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Jury Imposes First New Death Sentence in Hays County in 20 Years

Earlier today, the jury in the capital murder trial of Willie Roy Jenkins sentenced him to death for the 1975 murder of Sheryl Ann Norris in San Marcos.  It was the first […]

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State of Texas Executes Elroy Chester, Moves Closer to 500th Execution Since 1982

Last night, June 12, 2013, the State of Texas executed Elroy Chester for the 1998 shooting death of Port Arthur firefighter Willie Ryman III, who discovered Chester sexually assaulting his nieces during […]

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Must-see powerful new video: “A Broken Promise in Texas: Race, the Death Penalty and the Duane Buck Case”

Racial bias has no place in the administration of justice – tell that to Harris County, Texas. Duane Buck, sentenced to death in Harris County in 1997, may soon be […]

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New death sentence imposed in Hunt County

Late this afternoon, May 31, 2013, the jury in the capital murder trial of Micah Crofford Brown determined that he should be put to death for killing his ex-wife, Stella Michelle […]

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U.S. Supreme Court Rules in Texas Death Penalty Case: Trevino v. Thaler

*Updated June 4, 2013*  According to the Associated Press, the U.S. Supreme Court has ordered the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to review six Texas death penalty cases – […]

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Dallas County Jury Imposes New Death Sentence

A Dallas County jury has sentenced Naim Rasool Muhammad to death for drowning his two young sons, Elijah and Naim, in 2011.  The jury deliberated for less than 10 minutes before […]

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State of Texas Executes Jeffrey Williams

On May 15, 2015, the State of Texas put Jeffrey Williams to death for the murder of plainclothes Houston police officer Troy Blando in 1999 while being arrested for stealing a […]

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State Agrees to 60-Day Reprieve for Robert Pruett

*Updated on May 15, 2013* A state district judge has formally withdrawn the May 21 execution date for Robert Pruett. A hearing will take place on June 3 regarding testing of DNA evidence.