Jan. 5
TEXASimpending execution
Death Watch: Conflicts of InterestWhen your attorney goes to work for the
D.A.
The state's death chamber fires up again after a year in which the total number
of state-sanctioned killings (7) was the fewest since 1996, when former Gov.
George
Jan. 20
TEXASexecution
Texas puts inmate to death for a killing 15 years ago in state's 1st execution
of 2016
A Texas man put to death Wednesday for a killing 15 years ago became the
state's 1st prisoner executed in 2016.
Richard Masterson, 43, was pronounced dead at 6:53 p.m.
Sept. 19
TEXASexecution
Texas Man Executed for Ambush That Killed 4 Women
A former South Texas street gang member was executed Thursday evening for his
involvement in a gang ambush where 4 women were gunned down 11 years ago.
Robert Garza smiled and blew a kiss to friends and
April 25
TEXASexecution
Man Put to Death for Texas Store Abduction Slaying
A Texas inmate was executed Thursday evening for fatally shooting 1 of 3 people
he and a partner abducted during a convenience store robbery nearly 11 years
ago.
Richard Cobb, 29, didn't deny using a
Oct. 24
TEXASimpending execution
Texas sets 11th execution of the year for Wednesday
Bobby Lee Hines showed up uninvited at a party at a suburban Dallas apartment
complex and said he was part of the maintenance crew, flashing a key and
bragging he could enter anyone's apartment at
Aug. 17
TEXAS:
2 death penalty trials set to start in S.A.
The weeks-long jury selection process is set to begin today for the death
penalty trial of James Davis Morrison, who is accused of shooting 3 women --
killing 2 of them as well as the sole survivor's unborn child.
Meanwhile,
Nov. 21
TEXAS:
Seeking clarity on Watkins' death penalty views
As a candidate for Dallas County district attorney, Craig Watkins left no
doubt that he supported capital punishment.
After taking office, he pledged to seek the death penalty for Thomas
Miller-El, whose conviction had
April 10
TEXAS:
Neal's family barred from visiting him in jail
Convicted killer Ronnie Joe Neal went back to jail after a trip to the
hospital this weekend.
He was hospitalized Saturday for unknown reasons and his family was not
allowed to see him.
Now, Neal is back in jail and his family
Feb. 13
TEXAS:
Texas killer recants story
A Texas death row inmate has recanted a confession that he killed 2 women
in the Cabin Creek community of Leewood almost 15 years ago, likely
weakening a West Virginia prisoner's chances for a retrial. After Tommy
Lynn Sells, 41, was convicted of
Oct. 4
TEXAS:
Euless man on trial in Mart woman's slaying
Jury selection in the murder trial of a 32-year-old Euless man charged in
the December 2002 shooting death of a pregnant Mart woman is set to begin
this morning.
Brian Dale Cass is on trial in Waco's 54th State District Court in
April 18
TEXAS:
Attorneys to request DNA testing in case of executed man
Defense attorneys on Tuesday plan to ask Texas Gov. Rick Perry to order
DNA testing in the case of a man executed nearly 5 years ago, when George
W. Bush was governor, saying the testing might help determine if an
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