Last night, April 23, 2025, the State of Texas executed Moises Sandoval Mendoza after the Supreme Court of the United States denied his application for a stay of execution and a […]
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In this edition: Scheduled executions: Texas set to execute Moises Mendoza on April 23 Texas legislative updates: Death penalty abolition bill gains two coauthors; Texas Senate passes bill to expand […]
Last night, February 13, 2025, Texas carried out its second execution in a week, putting Richard Tabler to death for killing Mohamed-Amine Rahmouni and Haitham Zayed after a dispute in Bell […]
Last night, February 5, 2025, the State of Texas executed Steven Nelson after the Supreme Court of the United States refused to intervene, denying his petition for a writ of certiorari […]
The Supreme Court of Texas has granted a Texas House of Representatives’ emergency motion in part and issued a stay, effectively halting tonight’s scheduled execution of Robert Roberson. Recognizing that the lawmakers’ case […]
Last night, September 24, 2024, the State of Texas executed Travis Mullis. In 2011, a jury in Galveston County sentenced Mullis to death for killing his three-month-old son, Alijah. Because Mullis […]
Last night, August 7, 2024, the State of Texas executed Arthur Lee Burton. Burton was convicted of assaulting and killing Nancy Adleman, a mother of three who was jogging near […]
In this edition: Scheduled executions: Texas set to execute Arthur Burton on August 7, 2024 Spotlight on innocence cases: Robert Roberson may become the first person executed in the United […]