Texas Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty
STOP EXECUTIONS
There are four executions currently scheduled in Texas between now and the middle of May. These dates were set in the state’s most prolific death penalty jurisdictions: Dallas; Harris; and Tarrant counties.
On January 28, 2026, Charles Thompson is scheduled to be executed for killing Dennise Hayslip and Darren Cain in 1998 in Harris County. It is the first execution scheduled under District Attorney Sean Teare, who took office in 2025, and the first scheduled in the United States. Since 1982, 135 people convicted in Harris County have been executed.
Join a local vigil to express your opposition to all executions.
ATTEND EVENTS
The TCADP 2026 Annual Conference: Overcoming Legacies, Reimagining Justice will take place on Saturday, March 7, 2026, in Houston, Texas.
Join TCADP members from across Texas for a day of inspiration and advocacy, during which you will hear from capital defense attorneys and death penalty experts, criminal justice reform advocates, restorative justice practitioners, and individuals who have been directly impacted by executions. The program includes a panel discussion, awards luncheon and keynote address, and workshops on a variety of topics.
Register today!
GET INFORMED
Did you know the application of the death penalty is largely dependent on geography?
More than half of the counties in Texas have never sent anyone to death row, and death sentences have been concentrated in a few jurisdictions. In fact, six of the last nine people sentenced to death were convicted in either Harris (Houston) or Tarrant (Fort Worth) counties.
In Harris County alone, juries have sentenced 300 people to death since 1974. Last year, Harris County spent nearly $2 million in taxpayer funds on just one death penalty case. Learn more facts about the death penalty in Texas.
Who We Are
The Texas Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty (TCADP) is the only statewide grassroots advocacy organization dedicated solely to ending the death penalty in Texas. Together with local, state, and national partners, TCADP is working to reduce use of the death penalty in Texas and, ultimately, end this arbitrary, irreversible, and unfair punishment.
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