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Texas Book Festival
Photos by John Anderson
"...national judgment. But Crawford (who also recently edited Texas Death Row, a factual compendium of the inmates executed since..."

Nov. 17, 2000 Books Feature by Michael King

Election 2000
Chronicle Election Coverage
"...shown they do not share Phelps' bullishness on the death penalty...."

Nov. 10, 2000 News Feature by Amy Smith

Public Notice
Our weekly calendar of activist and volunteer events and fundraisers.
"...7pm, Death in Texas: Assembly Line of Injustice Forum, UT Law..."

Oct. 13, 2000 Column by Kate X Messer

A Day at the Races
Primary races start heating up in nearby counties, across Texas, and around the nation.
"...Holmes next January; like Holmes, all five support the death penalty and would continue seeking it aggressively in Harris..."

March 3, 2000 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Buried Alive
The "Freedom Flotilla"
"...arrival, when he killed a woman. "There was a death in my house," he begins. "The police said I..."

Dec. 18, 1998 News Feature by Lisa Tozzi

Aleshire the Agitator
Rage, Rage Against the Dying of the Limelight
"...In June, after Gov. George W. Bush commuted the death sentence of serial liar Henry Lee Lucas, Aleshire sent..."

Aug. 28, 1998 News Feature by Robert Bryce

Festival Screenings
"...owes money, is poisoned and dies a long, agonizing death. The villagers recover their pawned items and get on..."

April 24, 1998 Screens Feature

Postmarks
The Executioner
"...why??? Why does the justice system keep people on death row for so many years?!?! Why not get it..."

Feb. 13, 1998 Column

Naked City
Off the Desk:
"...conversion Tucker has experienced in her 15 years on death row, but because of their collective opposition to the..."

Jan. 23, 1998 News Feature

Fast, Cheap & Out of Control
Interview With Filmmaker Errol Morris
"...of killing a Dallas police officer and given the death penalty. Morris' detective work and his interviews with police..."

Nov. 14, 1997 Screens Feature by Jason Silverman

Postmarks
Apology Demanded
"...psychiatrist who played a key role in obtaining the death sentence was expelled from the American Psychiatric Association for..."

June 13, 1997 Column

HBO Docuseries God Save Texas Offers a Personal Lens on the Lone Star State in Crisis
Texas filmmakers confront hard truths about home
"...surrounding Huntsville, and examines the moral decay around the death penalty and the way Huntsville has changed since he..."

Jan. 28, 2024 Screens Post by Alejandra Martinez

Headlines / Quote of the Week
"...The El Paso Times reported on Monday that the death penalty case against Patrick Crusius for the deadly mass..."

Sept. 29, 2023 News Feature

Texas Tribune Lays Off Journalists and Entire Copy Desk
Colleagues call it “a mistake” and “incomprehensible”
"...and criminal justice, in a rapidly changing, heavily incarcerated, death penalty state... incomprehensible.” Higher education reporter Kate McGee Balagia,..."

Aug. 23, 2023 News Post by Lina Fisher

This Job Will Change Your Life
Former staff reflect on the zigs and zags of life post-Chronicle
"...It's a strange twist of fate, the timing of..."

Sept. 3, 2021 Features Feature by Jesse Sublett

Opinion: Texas Republicans Want to Jail People in Poverty Indefinitely and Call It “Reform”
Almost 75% of people sitting in Texas jails have not been convicted of any crime; they simply can't afford to go home
"...marketing that we don't question pro-life means anti-abortion (not anti-death penalty, for instance). Across the country, Republicans are at..."

Aug. 27, 2021 Column by Kenna Titus

C. Robert Cargill and Elijah Wood to Explore Serial Killer Ted Bundy in No Man of God
Film will delve into the killer's conversations with the FBI
"...captured in 1979, and especially after he received the death penalty in 1981, has been a subject of fascination..."

June 18, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

More Dems File in State Judicial Races
Keith Hampton, Amy Clark Meachum announce for high Texas courts
"...supporting the fight against Republican gerrymandering, and winning a death penalty appeal before the U.S. Supreme Court...."

Oct. 4, 2019 News Post by Michael King

Headlines
"...In Memoriam: Anti-death penalty activist, author, and bereaved mother Jennette Popp died..."

Sept. 20, 2019 News Feature

How Much Reform Is Enough in the Travis County District Attorney Race?
Incumbent D.A. Margaret Moore faces challengers from the left
"...area of disagreement is capital punishment. Martinson opposes the death penalty in all circumstances, Garza would consider a moratorium..."

Aug. 23, 2019 News Feature by Michael King

Legislative Attack on Eastside Planned Parenthood Closer to Finish Line
House-approved SB 22 jeopardizes basic preventive community care
"...that could have forced abortion-seeking women to face the death penalty, sought to expand SB 22’s reach to include..."

May 18, 2019 News Post by Mary Tuma

Rep. Jeff Leach Plays Both Sides With Abortion Ban Bill
"...supporters openly relished the prospect of women facing the death penalty, but after the hours-long affair released a statement..."

April 19, 2019 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Weekend Wine: Nothing Says Spring Like Rosé
Four delightful – and affordable – lightweight, full-flavored wines
"...options. Once upon a time, pink wines received a death-penalty thumbs down from wine snobs when someone decided to..."

April 6, 2019 Food Post by Wes Marshall

Mr. Smarty Pants Knows
"...Fewer than half of Americans now believe the death penalty is fairly applied in the U.S., according to..."

Jan. 4, 2019 Column by Mr. Smarty Pants

UT Service and Activist Organizations to Join
Make a difference in Austin and around the world
"...they participate in the yearly march to abolish the death penalty, and they protest wherever human rights violations are..."

Sept. 1, 2018 Events Post by Eilish O'Sullivan

Six for CD 10
Dem primary candidates contend at Pct. 149 forum
"...and said, “A civil immigration offense shouldn’t be a death penalty for a family.” On gun control, he distinguished..."

Feb. 13, 2018 News Post by Michael King

The Tides of March
Ready for a blue wave in November's midterms? That'll depend on the race.
"...Valdez is against the death penalty and open carry, supports increased background checks on..."

Feb. 9, 2018 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Martin McDonagh on Directing Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
The film, starring Frances McDormand, could hardly be more timely or controversial
"...in the wake of the UK's elimination of the death penalty, its focus is a portmanteau character based on..."

Nov. 17, 2017 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Headlines
"...Bastrop County prosecutors intend to pursue the death penalty against Vontrey Clark, the Austin cop accused of..."

Nov. 3, 2017 News Feature

The Hightower Report: Putting "The People" in a Political Platform
The Democratic Party platform is not perfect, but thanks to Bernie Sanders' revolutionary presidential campaign, it's rich in policies for the People
"...eliminating for-profit prisons and detention centers, and abolishing the death penalty...."

Aug. 19, 2016 News Column by Jim Hightower

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