In the last execution in Texas this year, the State put Alvin Braziel, Jr. to death on Tuesday, December 11, 2018. He was convicted of killing Doug White and raping Lora White in Mesquite in 1993. Braziel was 18 at the time of the crime. Braziel was not linked to the crime until 2001, when […]
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State of Texas scheduled to execute Alvin Braziel, Jr.
In the last scheduled execution in Texas this year, the State is set to put Alvin Braziel, Jr. to death tonight, December 11, 2018. Braziel was convicted of killing Doug White and raping his wife Lora in Mesquite in 1993. Doug and Lora were newlyweds. Braziel was 18 at the time of the crime. Braziel […]
State of Texas executes Joseph Garcia
The State of Texas executed Joseph Garcia on December 4, 2018 after the U.S. Supreme Court rejected several legal challenges filed by his attorneys. He was convicted and sentenced to death in 2003 under Texas’ law of parties for the murder of Officer Aubrey Hawkins, despite the fact that no evidence directly tied him to the […]
September 2018 Alert: “Inadmissible in all cases”
In this edition of our monthly alert, you’ll find information about back-to-back executions scheduled to take place in Texas this month, as well as details on film screenings, speakers, and candidate forums occurring throughout the state.
TCADP August 2018 Alert: A welcome reprieve from executions
In this edition of our monthly e-newsletter, you’ll find information about recent death penalty developments in Bexar, Dallas, and Harris Counties, as well as upcoming events in Fort Worth and San Antonio.
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