes us no better than criminals we condemn
I remember the stutter in his speech, the terror on his face, and the utter
desperation in his voice. I remember his torn jeans and old, faded polo that
told the story of a life of poverty and struggle. But, mos
Sept. 4
TEXAS:
Executions under Rick Perry, 2001-present-265
Executions in Texas: Dec. 7, 1982-present503
Perry #scheduled execution date-name-Tx. #
266-Sept. 19--Robert Garza---505
267-Sept. 26--A
Sept. 3
TEXAS:
Man on death row 2 decades wins appeal
A Harris County man on Texas death row for 20 years has won a federal court
appeal that allows him to pursue claims he's mentally impaired and ineligible
for the death penalty.
The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Tuesday in
July 27
TEXAS:
Eric and Kim Williams: Death penalty for one, not determined on other
Prosecutors went before a visiting judge this morning (July 26) and announced
the sentences they will seek in connection with the 3 murders in Kaufman County
earlier this year.
Sort of.
Special prose
July 24
TEXAS:
Sheriff: Prosecutors will seek death penalty
Prosecutors will go before a Kaufman County district court on Friday, July 26
and formally announce they will be seeking the death penalty for Eric and Kim
Williams, accused of 3 murders earlier this year.
Kaufman County She
June 24
TEXASimpending 500th execution
Texas Reaches Death Penalty Milestone
On Wednesday, Texas is scheduled to execute its 500th death-row inmate since
the Supreme Court restored capital punishment in 1976. The state has executed
nearly 5 times as many people as Virginia, the 2
June 24
TEXASimpending (500th) execution
Texans Love Their Guns and Killing People with Execution Number 500
This week, Texas will be breaking out the champagne. The 'grim reaper' state is
poised to execute its 500th person. Texans love 2 things, their guns, and
killing people.
T
June 15
TEXAS:
Senate OKs Life With Parole for 17-Year-Old Murderers
The Senate on Friday approved a measure that would require judges and juries to
sentence 17-year-olds convicted of capital murder to life in prison with the
chance of parole after 40 years.
Gov. Rick Perry expanded
June 10
TEXASimpending execution
Port Arthur serial killer set for Wednesday execution
Donning a mask to hide his identity and using Duct tape and a handgun, Elroy
Chester once had a violent hold over the city.
Like a serial killer in a horror movie, Chester, then 28, methodically
May 13
TEXAS:
Testimony to begin Monday in trial of man accused of drowning sons; prosecutors
seeking death penalty
Testimony is expected to begin Monday in the capital murder trial of a
34-year-old man accused of kidnapping and drowning his 2 sons in August 2011.
Dallas County pros
May 7
TEXASexecution
Texas inmate executed for fatal drug-deal robbery
A Texas death row inmate convicted of killing a fellow drug dealer while
robbing him outside of a Waco convenience store 10 years ago was executed
Tuesday evening.
In the seconds before being injected with a
April 29
TEXAS:
Democrat proposes repeal of death penalty; Measure faces uphill battle in
GOP-run Legislature
Texas lawmakers will hear testimony on a bill to repeal the death penalty.
A Democratic lawmaker from Houston has introduced the measure, and the House
Criminal Jurisprudence
April 25
TEXASexecution
Man Put to Death for Texas Store Abduction Slaying
A Texas inmate was executed Thursday evening for fatally shooting 1 of 3 people
he and a partner abducted during a convenience store robbery nearly 11 years
ago.
Richard Cobb, 29, didn't deny using a 20-g
April 18
TEXAS:
Smart Enough to Die; In 2002, the Supreme Court banned the death penalty for
mentally retarded defendants. Still, Texas finds a way.
Elroy Chester was the worst one-man crime wave Port Arthur had ever seen.
Paroled in 1997 from prison, where he was serving time for burg
April 16
TEXASexecution
Texas executes convicted killer for 2001 slaying
A North Texas man was executed Tuesday evening for fatally shooting a teenager
during a carjacking outside a nightclub 12 years ago.
Ronnie Threadgill, 40, received lethal injection in Huntsville less than 2
April 10
TEXAS:
Mandatory DNA testing bill advances
A DNA-testing bill seeking to prevent wrongful convictions, restore faith in
the state's justice system and prevent costly delays to state executions passed
the Senate Criminal Justice Committee Tuesday in a unanimous vote.
Senate B
Jan. 20
TEXASnew execution date
John Quintanilla has been given an execution date of May 14; it should be
considered serious.
(sources: TDCJ & Rick Halperin)
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Executions under Rick Perry, 2001-present-253
Executions in Texas: Dec. 7, 1982-pr
Dec. 12
TEXASnew execution date
Elroy Chester has been given an execution date of April 24; it should be
considered serious.
*
Executions under Rick Perry, 2001-present-253
Executions in Texas: Dec. 7, 1982-present492
Perry #sched
Dec. 7
TEXAS:
Executions under Rick Perry, 2001-present-253
Executions in Texas: Dec. 7, 1982-present492
Perry #scheduled execution date-name-Tx. #
254-January 29Kimberly McCarthy---493
255-February 20---
Dec. 6
TEXASnew execution date
March execution date set for killer of couple with Marfa ties
A family with ties to Marfa hopes to soon find peace and closure when the man
who brutally murdered their parents is executed early next year.
Merced and Manuel Aguirre were both born in M
Dec. 1
TEXAS:
Death row inmate returns to court to request new trial
When Noah Espada was found guilty of a double-slaying 7 years ago, the 1st
person called to testify as the punishment phase of his death penalty trial
began was former jailer Christopher Nieto.
But the guard - who s
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