May 18
TEXAS:
Biker Gang Accused Could Face Death Penalty
Some 170 bikers are facing murder charges - and potentially the death penalty -
after 9 people were killed during a shootout between rival motorcycle gangs in
Waco, Texas.
A fist fight broke out in the bathroom of the Twin Pea
Aug. 2
TEXAS:
Death Row Inmate's Sentence Reduced to Life
Banks Jr., who has been on death row for 3 decades, on Wednesday accepted a
life sentence and will be eligible for parole in 2024 under an agreement with
Bowie County prosecutors.
Banks, 53, was convicted of the 1980 shooting
Oct. 14
TEXAS:
Jon Mark Beilue: Ministry often reunites judge, defendantsJustice
visits inmates through international program
Hugging is an important welcoming part for Kairos prison ministry team
members. It's not too accepted in the prison population, like the one at
the William Cle
Sept. 7
TEXASnew death sentence
Jury issues death sentence for Medina County slaying
A Medina County jury has sentenced to death a man convicted of fatally
shooting a woman he kidnapped and raped.
Authorities say Ramiro Gonzales led deputies to the remains of 18-year-old
Bridget Towns
Sept. 2
TEXAS:
Carjack murder suspect chargedMass will be celebrated today for the
woman who was killed
Houston police announced late Friday that a 24-year old man has been
charged with capital murder in the carjacking and death of Jeanette
Gonzales, a 23-year old nursing student who d
July 31
TEXAS:
Bardot begs for death row killer
Brigitte Bardot has begged the governor of Texas in an open letter to
pardon convicted killer Farley C. Matchett before he is executed later
this year.
Matchett, 43, who Bardot says has been in jail for more than 13 years,
says he acted in se
April 27
TEXASnew execution date
Robert Anderson has been given an execution date for July 20; it should be
considered serious. (sources: TDCJ & Rick Halperin)
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State backs new trial for inmate in 1996 murderAttorneys point to
incompetence and lies, saying 1
April 4
TEXAS:
Autopsies differ in cause of baby's death
Medical examiners have reached 2 varying autopsy conclusions in the death
of a 2-month-old girl factoring into the case against her parents. Cynthea
Gonzales died March 11, just days after the family moved to San Marcos
from Michigan.
Nov. 15
TEXASnew execution date
Robert Salazar Jr. has been given an execution date of March 22, 2006; the
date should be considered serious.
(sources: TDCJ & Rick Halperin)
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Photos of suspect in officer's death released
Houston police investigators have rele
Sept. 13
TEXAS:
Court to hear pivotal death penalty appealStates' rights, power of
president, world law at issue in Mexican's case
The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals is expected to hear arguments
Wednesday that will place the court between the rock of a controversial
death penalty ca
June 9
TEXAS:
Juries may get life behind bars optionBills seeking death penalty
reform fail to survive term
Making changes to the state's death penalty doesn't come easy in Texas,
which has executed 344 people since 1982.
Just ask Sen. Eddie Lucio, the Brownsville Democrat who fought
May 4
TEXAS:
The real problem with Texas' death penalty
Last night at 6:23 p.m., Lonnie Wayne Pursley became the 342nd person put
to death in Texas since 1982.
Pursley never attracted much media attention because his guilt was never
seriously in doubt. No one, even Pursley, denied the sta
April 29
TEXAS:
'Waco Horror' spurs dialogue about past, present
Local residents discussing the very public 1916 lynching of a black
teenager in downtown Waco failed on Wednesday to reach a consensus on the
need for a historical marker commemorating the grisly event, but something
almost
Feb. 21
TEXAS:
Community CalenderMcKINNEY
FROM RAGE TO RECONCILATION is the topic of Bud Welch's talk at 7 p.m.
Tuesday at St. Gabriel the Archangel Catholic Church, 110 S. St. Gabriel
Way. Mr. Welch, whose daughter was killed in the Oklahoma City bombing, is
a death penalty opponent
Jan. 30
TEXAS:
Panel to tap crime lab investigator this week -- Group delays announcing
its final decision until Wednesday
The committee in charge of selecting who will take on the massive job of
investigating the problems of the Houston Police Department crime lab is
close to making a de
Dec. 10
TEXAS:
High court to hear Mexican's death penalty challenge
The Supreme Court agreed Friday to hear the appeal of a Mexican national
on death row in Texas, stepping into an international debate over the
legal rights of foreigners in capital punishment cases.
The World Court at The
July 23
TEXAS:
Judge rules for Bell, against Chester
Criminal District Judge Charles Carver today recommended to the Texas
Court of Criminal Appeals that Walter Bell Jr.'s death sentence be
commuted to life in prison because he is mentally retarded.
Carver found, however, that Elroy Chest
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