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‘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...
Man on Death Row Gets Last-Minute Stay of Execution After Victim’s Sister Advocates for Him
People via Yahoo News· 8 months agoWilliam Speer, 49, has been on death row in Texas for decades Texas Department of Criminal Justice...
Texas Executes Man After 2 Decades Of Innocence Claims On Death Row
HuffPost via Yahoo News· 4 months agoA 50-year-old man on Texas’ death row who has maintained his innocence for more than two decades was...
Texas executes Brent Brewer, who spent three decades on death row, for Amarillo murder
Amarillo Globe-News via Yahoo News· 7 months agoThe state of Texas executed Brent Brewer, who spent three decades on death row on Thursday evening...
Texas prepares for lethal injection execution of convicted El Paso child killer
The El Paso Times via Yahoo News· 7 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· 8 months agoTexas' top criminal appeals court has stopped Thursday evening's scheduled execution of a Texas...
Texas executes death row inmate despite Kim Kardashian bid to spare him
The Independent via Yahoo News· 4 months agoThe Lone Star State executed a man on Wednesday despite the protests of advocates and celebrity...
Texas woman sentenced to death for stabbing friend 100 times and tearing baby from womb with scalpel
The Independent via Yahoo News· 2 years agoA Texas woman who killed her friend and ripped her baby out of the womb has been sentenced to death....
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...
Mel Gibson urges China to release Texas man on death row
NextShark via Yahoo News· 1 year agoActor Mel Gibson has joined the call for the release of a Texas man currently on death row in China....