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 […]
Category: Houston
Scheduled executions: Texas set to execute Jedidiah Murphy on World Day Against the Death Penalty In case you missed it: Webb County jury rejects the death penalty Featured events: TCADP […]
Earlier this week, the Kinder Institute for Urban Research at Rice University released the results of its Houston Area Survey for 2020. Now in its 39th year, the survey measures Houstonians’ […]
TCADP invites all members and supporters in the Houston area to join us for upcoming events, including the next installment in our Fair & Just Lunch Series.
If you live in Houston, Collin County or Austin, please make plans to join local TCADP members and supporters in your area! Read this blog post for details and RSVP information. Houston attendees need to order their boxed lunch by the end of the business day on Friday. See you soon!
Today, we remember those who have lost their lives through violence and we remember the many loved ones they leave behind. Parents, children, wives and husbands, friends – all who […]
On May 15, 2015, the State of Texas put Jeffrey Williams to death for the murder of plainclothes Houston police officer Troy Blando in 1999 while being arrested for stealing a […]
On November 15, 2012, the State of Texas executed Preston Hughes III for the 1988 murders of Shandra Charles, age 15, and Marcell Taylor, age 3, in Houston. It was the […]