January 15
TEXASstay of impending execution
Texas court stops 1st execution of 2019, citing changes in intellectual
disability law and bite-mark scienceBlaine Milam was convicted in the 2008
East Texas death of his girlfriend's 13-month-old baby.
The Texas Court of Criminal A
August 29
TEXAS:
Harris County D.A. to seek death penalty against 2nd alleged MS-13 gang member
in informant slaying
Douglas Alexander Herrera-Hernandez, 20, is charged with capital murder in Fort
Bend and Harris counties.
His nickname was Terror and his alleged crime was brutal.
B
June 25
TEXAS:
Houston father accused in honor killings begins death penalty trial
Opening statements are set to begin Monday in the death penalty trial of a
Jordanian immigrant accused in a pair of "honor killings" that shocked Houston.
Ali Mahwood-Awad Irsan's prosecution is the
April 16
TEXAS:
A rush to death risks executing the innocent
Since the Supreme Court’s lifting of the moratorium against the death penalty
in 1976, more than 1,400 men and women have been killed at the hands of various
states. Of that number, nearly a third were executed by the state
March 22
TEXASnew execution date
Christopher Young has been given an execution date for July 17; it should be
considered serious.
*
Supreme Court gives Texas inmate chance to secure funds that could help him
avoid death penalty
The Supreme Court on Wedn
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
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
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
Jan. 29
TEXAS:
Judge tells murder suspect he appointed 'best lawyers I could find'
A Texas prison inmate's desire for a new lawyer in his Bowie County capital
murder case was the subject of much discussion at a pretrial hearing Friday.
"If I wanted him off my case, I could just assau
Jan. 19
TEXASimpending execution re-set
Execution of Dallas-Area Real Estate Agent's Killer Reset
Kosoul Chanthakoumanne's execution has been reset for July 19.
Next week's scheduled execution of a North Carolina parolee convicted of
killing a suburban Dallas real estate agent mor
Nov. 29
TEXAS:
U.S. justices sympathetic to death row inmate on intellectual disability
A majority of U.S. Supreme Court justices on Tuesday appeared ready to side
with a man sentenced to death for a 1980 Houston murder who is challenging how
Texas gauges whether a defendant has intell
Oct. 6
TEXAS:
Texas judge confronts 'serious deficiencies' in death penalty cases The
state broke its longest streak without an execution. But the highest criminal
court has issued multiple late stays - and the legal process may be changing
At the time, in the state that executes
Oct. 4
TEXASimpending execution
Texas Set to Execute Man Who Pleaded Guilty to Killing 2
Summoned to court to answer charges that he made a threatening phone call to
his neighbor's home in a rural East Texas county more than 2 years earlier,
Barney Fuller Jr.'s anger smoldered as h
Aug. 21
TEXAS:
Incompetent counsel in death penalty cases
Defending people accused or convicted of capital murder is daunting,
emotionally draining, and all consuming - when you win. When your client gets
executed, it is devastating beyond words. Jerry Guerinot's smiling face in th
June 15
TEXAS---death sentence changed
Death row inmate ruled mentally disabled, gets life sentence
The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals has reduced death row inmate Jose
Martinez's sentence to life in prison after agreeing with his trial court's
findings that the convicted killer of a
June 1
TEXAS:
Coryell County seeking death penalty in child death case
A Gatesville man with a history of arrests for sexually abusing children was
indicted on a capital murder charge Wednesday in the January death of a
2-year-old boy.
Chet Shelton, 27, of Gatesville, was arrested a
May 19
TEXASbook review
"The Long Shadow of Small Ghosts: Murder and Memory in an American City"
It is not often that I find a book about Brownsville included on a list of
books being talked about as the most anticipated titles being released by the
major New York publishing hou
April 15
TEXAS:
Executions under Greg Abbott, Jan. 21, 2015-present19
Executions in Texas: Dec. 7, 1982present-537
Abbott#scheduled execution date-nameTx. #
20-June 2---Charles Flores538
21-June 21---
April 5
TEXASimpending execution
South Texas man set to die said he drank victim's blood
Pablo Lucio Vasquez remembered getting drunk and high on an April evening in
1998 before leaving a party with his 15-year-old cousin and his cousin's
12-year-old friend.
Vasquez later would t
Dec. 1
TEXAS:
2 Texas death row inmates say their lawyers are failing them
In the hours before Raphael Holiday was put to death by lethal injection
earlier this month, he made a final appeal to the Supreme Court. The convicted
Texas murderer argued that his 2 court-appointed lawyers ha
Sept. 2
TEXASstay of impending execution
Execution for Houston convicted killer postponed
The Harris County District Attorney's Office Wednesday postponed a scheduled
Sept. 29 execution for Houston convicted killer Perry Eugene Williams to allow
a federal judge time to appoint an ap
May 15
TEXAS:
Dallas Case Has Appeals Court Looking At Mental Capacity & The Death Penalty
The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals ruled that a Dallas County judge has the
right to hold a hearing to figure out whether an accused murderer has the
mental capacity to face the death penalty.
April 15
TEXASimpending execution
Man receives death penalty for killing San Antonio police officer
A man sentenced to death for the killing of a San Antonio police officer will
be executed this evening in Huntsville.
Manuel Garza Jr., 34, was arrested for fatally shooting Offic
April 9
TEXASimpending execution
Ferris man convicted of killing 2 in 2002 denied 180-day reprieve from
execution Kent Sprouse, convicted of slaying a Ferris police officer and
another man on Oct. 6, 2002, will be executed on April 9.
Kent Sprouse has been denied a 180-day r
March 16
TEXASnew execution date
Gregory Russeau has been given an execution date for June 18; it should be
considered serious.
(sources: TDCJ & Rick Halperin)
***
Executions under Greg Abbott, Jan. 21, 2015-present4
Executions in Texas: Dec. 7, 1982--
Feb. 4
TEXASexecution
Texas executes 'Texas 7' prison escapee Donald Newbury for killing police
officer 14 years ago
A 3-time convicted robber who helped engineer the biggest prison break in Texas
history was executed Wednesday evening for killing a suburban Dallas police
offic
Nov. 24
TEXAS:
Will Texas Kill an Insane Man?
On Dec. 3, Texas plans to execute an inmate named Scott Panetti, who was
convicted in 1995 for murdering his in-laws with a hunting rifle. There is no
question that Mr. Panetti committed the murders. There is also no question that
he is se
Oct. 28
TEXASimpending execution
San Antonio Man Set to Be Executed Tuesday
A former San Antonio gang member is scheduled for execution Tuesday evening for
his part in a 2002 triple slaying.
Miguel Angel Paredes, 32, was convicted for the shooting deaths of Adrian
Torres, 27; hi
Oct. 27
TEXASimpending execution
Texas Prepares for Miguel Paredes' Execution Scheduled for October 28, 2014
Miguel Angel Paredes is scheduled to be executed at 6 pm CST, on Tuesday,
October 28, 2014, at the Walls Unit of the Huntsville State Penitentiary in
Huntsville, Texas. 32-yea
Sept. 2
TEXAS:
Doubts soften embrace of Texas capital punishment
Perhaps nothing symbolizes this state's swagger over being tough on crime like
"Old Sparky," an electric chair that was used to execute 361 inmates and is now
the centerpiece of a prison museum.
It sits just minutes from
Aug. 25
TEXAS:
Texas no longer Death Penalty Central for the United States?
Texas has earned the reputation for being Death Penalty Central. It has
executed far more inmates than any other state.
In fact, even if the Oklahoma, Virginia, Florida or any other state were to
execute an
June 5
TEXAS:
TDCJ Viewing Policy Reduces Witnesses to Executions
At a time when a botched lethal injection in Oklahoma and secrecy about how
Texas prisons obtain lethal injection drugs have increased public scrutiny of
the procedure, the Texas Department of Criminal Justice is allowi
April 27
TEXAS:
Crossroads now lacks death penalty defense attorneys
The only Crossroads attorneys who may be appointed to death penalty cases are
ending that part of their practices.
The absence of Elliott Costas and James "Jim" Beeler from capital cases means
Victoria County must a
Jan. 27
TEXAS:
IACHR Condemns Execution of Edgar Tamayo Arias in the United States
January 27, 2014
The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) condemns the judicial
execution of Edgar Tamayo Arias, which took place on January 22, 2014, in
Texas, United States, in violati
Jan. 10
TEXAS:
Judge denies defense request to delay Navarro capital murder trial
District Judge Steve Ellis denied a defense motion Thursday to delay the
capital murder trial of Matthew Navarro, one of four men charged in the
December 2009 shooting death of Ronald Philen in Brownwood
Jan. 1
TEXAS:
Responding to the gentleman from Flower Mound on the death penalty
My friend and editorial board colleague Mike Hashimoto, who typically makes it
ever so clear that he departs from our board position on the death penalty,
blogged 2 points that I must respond to:
1) Mr.
Nov. 3
TEXAS:
Rubio set to appeal verdict; Condemned murderer back in county court
Convicted child killer John Allen Rubio is back in Cameron County.
Cameron County District Attorney spokeswoman Melissa Zamora said Rubio will
appear before a visiting judge in a Cameron County courtroom
Oct. 28
TEXAS:
Man faces Dallas trial over burning death of clerk
A Dallas-area man faces trial over the 2012 burning death of a convenience
store clerk who police say was set ablaze during a robbery.
The capital murder trial of 38-year-old Matthew Johnson of Garland opens Monday
in
Sept. 28
TEXAS:
Michael Morton, family of executed man work to clear his name
One of the state's most long-lived and controversial death penalty cases has
taken yet another twist.
After 3-year-old Amber and 1-year-old twins Karmon and Kameron Willingham died
in a 1991 fire that consu
Sept. 4
TEXAS:
Meet Dr. Death: Texas Fights To Kill Man Locked In Death Row Due To Discredited
Doctor's Testimony
Dr. George Denkowsi evaluated 16 Texas death row inmates before he was formally
reprimanded in 2011 and fined $5,500 due to complaints that he used
scientifically invalid
Sept. 4
TEXAS:
Death row inmate gets chance to prove retardation
A death row inmate whose lawyer and family claim has been demonstrably mentally
retarded since his early teenage years will get a new chance to prove it in
federal court, the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Tuesda
Aug. 29
TEXAS:
With lethal injection drugs unavailable, Texas should reconsider the death
penalty
Watch 15 minutes of any Texas House proceeding from the past 2 months, and
you'll notice that our representatives can't seem to agree on much. However,
according to a 2012 poll conducted
July 31
TEXASimpending execution
Texas due to execute man who killed truckers
Texas was scheduled to execute on Wednesday a man convicted of killing 2 truck
drivers in a fit of road rage after 1 of the drivers pulled a semi truck in
front of his motorcycle on the highway, missing
July 26
TEXAS:
Death penalty possibility looms for pair accused in Texas prosecutors' killings
A former justice of the peace and his wife accused of killing 2 Texas county
prosecutors will be in court Friday, at which time prosecutors could announce
their intent to seek the death penal
July 23
TEXAS:
When I Was on Death Row, I Saw a Bunch of Dead Men Walking. Solitary
Confinement Killed Everything Inside ThemBy Anthony Graves, Death Row
Exonoree #138
When I was on death row, I saw guys come to prison sane and leave this world
insane, talking nonsense on the
May 15
TEXASexecution
Texas executes man for fatal shooting of officer
A Houston man condemned for the slaying of a police officer shot while trying
to handcuff him during a car theft arrest 14 years ago was put to death
Wednesday evening.
Jeffrey Demond Williams, 37, received
April 11
TEXAS:
Texas 2012 Executions Up, Capital Punishment Declines Globally
According to a new Amnesty International report, the United States can count
itself among the top 5 countries in the world that carry out executions.
In this region, the USA has a very dubious distinction.
March 1
TEXAS:
Court Reverses Death Row Inmate's 2003 Conviction
A man sentenced to death for the 2001 murder of another man in Fort Worth has
had his case overturned by a federal appeals court.
The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals agreed with attorneys for Nelson Gongora
that prosecut
Feb. 8
TEXAS:
DA may ask for execution date this summer in Ross case; Judicial appeal avenues
nearly exhausted in 2001 double murder
A request that a Lubbock County judge set an execution date for Vaughn Ross, on
death row since October 2002 for a double murder in January 2001, may co
Jan. 25
TEXASimpending female execution
Former local resident facing death penalty
A former local resident is facing the death penalty next week, after being
convicted of the brutal 1997 murder and robbery of a Dallas County woman.
Kimberly Lagayle McCarthy, 51, is set to die Tues
Jan. 12
TEXAS:
Execution on hold after court rules killer incompetent
Next month's execution of child-killer Britt Ripkowski was halted by a Houston
district court Friday, which found the California man suffers from bipolar
disorder and is legally incompetent.
Ripkowski, 41, was conde
Dec. 1
TEXAS:
DA seeks death penalty for man charged with killing estranged wife
The McLennan County District Attorney's Office will seek the death penalty
against a Port Arthur man charged in the shooting death of his estranged wife
and the kidnapping of her daughter less than 5 months
Nov. 13
TEXASimpending execution
Killer's lawyer says police lied about teen's dying accusation
La Shandra Charles, bleeding profusely from neck wounds in a west Houston
field, told police the name of her assailant: "Preston." The 15-year-old's
dying accusation, along with the ass
Oct. 16
TEXASimpending execution
Texas inmate set to die Thursday loses appeal
A federal appeals court has refused to stop this week's execution of a Houston
man for gunning down a police sergeant more than 12 years ago.
A 3-judge panel of the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals rul
Sept. 20
TEXASimpending execution
Killer of 5 at Dallas-area car wash to die
An ex-con who confessed to killing 5 people at a suburban Dallas car wash a
week after he was fired from his job there is looking to the U.S. Supreme Court
to spare him from the Texas death chamber.
40-y
Sept. 19
TEXASimpending execution
Killer of 5 at Dallas-area car wash set to die
The Texas parole board has rejected a clemency request from a convicted killer
set to die this week for a robbery and shooting spree that left 5 people dead
at a Dallas-area car wash 12 years ago.
The
Aug. 19
TEXAS:
see:
http://www.change.org/petitions/governor-of-the-state-of-texas-stop-the-execution-of-cleve-foster
(source: change.org)
OHIO:
see:
http://www.change.org/petitions/governor-kasich-of-ohio-commute-the-death-sentence-of-donald-palmer
(source: change.org)
July 8
TEXAS:
Should killer with fetal alcohol syndrome be spared?
A mother’s failures are etched on Mark Anthony Soliz’s face.
It’s the damaged face of a child whose mother drank heavily, sniffed paint and
used drugs while pregnant, the face of a youth who was largely abandoned.
Th
June 1
TEXASnew female death sentence
Kimberly Cargill given death penalty for murdering her babysitter
Shortly after 9:30 pm, Thursday, a Smith County jury has reached a sentence for
Kimberly Cargill of Whitehouse convicted of killing her babysitter, Cherry
Walker.
The jurors ha
May 14
TEXASimpending execution
Denver Escapee Facing Execution In TexasSteven Staley's Mental Health
Questioned
A man who escaped from a halfway house in Denver is facing execution in Texas
after a 4-state crime spree.
Steven Staley, 49, escaped from a Denver halfway house w
May 7
TEXAS:
Death penalty trial to start for man accused of killing 2 brothers in southeast
Dallas robbery
RelatedTestimony is set to begin Tuesday in the capital murder trial of a man
accused of killing 2 brothers in a robbery that netted $2 and a ring.
Roderick Napoleon Harris, 2
Feb. 28
TEXASimpending execution
'Texas 7' leader faces execution this week, says he's sorry for killing Irving
cop
George Rivas, the head of a band of Texas prison escapees who killed a
29-year-old Irving police officer on Christmas Eve in 2000, is scheduled to die
for his crimes
Feb. 20
TEXAS:
18 years on Death Row: The Consequences of the Death Penalty
Every week for 18 years, Anthony Graves was allowed to make one phone call from
prison. And each call would be to his mother.
What was she making for dinner, he would ask. The food that they served in
prison
Jan. 23
TEXASimpending execution
Report: With execution looming in Texas, accused Grand Rapids 'bag lady' killer
maintains innocence
Rodrigo Hernandez, whom police believe raped, killed and dumped the body of
"bag lady" Muriel Stoepker in downtown Grand Rapids in 1991, is schedul
Dec. 15
TEXAS:
State of Texas Carries Out Fewest Executions Since 1996,
According to New Report from TCADP
New Death Sentences Remain at Record-Low Level, Imposed by Just Six Counties in
the State
(Austin, Texas) — Executions dropped to the lowest number since 1996 and death
sentence
Nov. 16
TEXAS:
Texas set to execute man who killed 7-year-old girl
A registered sex offender in Texas convicted of kidnapping, raping and
murdering a 7-year-old girl is scheduled to be executed by lethal injection on
Wednesday.
In 1999, Guadalupe Esparza, now 46, abducted Alyssa Vasq
Nov. 14
TEXAS:
Harris death penalties show racial pattern12 of the last 13 men condemned
in the county have been black
The last white man to join death row from Harris County was a convicted serial
killer in 2004. Since then, 12 of the last 13 men newly condemned to die have
been
Nov. 8
TEXAS:
Death row inmate gets execution stay, amid requests for DNA testingSkinner:
"How do you reconcile possibly dying for something that you didn't do?"
For nearly 2 decades, locked away on Texas death row, Hank Skinner has
proclaimed that he is not a killer.
"I think ab
Nov. 1
TEXASnew execution date
Jesse Joe Hernandez has been given an execution date for March 28, 2012; it
should be considered serious.
(sources: TDCJ & Rick Halperin)
*
Forensic Science Panel Recommends Arson Probe
The State Fire Marshal's Office and Innocence Pro
July 22
TEXAS/CONNECTICUT:
Dallas fugitives agree to return to face possible death penalty
2 young men, accused of killing a Dallas store owner over 2 boxes of onions and
her uneaten lunch earlier this month, waived extradition back to Texas Friday
where they could face the death penal
July 22
TEXASnew execution date
Frank Garcia has received a new execution date for October 27; it should be
considered serious
(sources: Texas Department of Criminal Justice & Rick Halperin)
*
Muslim's compassion fails to halt execution
Sometimes the best Christ
Dec. 9
TEXAS:
Man sought in double slaying arrested
A capital murder suspect wanted in the slayings of 2 people last week on
the Northeast Side has been arrested. More arrests could be made in the
case.
Police arrested 24-year-old Juan Gomez just before 1 a.m. in a house on
Lennon Avenue
Nov. 19
TEXAS:
Judge grants additional forensic testing for mom convicted of killing kids
For the 2nd time in five months, convicted child killer Darlie Lynn
Routier has been granted the right to more forensic testing of evidence in
her effort to prove that an intruder killed her 2 sons
Nov. 4
TEXAS:
Reflections on a Gathering of 20 Death Row Exonerees
It was 4:00 a.m. last Friday when I set out for Conroe, Texas, home of
both the Texas state flag and death row exoneree Clarence Brandley. Three
hours later, I met Clarence outside the home of his 93-year-old mother as
the
Oct. 30
TEXASexecution
Homeless man executed for killing helpful woman
Proclaiming his innocence, condemned prisoner Gregory Wright was executed
Thursday evening for the fatal stabbing and robbery of a Dallas-area woman
who tried to help him when he was homeless.
"There's been a lot
Oct. 16
TEXAS---execution
Killer in triple slaying executed Thursday
A San Antonio street gangster who gunned down 3 people in the holdup of a
Korean restaurant more than 6 years ago was executed Thursday evening.
Kevin Watts told friends he was thankful for their love and support. "For
e
Oct. 14
TEXAS:
Scrutiny called for in cases that lead to death penaltyDA candidates
Bradford, Lykos disagree on how it should be done
The candidates for Harris County district attorney showed differences in
their approach to the death penalty Monday, with Democrat C.O. Bradford
saying
Oct. 13
TEXAS:
DNA exonerations cast doubt on eyewitnesses
Newspaper: Faulty eyewitness testimony helped secure wrongful convictions
Dallas County leads the nation in DNA exonerations
All but 5 faulty convictions occurred under ex-District Attorney Henry
Wade
"We know that eyewitness i
Aug. 18
TEXAS:
Confessed killer of 5 loses death sentence appeal
A Tarrant County man who confessed to killing five relatives has lost a
federal court appeal of his conviction for fatally shooting his 2
stepchildren while they slept.
The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruling upholds the
May 23
TEXAS:
Quintero juror 'outraged' over killer's life sentence
A juror who advocated executing Juan Leonardo Quintero for murdering a
Houston policeman blasted her fellow jurors who sentenced the Mexican
national to life without parole.
In an emotional telephone interview today, Cyp
Feb. 7
TEXAS:
Just-the-facts index of executions offers disturbing view of death penalty
"Texas Death Row: Executions in the Modern Era"
In the state where everything is bigger, the death penalty is practically
supersized.
Four of every 10 people executed in the United States since 197
Jan. 30
TEXAS:
Hang 'em high protest
Re: "How about a death penalty without the executions?" by Steve Blow,
Thursday Metro.
Mr. Blow just pointed out that The Dallas Morning News didn't get a deluge
of letters protesting its editorial position on the death penalty. Please
consider this an
Jan. 29
TEXAS:
Death-row inmate convicted for Harris deputy killing commits suicide
A death row inmate convicted in the 2001 murder of a Harris County
Sheriff's deputy killed himself inside his prison cell this morning, a
prison official confirmed.
A correctional officer was making a ro
Jan. 28
TEXAS:
An end to crime
Re: "How about a death penalty without the executions?" by Steve Blow,
Thursday Metro.
I appreciate the humanitarian instincts expressed by Mr. Blow in his
column opposing executions in Texas. But as noble as his instincts are, I
think he is guilty of wishf
Jan. 15
TEXAS:
Lubbock Public Defender Office Ready for Capital Murder Cases
The state's 1st public defender office for capital murder cases is now
open in Lubbock. As NewsChannel 11 first told you last summer, the Lubbock
based office will encompass over 80 counties, from the tip of the
Jan. 13
TEXAS:
Death row opponents protest downtown Saturday
"Death row, hell no!"
That's the message a group of people opposed to the death penalty spread
outside the criminal justice complex in Downtown Austin Saturday.
Texas Moratorium Network is asking the 4 candidates for Travis Co
Dec. 31
TEXAS:
No Deterrent Effect
To the Editor:
Your article "At 60% of Total, Texas is Bucking Execution Trend" (front
page, Dec. 26) states, "The rate at which Texas sentences people to death
is not especially high given its murder rate."
One of the prime arguments in favor of the de
Dec. 9
TEXAS:
Please don't let them kill me
For my sins, pun intended, I am very rarely in agreement with most Vatican
standpoints on certain issues, particularly divorce, women priests and
celibacy. But when the president of the Pontifical Council for Justice and
Peace, Cardinal Renato M
Nov. 3
TEXAS:
Capital murder charges filed against man for July slaying
Capital murder charges were filed against a 20-year-old man in connection
with the shooting death of a man in a west Houston apartment complex in
July, authorities said.
Jorge Alberto Ramirez is charged in the slayi
Sept. 22
TEXAS:
Inmate's legacy rests on single hair strandSingle hair is key to
lawsuit that may decide if an innocent man was executed
A single strand of hair found on the counter of a rural East Texas liquor
store lies at the center of a legal dispute in which death penalty
oppone
Sept. 11
TEXAS:
The hard life after a brutal act
All Chelsea Richardson has is time.
Richardson, the first Tarrant County woman to ever be sentenced to die,
has been spending her days doing needlepoint, drawing pictures of angels,
and praying for those outside the prison walls.
She says
Sept. 4
TEXAS-5 impending executions
Wednesday's execution 1st of 5 this month
A drifter set to die this week for killing an Amarillo woman is the 1st of
5 convicted killers scheduled for lethal injection this month in the
nation's busiest capital punishment state. Tony Roach, 30, fro
Aug. 27
TEXASimpending execution
Inmate to die Tuesday for Kilgore robbery where 4 slain
DaRoyce Mosley overcame the odds of growing up in his poor black enclave
to become an honors student at Kilgore High School, won a seat on the
student council and was a starter on the basketball tea
Aug. 26
TEXAS:
Man charged in 1999 arson deaths heads for trial
Jury selection is set to begin Monday morning in the trial of a Waco man
charged in the 1999 arson deaths of his ex-wife and her 1-year-old
daughter.
William Mark Gibson, 30, is charged in Waco's 54th State District Court
wi
Aug. 11
TEXASimpending execution
>From Behind Glass: Death Row Inmate Kenneth Foster and Daughter, Nydesha
If ever there was a reason to spare the life of a man condemned to die, a
man who committed no crime other than being present at the time of a
murder, it is in the compelling face
June 7
TEXAS:
Condemned Texas Pedophile Moves Closer To Execution
A Harris County man condemned for the rape and strangling of a 7-year-old
neighborhood girl more than a dozen years ago has lost a request for
additional appeals.
That moves him a step closer to execution.
Eric Nenno, 46,
June 1
TEXAS:
5th suspect charged in Houston game room shooting
A 5th person has been charged with capital murder in the fatal shooting of
a 54-year-old man during a robbery at a southwest Houston game room May
13, police said.
Luis Eduardo Rodriguez, 35, was with 3 other men and a woman
May 24
TEXAS:
Prosecutor: Decision to spare woman's life undercuts ultimate penalty
A prosecutor said the overturning of a Beaumont woman's death sentence for
killing her baby will change the way cases are prosecuted - and even
dilute the Texas death penalty.
The Texas Court of Criminal A
May 11
TEXAS:
Condemned killer in 1991 Dallas rape-slaying loses appeal
A federal appeals court has denied a request by a Texas death row inmate
that he be allowed to proceed with an appeal of his conviction and death
sentence, moving him a step closer to execution for the rape-slaying of
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