Death Watch: Chris Young Executed

Last-ditch effort to challenge Board of Pardons and Paroles falls short

"...Chris Young was executed Tuesday evening. On Friday, the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles denied him clemency, which..."

July 20, 2018 News Feature by Sarah Marloff

Rodney Reed Clemency Filing Cites Fourth New Witness

Former prison mate says Fennell confessed crime in 2010

"...when they filed an application for clemency with the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles...."

Oct. 31, 2019 News Post by Brant Bingamon

Death Watch: Man Set to Die Pleads for His Life

Texas has executed 574 people since 1976; the Board of Pardons and Paroles has recommended clemency for five

"...A request for clemency is often the last legal move a death row inmate makes..."

July 8, 2022 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

No Love for Perkins

Senators rejected her nomination for parole board, but she's back this week trying to get them to change their minds

"...The anti-sex-toy former Burleson banker and big-time Gov. Rick Perry supporter Shanda Perkins' nomination to..."

May 20, 2009 News Post by Jordan Smith

Death Watch: A Mother Set to Die

Melissa Lucio says she didn't kill her daughter and half of the Texas House of Representatives agree

"...By the fifth hour of the interrogation, Melissa Lucio had begun to repeat back..."

April 8, 2022 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Unpardonable

The Bush record of 'compassionate conservatism' is amply illustrated by his clemency record in Texas

"...governor. He didn't try to invade Mexico on his Texas watch, after all. He didn't brazenly curtail civil liberties..."

June 11, 2004 News Feature by Lucius Lomax

Without Evidence: Executing Frances Newton

Another Texas death row case marked by official carelessness, negligence, and intransigence

"...Unless the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles and Gov. Rick Perry..."

Sept. 9, 2005 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Rodney Reed Gets Execution Stay, New Hearing

New witnesses, debunked forensic evidence, and DNA testing to be considered in 2020

"...Rodney Reed was to be put to death, the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals stopped his execution, handing his..."

Nov. 22, 2019 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Death Watch: Lawmakers Ask for Rodney Reed Reprieve

Texas House Criminal Justice Reform Caucus joins celebrities, activists asking to stay the Nov. 20 execution

"...inmate's attorneys filed an application for clemency with the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles on Oct. 30, asking..."

Nov. 8, 2019 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Death Row Inmate Preaches to Prisoners Daily. Now the State Plans to Kill Him.

Saving body and soul

"...The photo shows four men in clean white clothes standing before a row of prison bars. They cluster around..."

Oct. 13, 2023 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Death Watch: How Much Remorse, Repentance Is Enough?

Family of victim – and killer – wants sentence commuted

"...Quintin Jones is one of many on Texas' death row who grew up in..."

May 14, 2021 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Greg Abbott Threatens to Pardon Daniel Perry After Murder Conviction

Goaded by Tucker Carlson, the governor looks to step in

"...Perry murder trial took an oath to be fair and impartial. They promised to carefully consider the evidence presented..."

April 8, 2023 News Post by Brant Bingamon

Capitol Chronicle

No Mercy: Perry to Decide If Texas Will Continue to Execute Mentally Retarded

"...the U.S. Supreme Court has once again rejected the Texas system of capital prosecutions -- convict 'em first, ask..."

June 8, 2001 News Column by Michael King

Unless Abbott Interferes, Daniel Perry to Serve 25 Years

"I know it’s never going to be the same again.” – Whitney Mitchell

"...Perry has finally received his sentence. On the morning of May 10, State District Judge Cliff Brown gave Perry..."

May 10, 2023 News Post by Brant Bingamon

BPP Recommends Life

Whether Perry will agree remains to be seen for death row inmate Robert Thompson

"...In a rare life-sparing decision, the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles voted Nov. 18 to..."

Nov. 19, 2009 News Post by Jordan Smith

Death Watch: Challenges, Disabilities Not Enough (So Far) To Avert Execution

Busby set to die Feb. 10 for 2004 murder in Fort Worth

"...Edward Busby Jr. is like many the state of Texas has put to death in the past 40..."

Feb. 2, 2021 News Post by Brant Bingamon

Will Legislation Save Humberto Leal?

Proposed law enforces international agreement

"...in part guarantees foreign nationals abroad access to consular officials. Advocates representing Texas death row inmate Humberto Leal hope..."

June 15, 2011 News Post by Jordan Smith

Death Watch: Robert Ramos

Mexican national set for execution Wednesday night

"...Ramos, the Mexican national convicted for the 1992 murder of his wife and two young children, is set to..."

Nov. 14, 2018 News Post by Sarah Marloff

Lawless Disorder

Top 10 crime and justice stories

"...1) Burn Baby, Burn: Six Austin police officers and four dispatchers were punished for a stream of..."

Jan. 6, 2006 News Feature

Who Killed Father Ryan?

A 1981 Odessa murder haunts crime researchers, the Catholic Church, and an ex-con determined to prove his innocence

"...into the Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Boise, Idaho, and readied himself for confession. He never got a chance..."

June 17, 2005 News Feature by Jordan Smith

A Whacked-Out System

Inmate's lawsuit focuses on secret and unreasonable Texas paroles

"...Harris County for stealing – or, specifically under the Texas penal code, for "theft by check." He'd never been..."

March 30, 2007 News Feature by Jordan Smith

No Mercy

The case of James Allridge raises familiar questions about the Texas justice system

"...On August 26, Texas is scheduled to execute James Allridge III for the..."

Aug. 20, 2004 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Naked City

Off the Desk:

"...Austin-area agencies that provide shelter, housing and job assistance, and help for those suffering from mental..."

Jan. 1, 1999 News Feature

Point Austin: One Small Step

Gov. Rick Perry spares the life of Kenneth Foster

"...God bless the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles and Gov. Rick Perry...."

Sept. 7, 2007 News Column by Michael King

Pardoned by Satan

If Texas can't kill the insane, where will the madness end?

"..."Statement to what? State what? I am not guilty of the charge of capital murder. Steal me and my..."

May 28, 2004 News Column by Michael King

In Our Names

The case of Napoleon Beazley shines a spotlight on the Texas system of capital punishment.

"...Try this for an "axis of evil": the United States, Iran, and the Congo...."

May 31, 2002 News Column by Michael King

Final Appeals: Powell Set to Die June 15

Powell supporters join in last attempts to spare his life

"...Almost certainly, barring an unanticipated act of official state mercy, David Lee Powell will be executed..."

June 11, 2010 News Feature by Michael King

Kenneth Foster's Execution (Updated)

What you can do to stop his execution.

"...The pending execution of Kenneth Foster – scheduled for tomorrow – is some..."

Aug. 30, 2007 News Post by Wells Dunbar

Death Watch: The Stays Stop Here?

After a quiet COVID season, Texas' death row machine rumbles back to life

"...The State of Texas is once again trying to kill John Hummel...."

June 25, 2021 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

On The Lege

Stopping the Train

"...It was Pete Laney's first major defeat of the season. Seated in a section of die-hard Texas..."

Feb. 12, 1999 News Column

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