Life On Death Row Texas

Texas court delays execution of man on death row

The Dallas Morning News on MSN · 1d

Federal appeals court reverses conviction of Texas woman on death row after 27 years

The federal appeals court said the prosecution failed to disclose that a key trial witness was a paid informant.

CBS News on MSN · 2d

Texas court delays execution of man on death row for 32 years, days before he was set to die

A Texas appeals court on Tuesday halted the execution of a man who has spent more than 30 years on death row and had been set to die by lethal injection this week over the killings of six girls and young women found buried in the desert near El Paso.

Newsweek on MSN · 3d

Texas Inmate on Death Row for 27 Years Has Conviction Overturned

The U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals vacated the conviction and death sentence of Brittany Holberg, who was 25 when she was sentenced to death.

Dallas Morning News2d

What to know about the death penalty and death row in Texas

As of Feb. 6, 2025, there were 174 people on death row in Texas, seven of whom are women, including Melissa Lucio who was convicted in 2008 of beating to death her 2-year-old daughter. In 2022 ...

USA Today1mon

Once filled with rage, Texas death row inmate set to be executed is now 'a gentle human'

"The day of my execution is the beginning of my real life." Tabler's life on Texas Death Row has been very different from what other inmates experience. Instead of being housed with most ...

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Supreme Court Justices Appear Narrowly Divided Over Death Row Prisoner Plea for DNA Testing

The justices heard arguments in the case of a man on death row in Texas who claims DNA testing could spare his life.

Texas, Louisiana both halted imminent executions on Tuesday. What's going on?

Minutes apart, courts in the neighboring states of Louisiana and Texas each stopped upcoming executions, one on Thursday and ...

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