Judge Recommends Melissa Lucio’s Death Sentence Be Overturned

Agreement between judge, D.A., defense supports her innocence

"...A South Texas judge is recommending that the death sentence of Melissa..."

April 16, 2024 News Post by Brant Bingamon

Headlines / Quote of the Week

"...Abbott vowed political revenge against fellow Republicans in the Texas House after two dozen of them joined Democrats in..."

March 8, 2024 News Feature

Headlines / Quote of the Week

"...building an 80-acre base camp in Eagle Pass for Texas National Guard troops. The base will hold up to..."

Feb. 23, 2024 News Feature

New Evidence Suggests Ivan Cantu’s Innocence, But Will Anyone Stop His Execution?

85,000 petitioners and celebrities are behind him

"...Sister Helen Prejean is trying to keep Texas from killing death row inmate Ivan Cantu. Prejean, the..."

Feb. 23, 2024 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

March 2024 Primary Election Endorsements for Travis County Residents

Our choices for local, state, and national races

"...Board provides the following endorsements to Democrats in advance of early voting (Feb. 20 through March 1) and election..."

Feb. 16, 2024 News Feature by The Chronicle Editorial Board

Texas Planning to Execute Men in Its Faith-Based Program

Saving souls, destroying bodies

"...Since late 2021, Texas has been working to rehabilitate death row inmates through..."

Nov. 8, 2023 News Post by Brant Bingamon

Death Watch: Execution Stalled for Death Row Inmate Turned Preacher

Will Speer's life will continue ... for the moment

"...The life and ministry of death row inmate Will Speer will continue, for the..."

Nov. 3, 2023 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Insane Inmate Deemed Too Ill to Murder

It took 20 years of litigation to figure out

"...in death penalty jurisprudence on Thursday: Scott Panetti, one of the most clearly insane people in the history of..."

Sept. 29, 2023 News Post by Brant Bingamon

Austin’s Sole Federal District Judge May Be the Most Overburdened in America

The case of the missing judges

"...decide to suspend the Food & Drug Administration approval of abortion pills, as an Amarillo district judge did this..."

Sept. 29, 2023 News Feature by Maggie Q. Thompson

You Have a Right to Counsel. So Why Doesn’t Travis County Allow Attorneys at Bail Hearings?

Get out of jail free $10K

"...you are arrested in Austin this Friday, a lot of things will go how you'd expect: An officer will..."

Aug. 4, 2023 News Feature by Maggie Q. Thompson

Cop Who Killed Mike Ramos Wants Trial Moved to Deep-Red County

Supporters: judge’s ex-husband, Alex Jones-connected attorney

"...It’s no surprise that APD Officer Christopher Taylor’s attorneys want his murder trial moved out..."

July 28, 2023 News Post by Maggie Q. Thompson

Court Rejects New Evidence in Rodney Reed Death Penalty Case

Reed has long claimed innocence

"...Texas has once again rejected Rodney Reed’s claims of innocence...."

June 30, 2023 News Post by Brant Bingamon

Travis County Tries to Fix Its Public Defense Problems

But advocates warn about the middleman

"...Texas is experiencing a crisis in its public defense system,..."

June 23, 2023 News Feature by Lina Fisher

Locked Courtroom Sends Mike Ramos Murder Trial Back To Square One

First of two murder trials for APD’s Christopher Taylor begins

"...The monumental trial of Austin Police officer Christopher Taylor, accused of murdering Michael..."

May 22, 2023 News Post by Austin Sanders

How Texas Wreaked Havoc on One Man's Journey to Citizenship

Living the American nightmare

"...realize he would spend months incarcerated. His limited knowledge of the process came from his nephew's experience a few..."

May 19, 2023 News Feature by Benton Graham

Inside Texas' Angels of Death, Who Refuse Hundreds of Death Row Pleas but May Expedite Daniel Perry Pardon

How the Board of Pardons and Paroles runs its ship

"...body. Two years later, Mitesh sat through the trial of Hasmukh’s killer, Christopher Young. He went on to attend..."

May 12, 2023 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

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

12 Jurors Found Him Guilty of Murder. Gov. Abbott Thinks He Knows Better.

An Army sergeant thought he could get away with murdering a Black Lives Matter protester, and he might be right

"...consider the evidence presented to them – eight days of it, much of it very detailed. They spent 16..."

April 14, 2023 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Texas Tests Limits of Death Penalty With Mentally Ill Man on Death Row

"[The] applicant is clearly 'crazy,' but he is also 'sane' under Texas law."

"...world and there's no way to make rational sense of his understanding of what happened, or is happening. It..."

March 24, 2023 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Death Watch: Shocking Evidence of a Thoroughly Racist Trial

Of course the state still wants to kill this prisoner

"...Ama­rillo in 1998, have uncovered powerful, previously unheard evidence of racism at his trial. That trial judge placed a..."

Feb. 10, 2023 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

New County Clerk Takes Over Elections and More From a Local Legend

From Dana to Dyana

"...Dyana Limon-Mercado's first job after graduating from Texas State University was working as a clerk in the..."

Feb. 10, 2023 News Feature by Abe Asher

State Admits Execution Drug Is Expired, Doesn’t Really Care

Wesley Ruiz likely to be killed with painful drug next week

"...District Judge Catherine Mauzy tried to keep Texas from killing Robert Fratta. At a Jan. 10 hearing..."

Jan. 27, 2023 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Does an Expired Execution Drug Make Death Painful?

Either way, the state killed Robert Fratta Tuesday

"...Texas prison officials have already scheduled nine executions for 2023..."

Jan. 13, 2023 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Death Row Inmates Say Expired Drug Makes Execution Painful, Cruel

Robert Fratta set to die Tuesday night

"...Texas prison officials have already scheduled nine executions for 2023,..."

Jan. 9, 2023 News Post by Brant Bingamon

Greg Casar Enters the National Spotlight, and Brings His Grassroots Coalition With Him

New year, new rep

"...3 was a subdued affair. Icy weather forced 10 of the Council members to attend the meeting remotely, while..."

Dec. 30, 2022 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Death Penalty Report: We’re Mostly Killing People Sentenced Decades Ago

The popularity of killing criminals in the 80s and 90s still ripples through today

"...Texas juries sentenced dozens of people to execution every year..."

Dec. 23, 2022 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

November 8 Election Endorsements

All our endorsements collected on one easy-to-print page

"...The Austin Chronicle only endorses in contested races. We offer detailed reasons behind our Editorial Board endorsements in the..."

Oct. 20, 2022 News Post

Death Watch: Conveyor Belt to Lethal Injection Keeps Rolling

Ramirez will be prayed over as he dies

"...The Texas death penalty is often likened to a machine, an..."

Sept. 30, 2022 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Death Watch: Father Forgave, Texas Doesn’t

Sarah Walker’s dad asked for mercy for his daughter’s accused killer

"...his forgiveness for Kosoul Chanthakoummane, the man found guilty of murdering his daughter, Sarah Anne Walker, 14 years earlier..."

Aug. 12, 2022 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

What’s a Grand Jury, and Is It Being Manipulated to Indict Police Officers?

More cops are being indicted, but why all the secrecy?

"...Ken Ervin stood before a group of reporters this past February, fellow attorney Doug O'Connell at..."

June 24, 2022 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

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