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TCADP REPORT: Evidence of innocence and racial bias on stark display as Texas maintains historically low use of the death penalty

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASETHURSDAY, DECEMBER 19, 2024 CONTACT: Kristin Houlé Cuellar, TCADP Executive Director512-552-5948 (cell)kristin@tcadp.org   www.tcadp.org           @TCADPdotORG #TXDP2024 TCADP REPORT: Evidence of innocence and racial bias on stark display as Texas maintains historically low […]

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TCADP January 2024 Newsletter: A new year to fight injustice

In this edition: Scheduled executions: A marked change from this time last year TCADP 2024 Annual Conference: Join us on March 2, 2024, for a day of inspiration and advocacy […]

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TCADP REPORT: Despite declining death penalty usage, Texas led the nation in executions in 2023

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 14, 2023 CONTACT: Kristin Houlé Cuellar, TCADP Executive Director512-552-5948 (cell)kristin@tcadp.org   www.tcadp.org           @TCADPdotORG #TXDP2023 TCADP REPORT: Despite declining death penalty usage, Texas led the nation in executions in 2023, […]

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TCADP December 2023 Newsletter: Ms. Opal Lee to keynote the TCADP 2024 Annual Conference!

In this edition: Scheduled executions: Thank you for raising your voices against executions in Texas TCADP 2024 Annual Conference: Ms. Opal Lee, the “Grandmother of Juneteenth,” will be the keynote […]

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State of Texas executes David Renteria

On November 16, 2023, the State of Texas executed David Renteria for a crime he maintained he did not commit. Renteria was convicted and sentenced to death in El Paso County for […]

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TCADP November 2023 Newsletter: Exciting Annual Conference announcements & another case that needs your support

In this edition: Scheduled executions: Texas set to execute two people in November; support clemency for Brent Brewer (information about David Renteria coming soon) TCADP 2024 Annual Conference: Registration is […]

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Texas Court of Criminal Appeals stays the execution of Will Speer

UPDATE AS OF 2:00 PM, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 26, 2023: This afternoon, less than five hours before he was set to be put to death, Will Speer was granted a stay […]

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TCADP September 2023 Newsletter: Ready for Fall Events?

In this edition: Scheduled executions: Texas set to execute two people in October In case you missed it: Jury imposes first new death sentence in El Paso since 2014 while Collin […]