Nov. 7
TEXASimpending execution
Efforts fail to halt execution of MexicanGovernment calls Texas execution
an 'illegal act,' citing international
Mexico had vowed to exhaust all efforts to prevent the execution tomorrow of a
Mexican inmate on death row in a Texas prison but
Nov. 3
TEXAS:
Lawyers agree to DNA testing in Swearingen's death row case
After years of courtroom wrangling, lawyers from both sides are finally
agreeing to move forward with DNA testing in the 1998 rape and murder of
Montgomery College student Melissa Trotter.
The agreement,
Nov. 2
TEXASimpending execution
Death Watch: Forced Testimony Over Evidence?No physical evidence implicates
Cardenas in his cousin's murder
Ruben Cardenas, a Mexican national convicted of capital murder for kidnapping,
raping, and killing his 16-year-old cousin in McAllen,
Nov. 1
TEXAS:
Brazos County jury hearing testimony today in 2015 Anderson County slayings
Brazos County jurors will hear testimony today as trial gets underway for a
Tennessee Colony man facing the death penalty for allegedly killing 6 people at
an Anderson County campsite in
Oct. 25
TEXASimpending execution/Mexican national
Texas set to execute Mexican national amid international dispute
Texas next month is poised to execute a Mexican national accused of rape and
murder in a case that could further inflame border tensions over apparent
violations of
Oct. 24
TEXAS:
Capital case goes to trial: Tracy could face death if convicted in slaying
Opening statements and testimony are expected to begin this morning in the
capital murder trial of a Texas prison inmate accused in the July 2015 death of
a correctional officer at the Barry
Oct. 23
TEXAS:
Texas Journey of Hope Arrives in SA
The Texas Journey of Hope 2017 tour is in San Antonio this week spreading the
message of forgiveness and healing to discuss alternatives to the death
penalty.
"My wife was murdered and then I was falsely accused, wrongly
Oct. 22
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TEXAS:
Texas death row plot triggers call for more prison guards
The gurney in Huntsville is where Texas' condemned are strapped down to receive
lethal doses of drugs.
After a bizarre death row confession plot between 2 prisoners slated for
Oct. 21
TEXAS:
With jury chosen, court takes up final pretrial matters in capital murder case
Final pretrial matters were discussed Thursday at a hearing in the case of
Billy Joel Tracy, a Texas prison inmate facing the death penalty in the July
2015 beating death of a correctional
Oct. 20
TEXAS:
Last pretrial hearing Thursday in Telford death penalty case
Outstanding motions and other issues were discussed at a hearing Thursday in
the case of a Texas prison inmate accused of capital murder in the July 15,
2015, beating death of a Barry Telford Unit
Oct. 19
TEXASstay of impending executions
'Tourniquet Killer' execution date reset to January 2018'Tourniquet Killer'
claims death row inmate convinced him to confess to murder
The execution date for Anthony Allen Shore, also known as the "Tourniquet
Killer," has been
Oct. 18
TEXASstay of imminent execution
'Tourniquet Killer' execution date reset to January 2018
'Tourniquet Killer' claims death row inmate convinced him to confess to murder
The execution date for Anthony Allen Shore, also known as the "Tourniquet
Killer," has been reset for
Oct. 17
TEXASimpending execution
Houston serial killer faces execution this weekAnthony Shore, a convicted
serial killer, is set to be executed Wednesday evening. His murders in the
1980s and 1990s went unsolved until 2003.
Houston's "Tourniquet Killer" is on his way to the
Oct. 15
TEXAS:
Sherman hotel clerk murder suspect caught in N.Y.
The final suspect in the August murder of a Sherman hotel clerk has been
apprehended and is now in police custody.
Family members of the victim in the case, 32-year-old Brandon Hubert of
Denison, confirm that Reginald
Oct. 13
TEXASexecution
Texas Inmate Executed for Prison Guard's Death
A Texas inmate convicted in the death of a prison guard was put to death
Thursday after the U.S. Supreme Court rejected his lawyer's attempts to halt
the execution.
Robert Pruett was given a lethal
Oct. 12
TEXASexecution
Texas executes man convicted of killing prison guard with shank
Texas executed a man on Thursday convicted of murdering a prison guard in 1999,
after the U.S. Supreme Court rejected a last-minute appeal to spare his life
despite arguments by his lawyers that
Oct. 13
TEXASimpending executions
Man convicted in Texas prison guard's death to be executed
A Texas death row inmate who sued unsuccessfully to try to halt his execution,
arguing that more DNA testing needed to be done, is now trying to convince the
U.S. Supreme Court to stop
Oct. 11
TEXASimpending execution
Junk Science? Unreliable Witnesses? No Matter, Texas Plans to Execute Robert
Pruett AnywayThere's no physical evidence linking him the crime, but he's
scheduled to die on Thursday.
Robert Pruett is scheduled to be executed in Texas on
Oct. 8
TEXASimpending executions
Death Watch: Where's Your Evidence?Exculpatory testimony, DNA at issue for
Rodney Reed, Robert Pruett
Rodney Reed, the Bastrop man who's spent nearly 20 years on death row for the
1996 murder of Stacey Stites - a crime he has steadfastly
Oct. 5
TEXAS:
Irving killer who shot his baby girl, 3-year-old son wins death row reprieve
An Irving father sentenced to death for the revenge killing of his children
after their mother left him has been granted a new punishment trial.
Hector Rolando Medina, 38, shot 3-year-old
Oct. 4
TEXAS:
Texas Man's Death Sentence Thrown Out Over Racist Testimony
Duane E. Buck barged into his girlfriend's Texas home after she broke up with
him and killed her and a friend. Later that morning in July 1995, he fired a
rifle at his stepsister, who survived because the
Oct. 3
TEXASimpending executions
2 Texas inmates set to die this month lose at Supreme Court
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday refused appeals from 2 convicted killers
facing execution in Texas this month, including 1 inmate set to die next week.
The high court, without comment,
Sept. 30
TEXAS:
Texas Set to Execute Man Despite DNA Evidence Excluding him from Murder
A Texas man on death row is scheduled to be executed on November 16, even
though DNA evidence excludes him from a 1998 murder for which he was convicted.
In 2000, Larry Swearingen was sentenced
Sept. 28
TEXAS:
Appeals court orders review in Fort Worth death penalty case
The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals is asking a Tarrant County trial court to
review 2 of 3 appeals claims that prompted the state's top criminal court to
stop the scheduled May execution of 37-year-old Tilon
Sept. 23
TEXAS:
Pair charged with murder outside parole office
2 Houston men on Thursday were indicted for allegedly killing a man as he sat
in his car in the parking lot of a local parole office,
Ronald Donell Brown, aka "Dorsey Robinson," 44, and Clyde "Pete" Williams, 50,
are
Sept. 22
TEXAS:
Battaglia ruled competent for executionCase sent back to lower court to
schedule new date for lethal njection
An appeals court has found John Battaglia is mentally fit to be executed for
killing his daughters, a punishment the Dallas man has twice tried to
Sept. 14
TEXAS:
Hudson murder trial could face lengthy delay
William Hudson, 33, has been indicted on 3 counts of capital murder in the
massacre of 2 families at a hunting campsite in the East Texas town of
Tennessee Colony.
Health problems suffered by William Mitchell Hudson's
Sept. 13
TEXAS:
Parents of slain Putt-Putt manager still opposed to execution of their son's
killer
The parents of a Putt-Putt assistant manager killed in 2006 told a judge
Tuesday they are still against the death penalty even though their son's killer
received it.
Paul Storey,
Sept. 4
TEXAS:
Austin has too few defense lawyers for death penalty cases
Capital murder cases are demanding of attorneys, who sometimes spend 400 hours
on them.
If participation continues to dwindle, the county might have to go elsewhere to
find lawyers.
When you see one at the
August 31
TEXASstay of impending execution
Bexar County delays execution because of Hurricane HarveyHurricane Harvey
has delayed the execution of a San Antonio man. Bexar County officials withdrew
the execution date because part of the man's defense team works in the Houston
August 29
TEXASimpending execution
Motion filed to call off execution of S.A. inmate
A Houston lawyer acting on behalf of a San Antonio death row inmate is seeking
a last-minute reprieve with a newly filed motion citing a need for more DNA
testing on evidence from the 2003
August 26
TEXASimpending execution
Texas Prepares for Execution of Juan Castillo on September 7, 2017
Juan Edward Castillo is scheduled to be executed at 6 pm CDT, on Thursday,
September 7, 2017, at the Walls Unit of the Huntsville State Penitentiary in
Huntsville, Texas.
August 23
TEXAS:
Reginald Kimbro, Man Accused in Two North Texas Assaults, Murders, Faces 2nd
Capital Murder ChargeOfficials have not said when trials in Dallas, Tarrant
counties will begin
Reginald Gerard Kimbro, the man accused of sexually assaulting and murdering 2
North
August 22
TEXASstay of impending execution
Court halts execution of convicted child killer who claims intellectual
disability
A man convicted in the sexual assault and murder of an 11-year-old girl was set
to die next Wednesday. But the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals stopped
August 19
TEXAS:
As lethal injection lawsuit continues, Texas replenishes execution drug
supplies
Even with a lawsuit over lethal injection drugs winding its way through court,
Texas has managed to replenish its supply.
The last doses of the state's execution drugs,
August 18
TEXASnew execution date
Ruben Cardenas has been given an execution date for November 8; it should be
considered serious
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Aug. 17
TEXAS:
'Shoot me in the head': Defense attorneys claim mental illness was reason
Laredo man killed wife
A man standing trial for slaying his 23-year-old wife asked responding officers
to shoot him in the head and told family members he should be given the death
penalty
August 13
TEXASnew execution date
Judge sets death date for Montgomery County killer
Death row inmate Larry Swearingen, a Willis man who raped a 19-year-old coed
before strangling her with panty hose nearly 2 decades ago, is now set to die
on Nov. 16.
After 7 thwarted
July 30
TEXAS:
Book details history of hangings in Texas -- Brazos County included
Before lethal injections and electric chairs, the preferred method of
death-penalty execution in Texas was hanging, conducted by local sheriffs at
their county jails, not at prison facilities.
Such
July 29
TEXAS:
Death Row Sentencing In Texas Has Significantly DecreasedTexas carried out
its 5th execution of the year Thursday night, but overall executions are
dwindling, and that trend is likely to continue.
Last year, Texas executed 7 inmates on death row.
That was the
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
CORRECTIONthe execution of Taichin Preyor in Texas is the 543rd for the
state since 1982.not the 544th as originally reported in the story below
July 27
TEXASexecution
Texas puts prisoner to death for killing woman in 2004 after breaking into her
apartment
A Texas
July 27
TEXASexecution
Texas puts prisoner to death for killing woman in 2004 after breaking into her
apartment
A Texas prisoner has been executed for killing a San Antonio woman after
breaking into her apartment more than 13 years ago.
46-year-old TaiChin Preyor was put to
July 27
TEXASimpending execution
Appeals court refuses to halt Texas execution
A federal appeals court Thursday refused to block the scheduled execution of a
Texas prisoner who killed a San Antonio woman more than 13 years ago.
The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals rejected an
July 26
TEXAS:
Death row inmate Scott Panetti to get further competency review
Scott Panetti, 59, remains on death row in Huntsville, convicted of killing a
Fredericksburg couple in 1992.
"It's still so fresh in my mind, " said Rowena Alvarado. Alvarado's parents,
Joe and Amanda
July 25
TEXASimpending execution
Texas death row inmate facing execution this week loses appeals
Texas' highest criminal court and a federal judge have refused to stop this
week's scheduled execution of the convicted killer of a woman in San Antonio in
2004.
Taichin Preyor is
July 25
TEXASimpending execution
Set for execution, death row inmate alleges legal fraud in hopes of a
stayWith 2 days left before TaiChin Preyor's scheduled execution, his
lawyers have tried just about everything to stop it. That includes alleging
that his previous counsel
July 22
TEXASimpending execution
Texas Prepares for Execution of Taichin Preyor on July 27, 2017
Taichin "Box" Preyor's execution is scheduled to occur at 6 pm CDT, on
Thursday, July 27, 2017, at the Walls Unit of the Huntsville State Penitentiary
in Huntsville, Texas. Taichin
July 20
TEXASimpending execution
Death Watch: Represented by WikipediaTaiChin Preyor did not get the legal
expertise he deserved
The exact details of the crime that delivered Taichin Preyor to death row
remain unclear and continue to be investigated by his current team of
July 18
TEXASimpending execution
Court papers: 'Utterly unqualified' attorney used Wikipedia to defend death
penalty inmateLawyers for death row inmate file last-minute motions days
before scheduled execution
With just days left till the next scheduled execution in the Lone
July 16
TEXAS:
Texas Cracks Down on the Market for Jailhouse Snitches
Prosecutors love jailhouse informants who can provide damning testimony that a
cellmate privately confessed to a crime. Jailhouse informants, in turn, love
the perks they get in exchange for snitching, like
July 14
TEXAS:
Hogan Lovells Argues Disbarred Lawyer's 'Mouthpiece' Doomed Death Row Inmate
In a Texas death row case in which a disbarred lawyer may have previously
represented the defendant, a Hogan Lovells team has joined with local Texas
counsel to try to derail an execution set
July 13
TEXAS:
Texas' slow, tortuous fight to kill a mentally ill manThe state's fight to
kill Scott Panetti is now in its 3rd decade.
Scott Panetti is very seriously mentally ill. He once buried his furniture in
his backyard in the belief that this would purge the devil, who
July 12
TEXAS:
Death row inmate who shot in-laws in Fredericksburg granted evaluation
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit sided with a Texas death row
inmate, ordering on Tuesday that Scott Panetti's case be returned to a federal
district court in Kerr County with
July 9
TEXAS:
Convicted pedophile, serial killer is set to die by lethal injection in
TexasOctober execution date scheduled for 'Tourniquet Killer,' Anthony
Allen Shore.
Anthony Allen Shore, age 55, is scheduled to die on October 18. Maria T.
Jackson, Criminal District Court
July 8
TEXAS:
US appeals court to review case of Argentine on death row in Texas
A federal court has agreed to review the appeal of an Argentine who is on death
row in Texas for a 1995 killing.
The Fifth US Circuit Court of Appeals said last week it will examine whether
Victor
July 7
TEXASnew execution date
Houston's 'Tourniquet Killer' set for October execution
He was a musician. A hard-working father. A charismatic charmer. But now, he's
just a convicted killer who has a date with death.
Houston's so-called "Tourniquet Killer" - a 55-year-old who
July 5
TEXAS:
My grandfather was a death row doctor. He tested psychedelic drugs on Texas
inmatesAn Austin-based writer's quest to learn his grandfather's story
leads to death row - and a little-known series of experiments that involved
giving hallucinogens to inmates in the early
July 3
TEXAS:
Death penalty nearing historic lows in Texas and nationwide
The death penalty is on the downswing - not just in Texas, but nationwide.
A mid-year review by the Death Penalty Information Center found that the use of
capital punishment is likely to hover near historic
JULY 2
TEXAS:
Appeals court to review case of Argentine on Texas death row
A federal court has agreed to review the appeal of an Argentine man who is on
death row in Texas for a 1995 killing.
The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said Wednesday it will examine whether
Victor
June 29
TEXAS:
Surviving bad lawyers just got tougher for death row inmates
For inmates on death row, having a bad lawyer just got deadlier.
In a ruling Monday against a Texas death row inmate who claimed his lawyer
failed to argue his case adequately, the Supreme Court ruled that
June 28
TEXAS:
Former death row inmate now eligible for parole, victim's family strikes back
Noe Santana, whose 20-year-old cousin was kidnapped, raped and murdered in
1991, did not mince words when he had the chance Tuesday to talk to the killer.
"When you're looking at yourself in
June 27
TEXASnew execution date
Robert Pruett has been given an execution date for October 12; it should be
considered serious.
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June 24
TEXAS:
Love gets new attorneys for capital murder retrial
Former convicted murderer Albert Leslie Love Jr. has 2 new lawyers for a
retrial of his capital murder case, including one who represented him on
appeal.
In a brief hearing Friday, Love informed 19th State District
June 21
TEXAS:
Suspect charged with capital murder in slaying of Houston
10-month-oldBefore he was accused of killing a 10-month-old, Jared Balogun
had been arrested repeatedly.
6 days after a 10-month-old was shot in his father's arms, a Houston man was
charged with capital
June 20
TEXAS:
Thousands in jury pool for Zoe Hastings murder trial
Work has started on finding a jury for the trial of a man accused of killing an
18-year-old Dallas woman in 2015.
About 3,000 Dallas County residents will be called in and fill out
questionnaires so prosecutors
June 17
TEXAS:
Larry Fitzgerald, face for Texas death row, dies at 79
Larry Fitzgerald, former Texas Department of Criminal Justice spokesman, sits
on the sofa in his living room in what had been his quarters in Huntsville. He
witnessed more than 200 executions during his 8 years as
June 15
TEXAS:
Execution halted for man who murders lady realtor in model home
A Texas man facing the death penalty for the stabbing murder of a real estate
agent saw his own life spared, at least temporarily.
Kosul Chanthakoummane, who was scheduled to die by lethal injection on
June 13
TEXAS:new execution date
William Rayford has received an execution date for January 30, 2018; it should
be considered serious.
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June 12
TEXAS:
Rodney Reed's mother hopes finding of false testimony leads to 'justice'
The mother of death row inmate Rodney Reed said Saturday she is guardedly
optimistic about her son's chances for freedom after the Texas Court of
Criminal Appeals ruled prosecutors presented
June 11
TEXAS:
Don't execute people with intellectual disabilities
The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals has the opportunity in the case of Bobby
James Moore, a death row inmate with severe intellectual disability, to bring
the state's capital punishment standards in line with those
June 10
TEXAS:
Death penalty sought for alleged hitman accused of killing Uptown dentist
The Dallas County district attorney's office is seeking the death penalty
against the man accused of shooting a dentist in a murder-for-hire plot.
Authorities say a love triangle may have led
June 8
TEXASstay of impending execution
Execution halted for man convicted in Texas real estate agent's murderThe
Texas Court of Criminal Appeals on Wednesday halted the execution of a man
convicted in the murder of a McKinney real estate agent in 2007.
Another Texas
June 7
TEXASnew execution date
Judge signs execution warrant for Clinton YoungClinton Young was sentenced
to death in 2003 for 2 murders committed in 2001.
The 33-year-old has an execution date of Oct. 26 at the Texas Department of
Criminal Justice Huntsville Unit.
Judge
June 3
TEXAS:
Is the death penalty dying in Dallas County?
The crimes were heinous but Dallas County jurors couldn't condemn the convicted
killers.
A college student killed 3 people at a drug house in a premeditated robbery.
A former special education teacher and U.S. Army veteran
June 1
TEXAS:
Death Row Solitary: 'Their Walls Have Driven Them Mad'
Anthony Graves emerged from solitary confinement over 6 years ago to become a
national crusader for justice reform, but it took a recent report by
researchers at the University of Texas at Austin to add new urgency
May 26
TEXAS:
Appeals court: Names of Texas execution drug suppliers should have been public
A Texas appeals court ruled Thursday against expanding government secrecy in a
case involving the public's right to know who supplies the lethal drugs Texas
uses to execute death row
May 25
TEXAS:
Was a convicted murderer incompetent to stand trial - 6 years ago?Fort Bend
County jurors wrestle with a rare retrospective question
Albert James Turner was convicted in 2011 of murder in the deaths of his
mother-in-law and wife. The jury sentenced him to death - a
May 20
TEXAS:
Inmate facing death penalty appears in Bowie County court
A Texas prison inmate accused of bludgeoning a correctional officer at the
Barry Telford Unit to death in 2015 appeared in court Friday for a pretrial
hearing.
Billy Joel Tracy, 39, was flanked by a cadre of
May 19
TEXAS:
Court lifts reprieve for Nicaraguan man on Texas death row
The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals on Wednesday lifted a reprieve it gave a
Nicaraguan man a day before he was to be executed 2 years ago for killing a
Houston high school teacher during a 1997 robbery.
The
May 18
TEXAS:
Court lifts reprieve for Nicaraguan man on Texas death row
The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals on Wednesday lifted a reprieve it gave a
Nicaraguan man a day before he was to be executed 2 years ago for killing a
Houston high school teacher during a 1997 robbery.
The
May 17
TEXAS:
Lawyer says DNA, prints don’t prove Steven Thomas killed woman
The judges on the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals heard arguments Wednesday
about the case of Steven Thomas who was given the death penalty in 2014 after
he was convicted of the capital murder of a
May 17
TEXASVienna Convention issues for foreign national
Court refuses to hear appealNo execution date set for Mexican man convicted
of killing family found buried
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday refused to review an appeal from a Mexican
citizen sentenced to death for the
May 16
TEXASexecution date re-set
Steven Long's execution date has been re-set for August 30; it should be
considered serious.
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May 13
TEXASstay of impending execution
Fort Worth death row inmate gets second stay of execution this year
An appeals court has postponed a 2nd execution date for a death row inmate from
Fort Worth who was scheduled to die next week.
In an order issued Friday, the Texas Court
May 12
TEXAS:
Deadly gamesThe Court of Criminal Appeals must treat executions with a new
sense of skepticism.
How can you tell if a criminal is too mentally disabled to merit the death
penalty?
If you're a justice on the U.S. Supreme Court, you look at the prevailing
standards
May 11
TEXASimpending execution
Death Watch: The Capital of Capital PunishmentTilon Carter set for
execution - again
For the 2nd time this year, Tilon Carter faces execution - this time, he's set
for Huntsville's gurney next Tuesday, May 16. Carter was convicted of capital
May 10
TEXASimpending execution
Texas Gives Tilon Carter Execution Date of May 16, 2017
Tilon Lashon Carter is scheduled to be executed at 6 pm CST, on Tuesday, May
16, 2017, at the Walls Unit in the Huntsville State Penitentiary in Huntsville,
Texas. 37-year-old Tilon is
May 9
TEXASnew death sentence
Joseph Colone Jr. sentenced to death
Joseph Colone Jr. has been sentenced to death in the 2010 double killings of
Mary Goodman and her 16-year-old daughter Briana at their South End Beaumont
home.
Both sides rested Monday in the sentencing phase of
May 6
TEXAS:
State's Narrow Disability Definition Resulted In Unconstitutional Death
Sentence
In 1985, Pedro Solis Sosa was sentenced to death for kidnapping and killing a
sheriff's deputy in Wilson County. Prosecutors alleged that Sosa killed Ollie
Childress Jr. with the officer's
May 5
TEXAS:
College football stars could face death penalty after grand jury indicts them
on capital murder charges over the fatal shooting of a man, 29, during a
botched marijuana robbery
2 college football stars are facing a murder trial over the fatal shooting of a
29-year-old
May 4
TEXAS:
13 % of Texas death row inmates wait 25 years or more for execution
Texas has executed 23 inmates since 2014, but 32 of the 238 condemned inmates
have been awaiting execution for 25 years or more. That wait is nearly a decade
more than the average time elapsed between
May 3
TEXAS:
Former Texas Prosecutor Probably Sent Innocent Man to His Death. Now He's on
Trial for Misconduct.
The courthouse in Corsicana, Texas, roughly 60 miles southeast of Dallas, has
been meticulously restored to its original 1905 glory, a time when the county
was awash in
April 27
TEXAS:
Texas Sues Trump Administration To Recover Execution Drugs It Bought From
IndiaTexas and 2 other states bought a massive amount of execution drugs
from India. The FDA says the drug is illegal to import, so Texas is taking them
to court.
On Wednesday, Texas
April 25
TEXAS:
Texas Prisons Violate Internationally Recognized Human Rights Standards: Report
Prisons in Texas are in violation of international human rights standards and
deny civil rights of its prisoners on death row kept in solitary confinement, a
report released Monday by the
April 23
TEXAS:
Death Sentence on Line for Would-Be Rapper in Triple KillingA former
University of Arkansas-Pine Bluff student who once aspired to become a famous
rapper now faces a possible death penalty in a Dallas triple slaying.
A former University of Arkansas-Pine Bluff
April 21
TEXAS:
Smith County District Attorney to seek death penalty in Kayla Gomez-Orozco case
When the Bullard man accused of abducting and killing 10-year-old Kayla
Gomez-Orozco goes on trial in October, he will be facing the death penalty if
found guilty.
Smith County District
April 20
TEXAS:
Texas man convicted in double slaying gets Supreme Court hearing MondayThe
U.S. Supreme Court, including its newest justice, Neil Gorsuch, will decide on
a legal technicality in the case of a Fort Worth man who killed a 5-year-old
girl and her grandmother.
The
April 19
TEXAS:
Condemned inmate avoids execution with life sentence for Houston crime spree
A North Carolina man who spent years on Texas' death row awaiting execution was
sentenced Monday to 4 consecutive life sentences, a plea bargain that Harris
County prosecutors hope will keep
April 18
TEXAS:
5 death penalty reform bills heard in Texas House committee5 death penalty
bills were heard in a seven-hour-long meeting at the Capitol Monday night.
The death penalty was a hot topic at the Texas Capitol Monday night.
Testimony on 5 capital punishment bills was
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