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 dea
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
January 6
TEXAS:
Man, 18, Arrested in Christmas Eve Homicide
Damarcus Antwon Williams, 18, mugshot from the Irving Police Department.
An 18-year-old man is behind bars, accused of fatally shooting a 17-year-old in
the chest during a drug deal on Christmas Eve.
Irving police said 17
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 t
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 Attorn
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.
I
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 faces
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 resi
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 ag
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 district
Dec. 7
TEXAS:
Former Texas Nurse to Be Arraigned in Deaths of 5 Children
An imprisoned former nurse who prosecutors believe could be responsible for the
deaths of up to 60 Texas children is set to be arraigned on murder charges in
the deaths of 5 children in the early 1980s.
Genene
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. 5
TEXAS:
For 1st time in more than 30 years, no Harris County death row inmates executed
For the 1st time since 1985, no Harris County killers will be executed by the
state of Texas this year, a landmark shift for a county once known as the
"capital of capital punishment."
De
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 th
Nov. 29
TEXASstay of impending execution
San Antonio lovers' lane killer's execution called off
A San Antonio death row inmate whose last execution date was cancelled due to
Hurricane Harvey has again won a reprieve in light of claims that his
conviction was based on false testimo
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.
O
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 yea
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 i
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
- and
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, 125
Nov. 19
TEXASimpending execution date
Texas Gives Juan Castillo Execution Date of December 14, 2017
Juan Edward Castillo is scheduled to be executed at 6 pm CDT, on Thursday,
December 14, 2017, at the Walls Unit of the Huntsville State Penitentiary in
Huntsville, Texas. 36-year-o
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. 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 15,
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 Mini
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 w
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 Ruben
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 Ramirez
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 no
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, expe
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, i
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 Novemb
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 t
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 Telf
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 convicted
Oct. 22
OCTOBER 22, 2017:
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
execution,
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 o
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 correctiona
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 reset
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. 18
TEXASimpending executions
Texas Set to Execute Anthony Shore, Who Asked for Death Penalty
A Texas man who confessed to raping and strangling girls - and who asked the
jury to give him the death penalty - is set to be executed Wednesday evening.
Anthony Allen Shore's law
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 T
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. 14
TEXAS:
Murder Victim Families Lead Anti-Death Penalty Campaign in TexasBill Pelke
originally supported the death penalty for the girls who killed his
grandmother. His path to forgiveness led to start the Journey of Hope ...From
Violence to Healing
As new death sentences
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 injection
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 the
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 October
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 main
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 Javi
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 bulle
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 c
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 postpo
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 att
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
are
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 lovers
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. 36-year
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 Texa
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 hi
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, pentobarbital
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 befo
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 attempts,
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 is
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 low
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 13
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 pr
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 app
July 27
TEXASimpending execution
Killer of San Antonio Woman Set for Execution ThursdayAttorneys for a
46-year-old Texas death row inmate convicted of fatally slashing a woman in her
San Antonio apartment are trying to halt his execution.
A man dressed in black and wearing a
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 Alv
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 sche
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 comm
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 was
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
a
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 St
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 shortene
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 fo
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 P
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 orders
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 Jud
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 Salda
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 ad
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 lows
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 Saldano
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 fe
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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Abbott#scheduled execution date-
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 Ju
June 23
TEXAS:
A Texas Death Row Inmate's Fight for Basic Justice Is Finally Heading to the
Supreme CourtCarlos Ayestas' case is about "the right to be fairly charged
and defended."
A man on Texas' death row has what seems like a fairly simple request: he wants
his lawyers to do a
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