April 25
TEXASexecution
Texas executes man for killing 2 at party
Texas has executed a 31-year-old prisoner condemned for killing a 5-year-old
girl and her grandmother in a gang-related shooting at a child’s birthday party
in Fort Worth a decade ago.
Erick Davila received lethal
April 25
TEXASimpending executions
Erick Davila's death penalty case made it in front of the U.S. Supreme Court.
Now, he's set for execution.Erick Davila is scheduled to die Wednesday
evening for a 2008 shooting at a child's birthday party that left his rival
gang member's
April 24
APRIL 24, 2018:
TEXASimpending execution
Death row inmate slated for execution Wednesday denied clemency
A Fort Worth man on Texas death row was denied clemency and a late-stage
federal appeal on Monday, barely 48 hours before he is scheduled for execution
in the
April 23
TEXAS:
Texas prison system stalls release of public information on
executionsEarlier this month, defense lawyers claimed Texas was botching
its executions with old drugs. Now, the Texas Department of Criminal Justice
has stalled the release of information on how many
April 21
TEXAS:
Judge denies motion to remove death penalty from suspect in Breanna Wood's
deathNueces County prosecutors revealed they're pursuing charges against
seven people related to the killing.
The death penalty remains on the table for capital murder suspect Joseph
April 20
TEXAS:
Warden Describes Life on Death Row in Delacruz Testimony
Texas Department of Criminal Justice prison warden Stephen Bryant testified
about living conditions on death row for jurors in the Isidro Delacruz trial on
April 3, 2018.
Jurors unanimously sentenced Delacruz
April 19
TEXASimpending execution(s)
Death Watch: The Constitutionality of IntentWhat if the people you killed
were not who you hoped to kill?
Erick Davila is scheduled to die on Wednesday, April 25. The 31-year-old from
Fort Worth was convicted of capital murder for the 2008
April 18
TEXASnew death sentence
Isidro Delacruz gets death penalty in Naiya Villegas murder
In the end, the photographs of a smiling 5-year-old girl juxtaposed with a
menacing-looking Isidro Delacruz - staring straight into the camera on the
night of the child's murder - might
April 17
TEXAS:
Northeast Texas man on death row for strangling girlfriend turned down by
The U.S. Supreme Court turned down Daniel Acker's appeal on Monday.
A northeast Texas man convicted of strangling his girlfriend moved one step
closer to a possible execution date after the U.S.
April 16
TEXAS:
A rush to death risks executing the innocent
Since the Supreme Court’s lifting of the moratorium against the death penalty
in 1976, more than 1,400 men and women have been killed at the hands of various
states. Of that number, nearly a third were executed by the
April 15
TEXAS:
Texas seeks to fast-track executions
A request by Texas to opt in on the 1996 Federal Anti-terrorism and Effective
Death Penalty Act is drawing sharp criticism from civil rights groups and local
defense attorneys.
According to the state Attorney General's office,
April 14
TEXAS:
Why This Judge Dreads Execution Day“I wondered whether the system I have
been a part of for so long was, simply, barbaric.”
The execution was set for 6 p.m. I knew because I set the date and time myself.
With a little more than an hour to go, I sat alone by the
April 11
TEXAS:
Judge denies request for mistrial in Delacruz capital murder case; sentencing
continues
Sentencing in the case of Isidro Delacruz picked back up Monday, with the judge
dismissing requests by the defense to declare a mistrial or grant a continuance
because of new
April 8
APRIL 8, 2018:
TEXAS:
Man Charged with the Capital Murder of Eric Torrez has a Court Date Monday
2 men charged with capital murder are scheduled to be in court in San Angelo on
Monday.
The punishment phase of Isidro Delacruz's capital murder trial is set to resume
April 7
TEXAS:
Anthony Graves on Texas request for faster death penalty appeals: "I would have
been executed"Death row exoneree Anthony Graves, along with capital defense
lawyers, legal groups and former federal judges, criticized Texas' request to
speed up federal death penalty
April 5
TEXAS:
Condemned killer of 3 near Waco in 1989 loses federal appeal
A 69-year-old prisoner on Texas death row for almost 3 decades for the slayings
near Waco of 3 people - including the parents of his estranged wife - has lost
a federal court appeal, moving him a step closer
April 4
TEXASimpending execution
Death row inmate files appeal alleging he was high at time of slaying
With weeks to go before his scheduled execution, defense lawyers for Erick
Davila are arguing that he should be spared death because he was high at the
time of the slaying and
April 3
TEXASfemale to face death penalty
Jury trial set for capital-murder defendant
A jury trial has been scheduled for Jan. 28 for the woman accused of shooting
to death her 2 young daughters, Henderson County District Attorney Mark Hall
said.
Just over 3 months ago, Sarah
April 1
TEXAS:
Texas DA murdered after pursuing killer bent on targeting lawyers
The murder was no mystery.
It was a shock, sure. People don't gun down assistant district attorneys in
broad daylight. Not in 2013. Not one block from the county courthouse.
When people heard about
March 30
TEXAS:
Good Friday is a time to consider what the death penalty is doing to our souls
Good Friday always beckons us to think deeply about our role in the execution.
Word spread quickly. The crime was unspeakable. The reward for his capture was
great. The government was
March 29
MARCH 29, 2018:
TEXAS:
Death penalty testimony paints violent portrait of officer's killer
The jury that will decide whether to give the death sentence to Shaun Puente
has heard days of testimony, before and during the punishment phase of his
capital murder trial,
March 28
TEXASexecution
Lubbock group protests death penalty on night of Rodriguez's execution
"God of compassion," read the vigil program. "You let rain fall on the just and
the unjust. Expand and deepen our hearts so that we may love as you love, even
those among us who have
March 27
TEXASexecution
Texas executes inmate who killed woman, stuffed body in a suitcase
Rosendo Rodriguez III, 38, was executed Tuesday evening in Huntsville for the
2005 murder of a Lubbock woman whose battered naked body was found stuffed in a
suitcase that had been dumped in
March 27
TEXASimpending execution
Lubbock's "suitcase killer" fights upcoming executionRosendo Rodriguez is
set to die for killing a Lubbock prostitute and tossing her body in a dumpster
in a suitcase. His final appeals claim the medical examiner's testimony that
she was
March 26
TEXASimpending execution
Execution stay chances wither for Lubbock's 'suitcase killer'
The man infamously known in Lubbock and the nation as the "suitcase killer"
remains on track to be executed Tuesday - a day after his 38th birthday.
Rosendo Rodriguez's chances for a
March 23
TEXASimpending execution
Federal judge in Lubbock rejects Rodriguez death penalty appeal
A federal judge in Lubbock on Thursday denied a motion to stop the March 27
execution of Rosendo Rodriguez, who was convicted of the 2005 killing of
29-year-old Summer Baldwin who
March 22
TEXASnew execution date
Christopher Young has been given an execution date for July 17; it should be
considered serious.
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Supreme Court gives Texas inmate chance to secure funds that could help him
avoid death penalty
The Supreme Court on
March 21
TEXASnew execution date
Execution set for convicted killer of East Texas woman, 93
An East Texas man on death row for the slaying of a 93-year-old woman during a
robbery at her home has received an execution date.
State District Judge Christi Kennedy signed an order
March 20
TEXAS2 new execution dates
Clifton Williams has been given an execution date for June 21, and Danny Bible
has been given an execution date for June 27both should be considered
serious.
**
An execution date has been set for a 66-year-old man
March 18
TEXASfemale faces death penalty
Round 2: Jury to be selected
More than 1,000 potential jurors have been summoned to appear in district court
Thursday when the state makes a 2nd attempt at jury selection in the capital
murder case against Sabrina Vielma. Vielma faces
March 8
TEXAS:
Shock belt use cited as part of James Calvert's death penalty appeal
A man on death row for a brutal Smith County murder says the electric shock he
received during trial violated his constitutional rights.
James Calvert was convicted in 2015 of capital murder and
March 7
TEXAS:
Presiding Judge Sharon Keller narrowly wins Texas Court of Criminal Appeals
primary race
Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Presiding Judge Sharon Keller narrowly won the
Republican primary Tuesday night, overcoming a challenger who knocked her for
her multiple ethical
March 5
TEXAS:
Former Texas Prosecutor Withheld Email that Could Have Prevented Innocent Man
from Landing on Death Row: Report
In an announcement late Friday, Harris County, Texas, District Attorney Kim Ogg
revealed that a former prosecutor had withheld a key email that could have
March 3
TEXASimpending execution
Texas Gives Rosendo Rodriguez Execution Date of March 27, 2018
Rosendo Rodriguez III is scheduled to be executed at 6 pm CDT, on Tuesday,
March 27, 2018, at the Walls Unit of the Huntsville State Penitentiary in
Huntsville, Texas. 37-year-old
March 2
TEXASimpending execution
State responds to convicted murderer's request for stay of execution
The state has responded to convicted murderer Rosendo Rodriguez III's motion
for a stay of execution, although the court has not officially ruled on the
motion.
Rodriguez is
March 1
TEXAS:
Delacerda will get new attorney for appeal of death sentence
A Hardin County jury on Tuesday handed down the state's 1st death sentence of
2018, deciding a Kountze man convicted of torturing and killing his
girlfriend's 4-year-old daughter is irredeemable and likely
Feb. 28
TEXASnew death sentence
Kountze man sentenced to death for killing girlfriend's toddler
A Hardin County jury on Tuesday handed down the state's 1st death sentence of
2018, deciding a Kountze man convicted of torturing and killing his
girlfriend's 4-year-old daughter is
Feb. 27
TEXAS:
East Texas dragging death killer loses federal court appeal
A prisoner on Texas death row for the dragging death of a man nearly 2 decades
ago in East Texas has lost a federal court appeal, moving him a step close to
execution for the hate crime.
The 5th U.S. Circuit
Feb. 24
TEXAS:
Guilty: Kountze man faces death penalty at sentencing in child's deathThe
members of the jury found Jason Wade Delacerda, 40, of Kountze, guilty of
capital murder.
A week of heart-wrenching testimony came to a close Friday morning and a jury
of 9 women and 5 men
Feb. 23
TEXAS:
Governor Abbott commutes death sentence of Thomas Bartlett Whitaker
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott announced on Thursday that he has commuted the death
sentence of Thomas Bartlett Whitaker.
Whitaker was set to be executed Thursday night for the 2003 murders of his
mother and
Feb. 22
TEXAS:
Man who plotted his family's murder will not be executed, governor says
The governor of Texas decided today to spare the life of a convicted killer who
carried out a plot to kill his parents and his brother.
About 40 minutes before the scheduled execution, Texas Gov.
Feb. 22
TEXAS:
Jury selection put on hold in death penalty trial
Jury selection in the trial seeking the death penalty against 1 of 2 men
accused of gunning down U.S. Border Patrol Agent Javier Vega has been postponed
until March 26.
Gustavo Tijerina-Sandoval is 1 of 2 men accused
Feb. 21
TEXAS:
Texas parole board recommends killer be spared from death
The Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles, in a rare decision, unanimously
recommended Tuesday that the death sentence of convicted killer Thomas " Bart"
Whitaker be commuted.
Whitaker is scheduled for lethal
Feb. 17
TEXASimpending execution
Sugar Land man scheduled for execution after killing his family loses appeal
With barely a week to go before Texas death row inmate Thomas "Bart" Whitaker's
scheduled execution, a state appeals court on Thursday denied the Sugar Land
man's latest
Feb. 16
TEXASimpending execution
Urgent Action
FATHER APPEALS FOR SON'S LIFE TO BE SPARED
Thomas Whitaker, aged 38, is due to be executed in Texas on 22 February. He was
convicted in 2007 of the murder of his mother and brother in a shooting in
which his father was badly wounded
Feb. 15
TEXASnew execution date and impending execution
San Antonio lovers' lane killer gets 4th execution date in less than a year
A San Antonio killer this month was handed his 4th execution date in less than
a year.
Juan Castillo, who was sent to death row for his role in a
Feb. 14
TEXASimpending execution
Texas father makes personal plea to spare condemned son's life
With his son's execution 9 days away, Kent Whitaker met Tuesday in Austin with
the chairman of the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles to personally request
mercy for the child
Feb. 13
TEXAS:
DA's office to mull death penalty in 2006 Donna murder
The Hidalgo County District Attorney's Office requested more time Monday to
decide whether they will again seek the death penalty against a man who won a
new punishment trial on appeal.
Douglas Armstrong was
Feb. 11
TEXAS:
Willacy to seek ultimate penalty
Nearly 1 century has passed since a person convicted and sentenced to death in
Willacy County has been executed by the state of Texas.
This week, 1 of 2 men accused of shooting and killing an off-duty Border Patrol
agent and injuring
Feb. 9
TEXASdeath sentence thrown out
College Station Man Resentenced For Murder After Appeals Court Throws Out Death
Penalty
In September 2012, a Brazos County district court jury gave a College Station
man the death penalty, a decision that was thrown out 2 years ago by the
Feb. 8
TEXAS:
British grandmother on death row loses appeal
A British grandmother who has spent more than 15 years on death row in Texas
has lost an appeal to the state's highest criminal court.
Linda Carty was sentenced to death after being convicted of the murder of her
neighbour
Feb. 7
TEXAS:
New punishment trial begins for convicted murderer Stanley Griffin
Convicted murderer Stanley Lamar Griffin returned Tuesday to a Brazos County
courtroom where a second jury will hear punishment testimony to decide his fate
-- a hearing that comes almost 6 years after
Feb. 4
TEXASimpending execution
Texas man vowed to forgive whoever killed most of his family; then he learned
it was his son
Rage and faith warred inside Kent Whitaker as he lay in a hospital bed with a
9mm bullet hole 6 inches from his heart. It was December 2003, and the
Feb. 3
TEXASimpending execution
He's Fighting to Save His Family's Killer. The Killer: His Own Son
Bart Whitaker set to be executed Feb. 22 for killing his mom and brother, but
dad isn't giving up on him
"My wife and son were murdered by a masked gunman, and my other son and I
Feb. 2
TEXASexecution
Killer John Battaglia Asked 'Am I Dead?' And Taunted Ex-Wife During Execution
For Murder of 2 Young Daughters
Without remorse or humility until the end, killer John Battaglia, who murdered
his 2 young daughters in his Texas home in 2001, laughed and
Feb. 1
TEXASexecution
John Battaglia jokes with his ex-wife before being put to death for killing
their girls as she listened in horror
John David Battaglia went out with a joke and a grin.
Battaglia, 62, offered no apologies and showed no remorse for killing his
daughters at
Feb. 1
TEXASimpending execution
Federal Court Rejects Appeal Of Dallas Dad Who Killed His Daughters
A federal court ruling means the man convicted of one of the most chilling
crimes in North Texas history is closer to having his execution carried out
tonight. John Battaglia is
Feb. 1
TEXASimpending execution
John Battaglia to be executed Thursday after twice dodging death for murdering
his daughters
John David Battaglia is set to be executed Thursday - a punishment the Dallas
man has twice postponed.
Battaglia, 62, murdered his daughters,
Jan. 31
TEXASexecution
Texas inmate executed after Supreme Court denies appeal
A Texas death row inmate was put to death Tuesday evening after the U.S.
Supreme Court denied an appeal to block his execution, saying race was a factor
in his sentencing.
William Rayford, 64, was
January 30
TEXASexecution
Texas carries out nation's second execution of 2018
Dallas man put to death for murder committed while on parole for earlier
slaying
A Dallas man who was already on parole for the murder of his estranged wife
when he stabbed and strangled his
Jan. 30
TEXASimpending execution
Texas man set for execution hopes Supreme Court cases will stop his
deathWilliam Rayford, a 64-year-old death row inmate convicted in the 1999
murder of his ex-girlfriend, is hoping 2 previous U.S. Supreme Court cases will
be the key to stopping
Jan. 29
TEXASimpending execution
US Supreme Court asked to halt Texas execution this week
Attorneys for a Texas prisoner facing execution this week for killing a woman
in Dallas in 1999 are asking the U.S. Supreme Court to halt his punishment
after the top Texas criminal court
Jan. 26
TEXASimpending executions
Death Watch: Rayford, BattagliaHuntsville heats up
William Rayford faces his 1st execution date on Tuesday, Jan. 30, for the 1999
kidnapping and murder of ex-girlfriend Carol Hall. The 64-year-old Dallas
native was on parole at the time, as
Jan. 20
TEXAS:
Anthony Graves turns jailhouse writing into book, 'Infinite Hope'
He started on a typewriter, click-clacking away into the night in the quiet of
a prison cell.
That was sometime around 2000, when Anthony Graves didn't know if he'd see the
light of day again - back
Jan. 19
TEXASnew execution date
Fort Worth man convicted in birthday party slaying gets execution date
A Fort Worth man convicted of killing a rival gang member's mother and a
5-year-old girl at a children's birthday party 10 years ago has been given an
execution date.
Erick
January 18
TEXASexecution
'Tourniquet Killer' executed in Texas
A man who became known as Houston's "Tourniquet Killer" because of his
signature murder technique has become the nation's 1st prisoner executed in
2018.
Anthony Allen Shore received lethal injection Thursday evening
Jan. 18
TEXASimpending execution
"Tourniquet Killer' set to be executed in Texas
A Houston-area sex offender who was convicted of killing a young woman and
confessed to 3 more strangling deaths is set for lethal injection in Texas
Thursday in what would be the 1st U.S. execution
January 17
TEXAS:
US Supreme Court Refuses Appeal for Houston Police Killer
The U.S. Supreme Court has refused an appeal from a Texas death row inmate
convicted of killing a Houston police officer 27 years ago.
The high court, without comment, declined Tuesday to review arguments
Jan. 16
TEXASimpending execution
Houston killer facing execution this week admitted to 2 more slayings in morbid
hoax
He didn't scream or laugh. He didn't plead or apologize.
Anthony Shore was calm, almost stoic, when he confessed to the murders - just
like he was 20 years ago.
Jan. 13
TEXASimpending execution
His son tried to kill him; now father tries to halt his execution
Thomas Whitaker is scheduled for execution on Feb. 22 for setting up the ambush
that killed his mom, brother.
His father survived the shooting and, after learning to forgive his
Jan. 12
TEXASimpending executions
Questions Linger for Anthony Shore, Larry SwearingenShore to be 1st Texan
executed in 2018
Houston serial killer Anthony Shore faces another death date, this one Jan. 18.
Shore was originally set for execution in October, but that got halted
Jan. 11
TEXAS:
Choosing jurors in death penalty case of Isidro Delacruz will take time
Among several hundred San Angelo residents summoned to the McNease Convention
Center for jury duty Thursday morning will be the 1st jurors to hear a capital
murder case here this millenium.
Jan. 10
TEXAS:
Death penalty trials on way; Men accused of murdering BP agent
2 men accused in the 2014 death of an off-duty Border Patrol agent in Willacy
County made brief appearances in court Tuesday as defense attorneys and
prosecutors prepared for death penalty trials against
Jan. 8
TEXAS:
East Texas man speaks after 30 years on death row
For the past 3 decades, an East Texas man has been serving his sentence on
death row.
David Lee Lewis, 52, was convicted of killing a Lufkin woman when he was
burglarizing her home back in 1986. He is appealing his
Jan. 7
TEXAS:
Jury selection in long-delayed Delacruz capital murder trial to begin next week
Jury selection is around the corner in the trial of a San Angelo capital murder
suspect who stands accused of killing his ex-girlfriend's daughter in 2014.
Some 350-400 residents are set to
Jan. 5
JANUARY 5, 2018:
TEXAS:
Breanna Wood murder suspect to face death penalty
The primary suspect in the Breanna Wood murder case will face the death penalty
according to prosecutors.
Joseph Tejeda appeared in Nueces County Court Thursday, and learned prosecutors
will seek
Jan. 4
TEXASfemale facing death penalty
Another suspect facing death penalty for Breanna Wood homicideDistrict
Attorney Mark Gonzalez said the case will send a message that if you commit a
crime in Nueces County, you will be held accountable.
The Nueces County District
January 1, 2018
TEXAS:
Report: Bexar County juries don't like the death penalty
Juries are becoming more and more reluctant to hand out death sentences
throughout Texas, but especially in Bexar County, according to a new report by
the Texas Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty.
Dec. 17
TEXASfemale to face death penalty
Hundreds of jurors skip out on capital murder case leading to new delay
The jury selection process in the state's capital murder case against Sabrina
Vielma came to a halt Thursday after 75 % of summoned jurors failed to appear.
Vielma
Dec. 16
TEXAS:
Why Texas' 'death penalty capital of the world' stopped executing people
Since the Supreme Court legalized capital punishment in 1976, Harris County,
Texas, has executed 126 people. That's more executions than every individual
state in the union, barring Texas itself.
Dec. 15
TEXAS:
Harris County Sues Major Drugmakers Over Opioid Epidemic
Harris County has become the latest government body to sue major drug
manufacturers for their hand in the opioid epidemic, alleging the companies
conspired to push highly addictive medication that harmed its
Dec. 14
TEXAS:
Texas leads the nation in executions, but its death row population is
droppingTexas executed more people than any other state this year, but
fewer new death sentences has led to a shrinking death row population.
The number of inmates on Texas' death row dropped
Dec. 12
TEXAS:
Salvadoran man on Texas death row loses Supreme Court appeal
The U.S. Supreme has refused to review an appeal from a 48-year-old Salvadoran
man on Texas death row for the slayings of 2 Houston store clerks during an
attempted robbery more than 17 years ago.
The high
Dec. 8
TEXAS:
Texas district attorney who prosecuted Jeff Wood now wants him off death row
The prosecutor in the death penalty case of a man who didn't kill anyone has
asked the parole board and Gov. Greg Abbott to change his sentence to life in
prison.
Now the Kerr County
Dec. 6
DECEMBER 6, 2017:
TEXAS:
Delacruz appears in court; capital murder trial slated
A San Angelo capital murder suspect appeared in court Tuesday for the 1st time
since his trial was postponed last-minute in July.
Isidro Miguel Delacruz, 27, stands accused in the slaying of
Dec. 2
TEXAS:
Death Penalty Sought for Tech Officer Murder, But Daniels Might Be Incompetent
to Stand Trial
A court record filed on Tuesday indicated that prosecutors are now seeking the
death penalty against Hollis Alvin Daniels, 19, for the shooting death of a
police officer on
Nov. 28
TEXAS:
High Court Won't Review Beaumont Courthouse Shooter Case
The U.S. Supreme Court has refused to review the conviction and death sentence
of a Houston man for the slaying of a 79-year-old woman during a 2012 shooting
rampage outside the courthouse in downtown Beaumont.
Nov. 27
TEXAS:
Houston: Ground zero for the death penaltyStudy shows Harris County ismost
active in capital punishment, driven by district attorney choices
If Harris County were its own state, it would have a more active death chamber
than the entire country outside of Texas.
Nov. 26
TEXAS:
Wheels of justice slow, methodical for Gregg homicide suspects
After years of waiting in the Gregg County Jail, 4 of the county's 5
longest-waiting homicide suspects were sentenced and moved to prison this year.
Eleven of the 28 homicide suspects held in jail this
Nov. 24
TEXAS:
Texas Trooper Fatally Shot On Thanksgiving, Suspect In CustodyThe trooper,
a married father of 3, was fatally shot during a Thanksgiving traffic stop. The
suspect was arrested after more gunfire.
A Texas state trooper was shot and killed during a traffic stop
Nov. 23
TEXAS:
D.A. opposes ban on death penalty
Anderson County District Attorney Allyson Mitchell has experienced many
"firsts" in her career. In November 2014, she became the county's 1st woman to
hold the position of district attorney. Now, 3 years later, Mitchell has tried
-
Nov. 23
TEXAS:
Professor explains why Texas executes so many prisoners
If Harris County were its own state, it would have a more active death chamber
than the entire rest of the country - except for the rest of Texas.
Of the 1,465 U.S. executions in the modern death penalty era,
Nov. 17
TEXAS:
Flawed evidence is why the death penalty must go
After leading the nation for decades in recommending death sentences, juries in
Dallas County and Harris County have apparently cooled to the idea. In Dallas,
prosecutors have asked juries to condemn a murderer to death
Nov. 16
TEXASnew death sentences
Tracy gets death penalty for murder of Telford officer
A Bowie County jury deliberated just over an hour Wednesday morning before
sentencing Texas prison inmate Billy Joel Tracy to death.
Tracy, 39, will face the ultimate punishment in the July
Nov. 15
TEXAS:
Science has taught us juries rely on flawed evidence for convictions; that's
why the death penalty must go
After leading the nation for decades in recommending death sentences, juries in
Dallas County and Harris County have apparently cooled to the idea. In Dallas,
Nov. 14
TEXAS:
Cardenas Execution Raising Questions About Treatment of Mexican Nationals In
U.S. Prisons
The Cardenas execution in Huntsville is raising questions about the treatment
of Mexican Nationals in American prisons. News Center 23 had a chance to speak
to the Mexican
Nov. 11
TEXASnew execution date
Lubbock judge signs death warrant for Rosendo Rodriguez
Lubbock Judge Jim Bob Darnell issued Wednesday an order of execution for
37-year-old Rosendo Rodriguez III, who was convicted and sentenced to death for
the 2005 slaying of a pregnant woman
Nov. 9
TEXASexecution
Texas execution of Mexican man draws fire from Mexico's president
A Mexican citizen on death row in Texas was executed Wednesday night for the
slaying of his 16-year-old cousin who was abducted from her family's apartment
and fatally beaten.
Ruben Ramirez
Nov. 8
TEXASexecution
Texas executes Mexican national despite international ire
Texas executed a Mexican national late Wednesday night despite a flurry of
last-minute appeals and objections from his native country and United Nations
human rights experts.
Death row inmate
Nov. 8
TEXASimpending execution
exican citizen to be executed in Texas for killing cousin
Police who stopped at a convenience store more than 20 years ago in South Texas
determined 2 men at the business were drunk and told them to find a friend to
drive them home.
Ruben
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