Death Watch: Failures at Trial Anchor Last-Chance Appeal for Sparks

If SCOTUS does not act, Sparks will be the third man executed in Texas this month

"...him. He stabbed her and his two stepsons to death and raped his two stepdaughters, but he felt he'd..."

Sept. 20, 2019 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Headlines

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

Sept. 20, 2019 News Feature

Death Watch: Mark Soliz Hopes One Stay Leads to Another

Death row inmate argues fetal alcohol spectrum disorder renders him unfit for execution

"...the execution of mentally disabled Dexter Johnson, another Texas death row inmate is hoping for the same outcome. Mark..."

Sept. 6, 2019 News Feature by Sarah Marloff

Death Watch: Crutsinger Seeks Last-Ditch SCOTUS Appeal

Following the Aug. 21 execution of Larry Swearingen, Crutsinger could be the fifth Texan killed this year

"...his 2003 trial, Crutsinger has continued to fight his death sentence, even as his options dwindle and his Sept...."

Aug. 30, 2019 News Feature by Sarah Marloff

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

Texas Lege Stands Still on Justice Reform

But God forbid we take your guns away

"...judges in Dallas and Houston) and to restrict the death penalty for defendants with intellectual disabilities or severe mental..."

May 31, 2019 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

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

Trial by Fire

Cameron Todd Willingham story deserves a better retelling that trusts the evidence

"...an innocent man. It’s an all-too-familiar story here in death-penalty-happy Texas, where judges and juries routinely render eye-for-an-eye verdicts..."

May 17, 2019 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Debunking Five Anti-Choice Lies This Session

No wonder why repro rights groups are using the mantra “Lies Into Laws”

"...third degree felony, face a lawsuit, and a civil penalty of at least $100,000. In effect, the bills would..."

April 24, 2019 News Post by Mary Tuma

Death Watch: King Set to Die for James Byrd Lynching

Last-minute appeal seeks new trial as King maintains his innocence

"...Only two of 2019's five (so far) scheduled executions..."

April 19, 2019 News Feature by Sarah Marloff

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

Lege Lines: School Finance Bill Passes House With Flying Colors

Stickland only holdout on ambitious “Texas Plan” finance bill

"...face criminal homicide charges, punishable by up to a death sentence. The cruel bill saw a marathon hearing at..."

April 12, 2019 News Feature by Austin Sanders

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

Death Watch: Flawed Testimony Cited to Challenge Death Sentence

Billie Coble challenges second death sentence

"...Billie Coble, 70, has already evaded death once. In 2007, the U.S. 5th Court of Appeals..."

Feb. 22, 2019 News Feature by Sarah Marloff

Luv Doc: A Few Thousand Words

Even a few thousand words from a fake doctor are not enough to fix years and years of dysfunction

"...We have been through so much – our parents..."

Feb. 22, 2019 Column by The Luv Doc

Death Watch: Last-Ditch Efforts to Avert 2019’s First Execution

Robert Jennings files new motions in 1988 murder case

"...Jennings, now 61, was convicted of capital murder for..."

Jan. 25, 2019 News Feature by Sarah Marloff

Last-Minute Appeals Aim to Stop First Texas Execution of 2019

Drugs, mental illness, disability factors in 2008 infant murder

"...be the state's first execution of 2019. Unlike many death row inmates, Milam's case has moved relatively quickly through..."

Jan. 11, 2019 News Feature by Sarah Marloff

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

The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly of the Upcoming Legislative Session

Lawmakers set to tackle immigration, education, legalization, transportation, and more

"...be reached on repealing the driver responsibility program, the penalty scheme that sucks up surcharges on traffic penalties and..."

Dec. 14, 2018 News Feature by the News Staff

Death Watch: Lucky 13?

The state on pace for a baker's dozen of executions by year end

"...Now Alvin Braziel Jr. is staring down a death date of Dec. 11, for the 1993 robbery-murder of..."

Dec. 7, 2018 News Feature by Sarah Marloff

Death Watch: Robert Ramos

Mexican national set for execution Wednesday night

"...reasonable juror would have found him eligible for the death penalty,” and that SCOTUS has “held that ‘additional mitigating..."

Nov. 14, 2018 News Post by Sarah Marloff

Obamacare After the Mandate

Making the most of ACA enrollment for 2019

"...This year, with no tax penalty for skipping out on insurance, many may be tempted..."

Nov. 2, 2018 News Feature by Michael Agresta

Death Watch: Can Texas Keep a Secret?

State Supreme Court grants rehearing in execution drug supplier case

"...The Texas Supreme Court caved under pressure last Friday,..."

Oct. 26, 2018 News Feature by Sarah Marloff

Death Watch: Rockwell Schizophrenic or Faker?

One execution stayed, another set for Oct. 24

"...of Criminal Appeals has spared the life of Texas death row inmate Juan Segundo – at least for now...."

Oct. 19, 2018 News Feature by Sarah Marloff

Death Watch: Segundo Awaits 5th Circuit

Death row inmate scheduled for execution Oct. 10

"...Segundo was sentenced to death in 2006 for the 1986 rape and murder of..."

Oct. 5, 2018 News Feature by Sarah Marloff

Death Watch: Double Dose

Two executions in Huntsville next week

"...done to continue legal efforts on Clark's behalf. Today, anti-death penalty groups are calling on Gov. Greg Abbott and..."

Sept. 21, 2018 News Feature by Sarah Marloff

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

Paxton: Lethal Injection Forever

A.G. joins amicus brief in opposition to Missouri man's request for death by lethal gas

"...lethal injections continues to decline due to "efforts by death-penalty opponents to limit the supply of execution drugs," and..."

Aug. 31, 2018 News Feature by Sarah Marloff

The Third Murder

Japanese legal procedural puts the justice system on trial

"...suitably, with a murder. A man is bludgeoned to death on a path by a river, then his corpse..."

Aug. 17, 2018 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Council Approves Deal for Soccer at McKalla Place

Members vote 7-4 in favor of Precourt plan

"...try to talk this thing or amendment it to death.” Some of the tangents included a change to an..."

Aug. 15, 2018 News Post by Austin Sanders

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