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State of Texas executes Arthur Brown

On March 9, 2023, the State of Texas carried out its second execution of the week, putting Arthur Brown to death significant evidence of his innocence and intellectual disability. In […]

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TCADP March 2023 Newsletter: It’s time to save lives and Amplify abolition

In this edition: Scheduled executions: Texas set to execute three people this month, including two next week; sign the petition for Arthur Brown In case you missed it: Andre Thomas files […]

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TCADP 2023 February Newsletter: Case updates, legislative developments, and our 25th annual conference

In this edition  Scheduled executions: Texas scheduled to execute two men this month, despite the fact their juries did not hear critical mitigating evidence about their backgrounds  TCADP 2023 Annual […]

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State of Texas executes Wesley Ruiz

Tonight, the State of Texas executed Wesley Ruiz after the U.S. Supreme Court refused to intervene. Ruiz had asked the Court to halt the execution, arguing the Dallas jurors who […]

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State of Texas executes Robert Fratta

Tonight, January 10, 2023, the State of Texas carried out its first execution of the year, putting Robert Fratta to death. Fratta, a former Missouri City police officer, maintained his […]

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TCADP January 2023 Newsletter: A daunting execution schedule

In this edition: Scheduled executions: Nine executions already scheduled in Texas this year; three people facing execution file lawsuit regarding expired drugs used in lethal injections TCADP 2023 Annual Conference: Join […]

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Texas Death Penalty Developments in 2022: The Year in Review

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE12:01 ET, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 16, 2022 CONTACT: Kristin Houlé Cuellar, TCADP Executive Director512-552-5948 (cell)kristin@tcadp.org   www.tcadp.org@TCADPdotORG#TXDP2022 Texas’s death penalty a “lethal lottery” as State pursues executions in flawed cases that […]

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TCADP December 2022 Newsletter: The gift of justice

In this edition: Scheduled executions: Eight individuals set for execution in 2023, including Andre Thomas, a man with severe mental illness who gouged out his own eyes; executions on hold […]