Texas Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty

Stop Executions
Around 9:45 PM on October 17, 2024, the night Robert Roberson was set to be put to death, the Supreme Court of Texas granted a temporary stay of execution after Texas lawmakers issued a subpoena for Roberson’s testimony.

Roberson has spent more than 20 years on death row for a crime that never occurred. Overwhelming new scientific and medical evidence shows that his chronically ill two-year-old daughter, Nikki, died because of serious health issues, including undiagnosed pneumonia. Read the latest developments in the case.

Attend Events
Registration is now open for the TCADP 2025 Annual Conference: Becoming Catalysts for Change, which will take place in Austin, Texas at the Thompson Conference Center from 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM on Saturday, February 22, 2025

The conference features a panel discussion, keynote address, and the presentation of awards. There also will be workshop sessions on a variety of topics featuring experts and voices of experience on death penalty issues.

Join supporters from across Texas for TCADP’s signature annual event!

Get Informed
– Texas executed five people in 2024; three other people received stays of execution.

– Juries in Hidalgo, Johnson, Panola, and Tarrant counties have imposed new death sentences this year, while a jury in Midland County rejected the death penalty in a capital case.

– The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals has changed the sentences of two men, removing them from death row. The Texas death row population is at its lowest level since the mid-1980s.



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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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Texas Death Penalty Facts

Learn more about the history of the death penalty in Texas by visiting Texas Death Penalty Facts.

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