The Texas Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty is a statewide grassroots advocacy organization working to end the death penalty. Join our cause today!

Texas Executions in 2021

There are no other executions set in Texas in 2021.

Executions this year (3)
May 19: Quintin Jones
June 30: John Hummel
September 28: Rick Rhoades

Stays granted by the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals (3)
Blaine Milam – Stay granted on 1/15/21
Edward Busby, Jr. – Stay granted on 02/03/21
Ramiro Ibarra – Stay granted on 02/24/21

Stays granted by Federal Courts (2)
John Ramirez – Stay granted on 9/8/21
Stephen Barbee – Stay granted on 10/07/21

Execution dates withdrawn (4)
Ruben Gutierrez – Date withdrawn on 9/15/21
Fabian Hernandez – Date withdrawn on 10/05/21
Kosoul Chanthakoummane – Date withdrawn on 10/18/21
Ramiro Gonzales – Date withdrawn on 10/20/21

Learn about our active and past clemency campaigns and raise your voice in opposition to executions!


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Stay informed about Texas death penalty developments, upcoming events, and opportunities for advocacy by joining TCADP’s contact list.

Attend Events

Join TCADP for a virtual watch party of “The Phantom” on Tuesday, December 7, 2021 from 6:30 to 8:30PM CT to mark the anniversary of Carlos DeLuna’s wrongful execution. We will be joined by director, Patrick Forbes, and the reporter who took Carlos’s last call, Karen Boudrie, for a Q&A session. Register here

The TCADP book group will meet on Zoom on Wednesday, December 8, 2021 at 7:30 PM Central Time to discuss The True American: Murder and Mercy in Texas by Anand Giridharadas. Register here.