July 28
TEXASexecution
S.A. man executed after Supreme Court rejects bid for stay
A San Antonio man was executed Thursday night for killing a woman in 2004 after
a last-minute request for a stay to the Supreme Court was rejected.
TaiChin Preyor, 46, had been on death row for
Feb. 18
TEXAS:
Faith leaders support death-row inmate's religious discrimination claim
More than 500 faith leaders across the country have endorsed a statement
calling for a new trial for a Texas death row inmate claiming religious
discrimination in the selection of his jury.
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
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