In this edition: Scheduled executions: Edward Busby faces execution on May 14 despite meeting the criteria for intellectual disability Case updates: Court overturns death sentence of Clarence Jordan nearly 50 years […]
Author: Kristin
Kristin Houlé Cuellar is the Executive Director of the Texas Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty (TCADP).
Tonight, April 30, 2026, the State of Texas executed James Broadnax for murders he did not commit. James was sentenced to death at age 20 by a nearly all-white jury in Dallas in […]
In this edition: Scheduled executions: We have 30 days to stop the execution of James Broadnax Case updates: Competency hearing for Andre Thomas called off due to concerns about his severe […]
On March 11, 2026, the State of Texas executed Cedric Ricks. Ricks was sentenced to death for killing his girlfriend, Roxann Sanchez, and her eight-year-old son, Anthony Figueroa, in Tarrant […]
In this edition: Scheduled executions: Voice your opposition to the execution of Cedric Ricks Updates on innocence cases: Charles Flores files petition with the United States Supreme Court; four men deemed […]
Scheduled executions: Three Black men face execution in Texas In case you missed it: Dallas and Travis counties work to correct the mistakes of the past; new petition for Charles Don Flores […]
Regrettably, the nation’s first execution of 2026 took place in Texas last night, January 28, 2026, when Charles Thompson was put to death. He was convicted of killing Dennise Hayslip, […]
In this edition: Scheduled executions: Texas schedules first execution of the year Updates on Robert Roberson: Hearing tentatively set for the summer TCADP 2026 Annual Conference: Join us on March […]