Press Room
For media inquiries, please contact TCADP Executive Director Kristin Houlé:
512-441-1808 (office)
512-552-5948 (cell)
khoule@tcadp.org
2011 Press Releases
State of Texas Carries Out Fewest Executions Since 1996, According to New Report from TCADP
(2011 Annual Report; December 15, 2011)
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San Antonio Religious Leaders Gather for Dialogue on the Death Penalty
(October 24, 2011) Download PDF
House Committee Set to Hear Repeal Bill
(March 29, 2011) Download PDF
Illinois repeals the death penalty: Bipartisan action part of growing national trend away from the death penalty
(March 9, 2011) Download PDF
Abolitionists Gather in Austin for Annual Conference
(February 17, 2011) Download PDF
2010 Press Releases
Only 2% of Texas Counties Imposed Death Sentences This Year, According to New Report from TCADP
(2010 Annual Report; December 13, 2010)
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TCADP Statement on U.S. Supreme Court Decision to Grant Stay of Execution for Hank Skinner
(March 24, 2010) Download PDF
TCADP Calls for “Statewide Day of Action” on Anniversary of Willingham Execution: State poised to carry out execution in another case with lingering questions
(February 17, 2010) Download PDF
Abolitionists Gather in Dallas for Annual Conference: Judge, priest, journalist and others to be recognized
(February 17, 2010) Download PDF
2009 Press Releases
TCADP Report Shows New Death Sentences in Texas at Record Low: Concerns about Wrongful Execution Spark Scrutiny of State’s Death Penalty System (2009 Annual Report)
(December 7, 2009) Download PDF
TCADP Response to Governor’s Decision to Reject Clemency for Robert Lee Thompson
(November 19, 2009) Download PDF
Death Row Survivor to Tour the Rio Grande Valley: Juan Roberto Melendez-Colon will visit at critical moment in state’s death penalty debate
(November 5, 2009) Download PDF
New Investigation Confirms Execution of an Innocent Man: Broad Body of Evidence Points to Wrongful Execution of Texan Cameron Todd Willingham
(August 31, 2009) Download PDF
Texas Set to Carry Out 200th Execution during Perry Administration: State Remains Out of Step with Changing National Landscape
(June 1, 2009) Download PDF
House Subcommittee Set to Hear Repeal Bill: Texas one of a dozen states considering legislation to end the death penalty
(March 11, 2009) Download PDF
Abolitionists Gather in Austin for Annual Conference: Austin musician and others to be recognized for their contributions
(February 18, 2009) Download PDF
Texas Death Penalty Machinery Set to “High” as Executions Resume: 14 Executions Scheduled Over the Next Four Months
(January 14, 2009) Download PDF
2008 Press Releases
Texas Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty Releases Report on Death Penalty Developments in 2008: “Average” Number of Executions Carried Out in Record Time as New Death Sentences Reach Lowest Level in Texas in 30 Years
(December 4, 2008) Download PDF
