After this weeks Democratic Governor debate between Farouk Sham and Bill White, Michael Landauer, an editor with the Dallas Morning News, reminded us all about the importance of remaining credible […]
Year: 2010
The upcoming execution of Hank Skinner has sparked various campaigns asking for clemency before Skinner’s scheduled February 24, 2010 execution date. One such campaign is an online petition through change.org […]
The Autobiography of an Execution explores the politics behind the death penalty, while examining personal challenges faced by author and Texas death row attorney David Dow’s laborious career defending death […]
Nick Braune of the Texas Civil Rights Review wrote the article, “Organizing the Rio Grande Valley Against Capital Punishment” (February 7, 2010) which highlights the increased presence of TCADP in […]
Hank Skinner is scheduled to be executed by the State of Texas on Wednesday, February 24, 2010. He was sentenced to death in Gray County for the 1993 murder of […]
On Monday, February 1, 2010, capital murder convict Gabriel Gonzales was ordered to serve life in prison for the 1994 murder of a pawnshop owner in Bexar County. Gonzales was […]
According to an article in today’s Amarillo Globe-News, “Death penalty pursuit: cost vs. certainty” (February 1, 2010), local prosecutors are weighing the cost of death penalty trials when deciding whether […]
Faith and the Death Penalty in Texas Instructor: Roger C. Barnes, Ph.D., Professor, University of the Incarnate Word. Details: Three Mondays, 6:30 – 8:00 p.m., February 22, March 1, 8, […]