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Texas Court of Criminal Appeals grants stay of execution to David Wood

The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals has granted a stay of execution to David Wood, who was scheduled to be put to death on Thursday, March 13, 2025. Wood has spent more than […]

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TCADP March 2025 Newsletter: Updates on innocence cases, Annual Conference recap, and the anniversary of a landmark decision

In this edition:  Scheduled executions: Urge a 90-day reprieve for David Wood to test the DNA Updates on innocence cases: Robert Roberson asks the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals again to […]

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State of Texas executes Richard Tabler

Last night, February 13, 2025, Texas carried out its second execution in a week, putting Richard Tabler to death for killing Mohamed-Amine Rahmouni and Haitham Zayed after a dispute in Bell […]

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State of Texas executes Steven Nelson

Last night, February 5, 2025, the State of Texas executed Steven Nelson after the Supreme Court of the United States refused to intervene, denying his petition for a writ of certiorari […]

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TCADP February 2025 Newsletter: Texas could resume executions this month

In this edition:  Scheduled executions: Texas could resume executions this week TCADP 2025 Annual Conference: Join us on February 22, 2025, in Austin for a day of inspiration and advocacy […]

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TCADP January 2025 Newsletter: 52 lives spared last year

In this edition: Scheduled executions: Four executions set in Texas from February to April TCADP 2025 Annual Conference: Join us on February 22, 2025, in Austin for a day of […]

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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 December 2024 Newsletter: Exciting conference announcements; case updates; and an action to #CommuteTheRow

In this edition: Scheduled executions: Tell President Biden to #CommuteTheRow Case updates: Recent developments in the Texas death penalty cases of Randy Halprin, Melissa Lucio, and Robert Roberson  TCADP 2025 Annual […]