Oct. 11
TEXAS:
The fight to save Rodney Reed from execution in Texas
In 1998, Rodney Reed, who is African-American, was sentenced to death by an
all-white jury in Bastrop, Texas, for the rape and murder of Stacey Stites, a
19-year-old white woman. He's scheduled to be executed on
Oct. 10
TEXAS:
With a wide variety of headlines dominating both global and domestic news, it
is easy to overlook that today is World Day to Abolish the Death Penalty.
It is clear that since the early 1980s, the majority of the world's nations
have become better educated about the
Oct. 5
TEXASstay of 2 impending executions
Texas Courts Halt 2 Imminent Executions
Texas state courts have halted the executions of 2 condemned prisoners who had
been facing imminent execution dates. On October 4, 2019, the Texas Court of
Criminal Appeals stayed the October 10
Sept. 7
TEXASimpending executions
Convicted killer of 2 set for execution
Fort Worth attorney Greg Westfall labeled Mark Anthony Soliz the “poster child
for how stupid the death penalty is.” Former Johnson County Sheriff Bob Alford
called Soliz one of the most dangerous men he
July 25
TEXAS:
Prosecutors to seek death penalty against accused serial killer of elderly
peopleBilly Chemirmir is linked to the deaths of 19 people, according to
criminal court records and civil lawsuits.
Dallas County prosecutors plan to seek the death penalty for a
January 30
TEXASimpending execution
30 years after killing a Houston police officer, Robert Jennings is set for
executionJennings is expected to be put to death on Wednesday for the 1988
murder of Elston Howard. His sentence has been complicated by constantly
evolving death
December 14
TEXAS:
DA will seek death penalty in murder of 20-month-old Central Texas girl
Milam County prosecutors will seek the death penalty in the trial of a man
indicted Thursday for capital murder in the death of a 20-month-old Rockdale
girl.
Shawn Vincent Boniello, who’s
December 1
TEXASimpending execution
Clemency denied for 'Texas 7' prisoner scheduled for execution
A day after suing the Board of Pardons and Paroles, Texas death row prisoner
Joseph Garcia lost his long-shot bid for clemency when the 7-member board
denied him a favorable
July 20
TEXAS:
In Houston death penalty cases, many judges carry a 'rubber stamp,' lawyers
find
Harris County judges routinely "rubber stamp' the prosecution's proposed
version of events at a key point of death penalty appeals, pushing condemned
prisoners closer to execution with
July 12
TEXASimpending execution
Death Watch: Faith in ExecutionsReligious beliefs barred a potential juror
from Christopher Young's trial. Did that cause his sentencing?
Possible religious discrimination might grant a Texas death row inmate another
trial. Christopher Young
June 20
TEXASimpending execution
Texas assures court it can carry out aging death row inmate's execution
The Lone Star State is confident it can kill Danny Bible.
Earlier this month, the aging Houston serial killer filed a last-minute lawsuit
arguing that his veins are so bad and
June 8
JUNE 8, 2018:
TEXAS:
The Legacy Of James Byrd, Jr. 20 Year After His Lynching20 years later,
Houston Matters discusses the hate crimes legislation Byrd's vicious murder
inspired.
20 years ago today, on June 7, 1998 in Jasper, Texas, about 130 miles northeast
of
June 1
TEXAS:
3rd East Texas inmate gets 2018 execution date
An East Texas man has been given an execution date for 2018.
After the United States Supreme Court denied his appeal, an East Texas judge
signed off on an execution date for Daniel Acker, 46, of Sulphur Springs. Acker
is
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
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. 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. 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
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
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. 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
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
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
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 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
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
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
Feb. 18
TEXAS:
Faith leaders support death-row inmate's religious discrimination claim
More than 500 faith leaders across the country have endorsed a statement
calling for a new trial for a Texas death row inmate claiming religious
discrimination in the selection of his jury.
Feb. 10
TEXASnew execution date
New death date for inmate spared from execution this week
A Texas death row inmate whose execution date scheduled for this week was
halted because of a legal technicality has received a new execution date.
Texas Department of Criminal Justice
Jan. 6
TEXAS:
Officials: Austin might be without local DNA lab for at least 2 years
The Austin Police Department's troubled DNA lab could easily be closed until
summer 2018 by the time city and county officials implement a new way to
analyze locally DNA evidence collected from Austin
Nov. 3
TEXAS:
Death Row Inmate Sues Texas for DNA Tests
With help from The Innocence Project, death row inmate Larry Ray Swearingen
claims that DNA tests could prove his innocence of a 1998 murder, but the Texas
Court of Criminal Appeals has unconstitutionally denied him the
Oct. 13
TEXAS:
Texas death row inmate Danny Bible loses at US Supreme Court
The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday refused an appeal from Texas death row inmate
Danny Paul Bible, who was convicted of the 1979 icepick slaying of a woman who
went to his house in Houston to use a telephone
Aug. 18
TEXASimpending execution
Texas death sentence for accessory challenged by defense lawyer
Texas is planning to execute a man next week for a murder he did not commit.
If the sentence were to be carried out, it would mark the 1st time in the
United States that an accessory
May 20
TEXAS:
Nueces County prosecutors seek death penalty in store clerk shooting case
Nueces County prosecutors plan to seek the death penalty against a man accused
of killing a store clerk owner last year.
James Elizalde, 23, faces a capital murder charge in the shooting death of
May 12
TEXAS:
State, Lawyers Debate Identifying Execution Drug Supplier
Revealing Texas' supplier of execution drugs could have a harmful effect on the
provider and as a result leave the state empty-handed, a lawyer for the state
suggested Wednesday during an appeals court hearing.
May 10
TEXAS:
Houstonians show a change in support for death penalty
Have changes in attitudes, the law and forensic science combined to change
Houstonians' support for the death penalty?
A recent poll shows fewer Harris County citizens are in favor of the death
penalty, and
April 30
TEXAS:
Death penalty diminishes our humanity, undermines mercyBishop says God's
gift of life is sacred, abandon culture of death
Recently, Pope Francis captured international headlines by appealing to
Christians - and particularly Catholic governmental officials - to
Jan. 20
TEXAS:
As an Attorney, Death Penalty Enthusiast Ted Cruz Really Loved Describing
Brutal Crimes
Texas Senator and presidential candidate Ted Cruz has never exactly hidden his
passion for the death penalty - it's a love that speaks its name over and over
whenever he talks in
Jan. 13
TEXASnew execution dates
Executions under Greg Abbott, Jan. 21, 2015-present13
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Dec. 1
TEXAS:
In retrial, man again sentenced to death for killing wife
After hearing 9 days of testimony, it took a Houston jury just 15 minutes to
again sentence William "Billy the Kid" Mason to death, prosecutors said Monday.
Mason was convicted of capital murder in 1992 in the
Nov. 4
TEXAS:
Death warrant for Ward delivered
Hunt County Sheriff Randy Meeks was scheduled Tuesday to deliver the death
warrant for Adam Kelly Ward.
Meeks traveled to the Texas Department of Corrections Tuesday, as the death
warrant has to be hand delivered to the agency's director
Aug. 31
TEXAS:
Hall Murder Trial Now Expected to Start Wednesday
The trial of an accused College Station killer that has seen a number of delays
has one more that will keep it from starting Monday as scheduled.
Prosecutors are seeking the death penalty for Gabriel Hall, 22 of College
Aug. 6
TEXASimpending executions
Death Watch: 2 Set to DieBoth death row inmates claim murder was not
intentional
Although Clifton Williams narrowly avoided execution July 16, 2 Texans are
scheduled for the gurney next week. Both inmates maintain that they didn't mean
for the
May 23
TEXASimpending execution
U.S. court denies motion to halt execution of long-serving Texas inmate
A federal appeals court has denied an application to halt the June execution of
Lester Bower, one of the longest-serving inmates on death row in Texas, for
killing 4 men at an
April 18
TEXAS:
Of course innocent people have been executed
The question for the state House candidates during a recent Editorial Board
meeting involved Texas' death penalty - whether they support it.
I paraphrase. Ina Minjarez, a former prosecutor, said that the justice system
March 23
TEXAS:
Supreme Court won't hear appeal of Texas inmate who has been on death row for
30 years
The Supreme Court said Monday it would not hear an appeal from an inmate who
has been on death row in Texas for three decades. This decision lifts a stay
that has been in place
Jan. 15
TEXASimpending execution
Arnold Prieto Scheduled to Be 1st to Die in 2015
On Sunday afternoon, Sept. 12, 1993, Maria Luisa Rodriguez visited the San
Antonio home of her parents-in-law Virginia and Rodolfo Rodriguez, only to
discover they'd both been stabbed to death, along
Nov. 29
TEXAS:
Convicted El Paso serial killer loses appeal
The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals has rejected a claim by convicted El Paso
serial killer David Leonard Wood that he should not be put to death because he
claims he is mentally disabled.
The trial court held a hearing and
Sept. 26
TEXAS:
Is Scott Panetti sane enough to be executed? The devil is in the details
There is no doubt that Scott Panetti murdered his mother-in-law and
father-in-law in 1992, then took his estranged wife and daughter hostage before
police talked him into surrendering. There's
July 16
TEXAS:
Judge discounts condemned man's impact of new DNA tests
A Texas judge has ruled that DNA evidence probably would not have cleared
convicted killer Henry Skinner of the 3 murders that sent him to death row.
Skinner, 52, was condemned for the 1993 New Year's Eve murders
Mar. 1
TEXASnew death sentence
Jury returns death penalty case for ex-software engineer in Austin police
officer's slaying
A jury has sentenced a former Austin software engineer to death for the slaying
of an Austin police officer.
A Travis County jury deliberated more than 8
Jan. 8
TEXAS:
Violent deaths in Hidalgo County sheriff's jurisdiction in 2013 down from past
2 years, in line with median under Trevino
Criminal acts ended 15 lives in the Hidalgo County Sheriff's Office
jurisdiction in 2013, authorities say. All told, at least nine people allegedly
Dec. 13
TEXAS:
Appeals court orders new punishment trial for man on Texas death row since 1986
An El Paso man convicted and condemned for the slaying of an elderly woman
almost 30 years ago has won a new punishment trial.
The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals agreed Wednesday with a
Sept. 10
TEXAS:
No death penalty in Henderson retrial, DA says
Travis County prosecutors will not seek the death penalty when Cathy Lynn
Henderson is retried for the 1994 death of an infant she was baby-sitting.
Henderson, who was once 2 days from execution for the death of
Sept. 3
TEXAS:
Man on death row 2 decades wins appeal
A Harris County man on Texas death row for 20 years has won a federal court
appeal that allows him to pursue claims he's mentally impaired and ineligible
for the death penalty.
The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Tuesday
July 24
TEXAS:
Sheriff: Prosecutors will seek death penalty
Prosecutors will go before a Kaufman County district court on Friday, July 26
and formally announce they will be seeking the death penalty for Eric and Kim
Williams, accused of 3 murders earlier this year.
Kaufman County
June 15
TEXAS:
Senate OKs Life With Parole for 17-Year-Old Murderers
The Senate on Friday approved a measure that would require judges and juries to
sentence 17-year-olds convicted of capital murder to life in prison with the
chance of parole after 40 years.
Gov. Rick Perry expanded
Oct. 18
TEXASimpending execution
Texas to execute man who killed police officer in 1998
A man who shot to death a Houston police officer in 1998 is scheduled to be
executed by lethal injection on Thursday in Texas.
Anthony Haynes, 33, would be the 11th inmate executed this year in
Dec. 6
TEXAS:
2 Cherokee County Men Lose Death Sentence Appeals
2 Cherokee County men convicted of capital murder have failed to get their
appeals approved in the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals.
Beunka Adams, 24, and Richard Aaron Cobb, 22, received death sentences in
2004 for the
Aug. 31
TEXAS:
Officers get crash course in new laws
Vicki Pattillo didnt have to tell the story of Jessica Lunsford because it
has outraged the country, and certainly every police officer has heard of
the Florida girl who was raped and killed by a convicted sex offender.
But Thursday
July 22
TEXAS:
Appeals court affirms man's death sentence
The Court of Criminal Appeals has affirmed the death sentence of a
40-year-old Palestine man found guilty of murdering his 2-year-old
biological child more than 5 years ago.
Robert Leslie Roberson III, 40, of Palestine was
Feb. 23
TEXAS:
Barbee Guilty Of Murder; Could Get Death Sentence
In Fort Worth, a Tarrant County jury has found Stephen Barbee guilty of
capital murder.
Barbee was convicted of killing his ex-girlfriend Lisa Underwood and her
7-year-old son Jayden.
Underwood was pregnant when she was
Jan. 26
TEXAS:
Death row man carried to his execution
A man who murdered four people in a Texas drug dealer rip-off was carried
to his execution today when he refused to leave a Texas jail's death house
cell voluntarily.
Asked by a warden if he had any final statement, Marion Dudley did
Dec. 30
TEXAS:
DA Maness questions capital case
Jefferson County's district attorney Thursday questioned the fairness of a
recent federal appeals court's rejection of a request to remove a Beaumont
man from death row because he is mentally retarded.
District Attorney Tom Maness said he
June 16
TEXAS:
Supreme Court shows flaws with death penalty
The U.S. Supreme Courts most recent ruling overturning a death-penalty
case in Texas shows 2 things.
First, the Supreme Court has no confidence that the Texas judicial system
can handle capital cases fairly.
Second, it has
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