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Man on Death Row Gets Last-Minute Stay of Execution After Victim’s Sister Advocates for Him
People via Yahoo News· 7 months agoWilliam Speer, 49, has been on death row in Texas for decades Texas Department of Criminal Justice...
‘How can I give back life?’ Texas death row prisoner asks for execution reprieve to donate kidney
The Independent via Yahoo News· 2 years agoA man on death row in Texas has requested a stay of execution, so that he may donate a kidney before...
Texas criminal appeals court removes Tomas Gallo from death row because of his intellectual...
Texas Tribune via Yahoo News· 1 month agoThe Huntsville Unit Texas State Penitentiary, which houses Texas' execution chamber, on Jan. 31,...
Texas executes death row inmate over 2000 carjacking murder hours after order of stay was overturned
The Independent via Yahoo News· 8 months agoA death row inmate in Texas was executed hours after an order that delayed his death was overturned,...
Texas still leads nation in executions, but the pace is much slower now
Corpus Christi Caller-Times via Yahoo News· 5 months agoAUSTIN – After a generation of running the busiest execution chamber in the Free World, Texas is...
Texas prepares for lethal injection execution of convicted El Paso child killer
The El Paso Times via Yahoo News· 6 months agoThe more than two-decade saga of one of El Paso's most disturbing slayings is set to come to an end...
Appeals court stops planned execution of Texas inmate convicted of killing a fellow prisoner
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 7 months agoTexas' top criminal appeals court has stopped Thursday evening's scheduled execution of a Texas...
Texas inmate who says death sentence based on false expert testimony faces execution
Associated Press via AOL· 7 months agoA Texas inmate whose attorneys say received a death sentence due to false and unscientific expert...
Texas executes death row inmate despite Kim Kardashian bid to spare him
The Independent via Yahoo News· 3 months agoThe Lone Star State executed a man on Wednesday despite the protests of advocates and celebrity...
Texas executes inmate who fought prayer, touch rules
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 2 years agoA Texas death row inmate whose case redefined the role of spiritual advisers in death chambers nationwide was executed Wednesday, despite the efforts of...