Texas Legislators to Consider Executions for People with Intellectual Disabilities
Texas has been censured by the U.S. Supreme Court over how it determines intellectual disability when deciding if defendants should receive the...Read More
Executions Rise in Texas as the Death Row Population Falls
Texas once again executed more people than any other state in 2018 when the number of prisoners put to death rose. However,...Read More
Inmate’s Claim He Was Too Sick to Face Lethal Injection Fails to Halt Execution
A 66-year-old man in a wheelchair who claimed his veins would not handle a lethal injection failed to halt his death by...Read More
Deaths of 10 People in a Trailer in Texas Highlights Human Trafficking Crimes
The recent deaths of 10 people who were crammed into an overheated tractor-trailer has again highlighted the hazards of the human smuggling...Read More
Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Halts Execution of Tilon Carter
Another execution has been halted in Texas just days before a death row inmate was slated to die. Last Friday, the Texas...Read More
Texas Man Wins Stay of Execution over Murder of Putt-Putt Golf Course Employee
A Texas man who was convicted of the murder of a Putt-Putt golf course assistant manager has been granted a stay of...Read More
Supreme Court to Consider Whether Texas Should Execute Inmate with Intellectual Disability
The U.S. Supreme Court is to look at whether Texas should put to death a convicted killer with an intellectual disability. Attorneys...Read More
The Use of the Death Penalty is Declining in Texas
When Texas executed Miguel Parades by lethal injection last month, it marked the 10th time the death penalty had been used by...Read More