July 27
TEXASdeath row inmate seeks to drop appeals
Death row inmate who stomped baby's head in Galveston asks to be
executedTravis Mullis was sentenced to death row in 2011
A Brazoria County man on death row for stomping his 3-month-old baby to death
by the Galveston seawall
July 17
TEXASnew execution date
'Very psychotic' Fort Worth killer who murdered bus rider gets November death
date
A Fort Worth killer once deemed too insane to execute now has a date with
death.
Emanuel Kemp of Tarrant County is slated for execution on Nov. 7 in the
Huntsvil
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. 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
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 j
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,
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 the
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
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
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
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
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