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More than 90 Faith Leaders Call for Clemency for Timothy Adams

Today more than 90 Christian faith leaders from communities throughout Texas called on the Board of Pardons and Paroles and Governor Rick Perry to grant clemency to Timothy Adams.  Adams […]

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Clemency Alert for Tim Adams

Tim Adams is scheduled to be executed by the State of Texas on Tuesday, February 22, 2011.  He was convicted of killing his son while planning his own suicide in […]

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State Representatives File Abolition Bill

State Representatives Jessica Farrar and Marisa Marquez have filed House Bill 819, which calls for the repeal of the death penalty in Texas. We expect that the bill will be referred […]

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Register Now for 2011 TCADP Annual Conference

Austin – February 19, 2011, Schmidt-Jones Family Life Center, First United Methodist Church
This annual conference, which is always hosted in Austin during the legislative session, will be the best opportunity for you to receive training on how you can further the TCADP legislative agenda. Workshops will be tailored to address the unique aspects of your legislative district! The annual awards ceremony will take place during the luncheon to celebrate those individuals who inspired us in 2010 and over the last decade!

All of the conference information, including award winners, is available online at https://tcadp.org/what-we-do/annual-conference/

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February 2011 Alert

In this issue: Scheduled Executions Upcoming Events News Calendar Scheduled Executions February 15: Michael Wayne Hall February 22: Timothy Adams Learn more about responding to these scheduled executions at the […]

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Read the TCADP Winter Newsletter

Check out the Winter TCADP newsletter which includes information on the coming annual conference in February, the TCADP legislative agenda and lobby day, recent death penalty developments, the TCADP annual report, and an interview with a murder victim family member telling their story.

Read it today!

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Houston Religious Leaders Call for End to Death Penalty

Last night’s unprecedented event in Houston with seven high-level religious leaders and Sister Helen Prejean was amazing!  More than 500 people representing diverse faith traditions RSVPd and attended the event. Sister Helen […]

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Texas CCA Ends Judge Fine Hearing on Death Penalty

The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals ruled today that Judge Fine does not have the authority to conduct a court hearing on the constitutionality of the death penalty in the […]