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More on the Panetti Decision

StandDown Texas has posted all of the national and state-based media coverage of the Panetti decision. Go to http://standdown.typepad.com/.So what happens now to Scott Panetti? Well, the justices found that […]

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U.S. Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Scott Panetti!

Today, in a 5-4 decision, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in favor of severely mentally ill death row inmate Scott Panetti and has blocked his execution. The court questioned the […]

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Bexar County DA says Cantu was not Innocent

Susan Reed, Bexar County DA has concluded that Ruben Cantu was justifiably executed in 1993. DA Reed refused to have an independent investigation of this case after questions about his […]

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Update on Anthony Graves

Article from Austin ChronicleBY JORDAN SMITH Unbelievably, a retrial of the capital murder case against Anthony Graves is set to go forward this summer, even though a special prosecutor admitted […]

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Does Texas REALLY Care for its children?

Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst confuses me. This morning coming into Austin, KUT reported the Lt Gov was fighting the extension of the application for the CHIP program (Children’s Health Insurance) […]

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Governor Perry about to match Bush’s Texas Execution Record!

With the upcoming scheduled execution of James Clark on April 11, Governor Perry will officially equal former Governor Bush’s record of 152 executions during his term in office, and bypass […]

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Another Botched Execution in Texas?

Initial reports on last night’s execution of Charles Nealy sound like there were multiple problems. Tracking down details and will make it available, keep a close eye…. one more to […]

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Jessica’s Law – Texas Legislators Pretending they care for Texas Children

Lt. Governor David Dewhurst’s Statement on Passage of Jessica’s Law by the Senate Criminal Justice Committee -Texas Tough Plan Will Protect Children By: Rich Parsons Wednesday, March 14, 2007Lt. Gov. […]