Month: January 2010

Jan. 12 TEXAS—-execution Former worker who shot 2 at Texas ranch executed Convicted killer Gary Johnson has been executed in Texas for fatallyshooting a ranch foreman and another man during […]

Jan. 12 TEXAS—2 new execution dates 2 new execution dates have been set; Jonathan Green has been given anexecution date for June 30, and Michael Perry has been given an […]

Jan. 11 TEXAS: Condemned Dallas man loses at US Supreme Court The U.S. Supreme Court refused Monday to review an appeal from a condemnedDallas man, moving him closer to execution […]

Jan. 11 TEXAS—-impending execution Man faces execution in 1986 murders in county Convicted murderer Gary Johnson, 59, is scheduled to be executed Tuesdayfor the shooting deaths of two men, Peter […]

Jan. 8 TEXAS: Rick Perry's eagerness to pardon Tim Cole is disingenuous Today's news that Rick Perry has a green light to pardon Tim Cole wasgreeted by the governer with […]

Jan. 8 TEXAS: Texas Keeps Retarded Men on Death Row Despite a U.S. Supreme Court ban, Texas has continued to send mentallyretarded criminals to death row. Will a Mexican immigrant's […]

Jan. 7 TEXAS—-execution Dallas-area officer's killer put to death A man convicted of gunning down a Dallas-area police officer during anattempted bank robbery was put to death Thursday evening in […]

Texas Tribune – AG Says Posthumous Pardons Possible– – – – –Attorney General Opinion GA-0754 is at:http://www.oag.state.tx.us/opinions/opinions/50abbott/op/ 2010/htm/ga-0754.htmorhttp://www.oag.state.tx.us/opinions/opinions/50abbott/rq/2009/ pdf/RQ0810GA.pdf S U M M A R Y The Texas Constitution does […]