The execution of Texas inmate Rodney Reed is being delayed. The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals issued a stay on Friday, just hours after the state’s parole board recommended Governor Greg Abbott delay the execution by 120 days. Reed was convicted of killing a young woman more than 20 years ago, but there are claims new evidence will prove […]
More Republicans calling for Abbott to stop Reed’s execution
November 8, 2019 by Leave a Comment
More Texas Republicans are calling for Governor Greg Abbott to delay an upcoming execution. Rodney Reed is scheduled to be executed on November 20th for the 1996 murder of a 19-year-old woman. U.S. Representative Chip Roy of Hays County, a former federal prosecutor, says there’s reasonable doubt about Reed’s guilt. State Representatives John Raney of College Station […]
Archbishop Agrees With Pope On Death Penalty
August 3, 2018 by Leave a Comment
(San Antonio, TX) — San Antonio’s highest-ranking clergyman is in agreement with the Pope’s denunciation of the death penalty.
Supreme Court Rejects Death Penalty Appeal
December 12, 2016 by Leave a Comment
The U.S. Supreme Court says it won’t hear a challenge from a man on death row who survived his first execution attempt.
Supreme Court Hears Texas Death Penalty Case
November 30, 2016 by Leave a Comment
(Washington, DC) — A decision is not expected for months, but the U.S. Supreme Court appears skeptical of the way Texas determines if a death row inmate is intellectually disabled.
Texas Death Penalty Resumes With Last Night’s Execution
October 6, 2016 by Leave a Comment
After a six-month hiatus, the Texas death penalty is back.
Appeals Court Grants Stay of Execution
May 14, 2014 by Leave a Comment
AUSTIN – A convicted killer who was scheduled to be put to death last night is still alive this morning. Robert Campbell’s attorneys are hoping they can keep him alive.
500th Execution in TX Scheduled for Tonight
June 26, 2013 by Leave a Comment
HUNTSVILLE – Kimberly McCarthy is scheduled to die by lethal injection in Huntsville, Texas this evening. Her upcoming death has caught national and international attention because, if the execution is carried out, she will be the 500th person and fourth woman executed in Texas since the death penalty was re-instated in 1976.
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