Texas Preps for Last Inmate to Die in 2013

State will end the year with 16 inmates put to death

"...Duane Martin is slated to be the final inmate Texas puts to death this year. He was convicted and..."

Nov. 29, 2013 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Texas Still Leads Nation in Executions

New death sentences continue to decline & exonerations keep coming

"...Only nine new death sentences were handed out in Texas this year, a 76% decline since 2002, according to..."

Dec. 18, 2012 News Post by Jordan Smith

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

"...But as Young’s execution grew near in 2018, Patel had a change of..."

May 12, 2023 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Defense Lawyers Try to Halt Execution

State primed to deliver another lethal injection

"...Since Texas reinstated the death penalty in 1976, only six people..."

Aug. 15, 2008 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Death Watch: As Execution Falls Out of Favor Nationwide, Texas Accelerates

State continues to execute priests and the intellectually disabled

"...unfair. The finding is part of the Death Penalty Information Center's yearly report on capital punishment, released last week...."

Dec. 8, 2023 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Perry the Executioner

Texas leads the country in executions, and Rick Perry holds the record tally

"...would be really unprecedented" in the modern era of Texas' death penalty. If the BPP denied the request, then..."

Sept. 16, 2011 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

Death Watch: Competency Hearing Granted for Marcus Druery

State's 15th execution of 2013 set for Nov. 12

"...After more than a year, the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals has finally agreed that death..."

Nov. 8, 2013 News Post by Jordan Smith

Death Watch

The Texas death chamber gets back into gear

"...Texas' death chamber will gear up to take the first..."

Sept. 13, 2013 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Adam Reposa on Ice

Sentenced to six months in jail for direct contempt, city’s DWI king meets stalemate in state courts

"...Reposa has practiced law in Texas for 14 years, and for much of the past..."

Nov. 10, 2017 News Feature by Chase Hoffberger

A Young Man on Death Row

Juvenile offender Randy Arroyo's case puts Texas's execution factory on trial.

"...offenders scheduled to be executed by the state of Texas for crimes committed when they were children."A Shameful Practice"..."

Jan. 10, 2003 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Death Watch: Madness and Forensics

Two capital cases raise psychological and evidentiary issues

"...in federal court in Houston, asking that his impending execution (and, by extension, that of the three others slated..."

Oct. 4, 2013 News Feature by Jordan Smith

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

Naked City

News Short

"...New Mexico is preparing to carry out its first execution since 1960. In an effort to ensure things are..."

Nov. 2, 2001 News Feature by Lauri Apple

Naked City

"...a final rejection by the U.S. Supreme Court, the Texas Association of Business turned over documents requested by a..."

Oct. 24, 2003 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Prosecutor Owns Up to Going After Innocent Man

Former San Antonio DA acknowledges he sent innocent man to death chamber

"...capital cases are, unfortunately, not unusual. The Death Penalty Information Center (www.deathpenaltyinfo.org) lists 123 cases since 1973 in which..."

April 14, 2006 News Feature by Rita Radostitz

More to Come

Texas executions for 2004

"...Texas has executed four men in 2004 (Ynobe Matthews, Kenneth..."

Feb. 6, 2004 News Feature by Rita Radostitz

2016 High School Musical Nominees

Theatre awards' third year boasts 28 schools, 136 nominees

"...explain the insane level of energy in the Long Center before breakfast last Friday? The young thespians there were..."

March 9, 2016 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...juveniles, which of course has huge implications in needle-happy Texas. See "Beyond City Limits."..."

March 4, 2005 News Feature by Lee Nichols

Naked City

Off the Desk:

"...an 8am breakfast at the Hyatt Regency. For more information, call 339-3MLK, or visit the Heritage Council's website at..."

Jan. 16, 1998 News Feature

High School Thesps Earn More Than Applause

New area musical theatre awards announce first nominations

"...schoolers from across the area packed into the Long Center's Rollins Theatre, some having driven 40 miles before dawn..."

March 21, 2014 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Stephen Sondheim

Three musical directing pros appraise the artistry of this master of the musical

"...and musical theatre history courses at the University of Texas at Austin, the depth and variety of Sondheim's musical..."

Nov. 6, 2009 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Illinois Kills Death Penalty

Becomes 16th state to abolish the ultimate penalty

"...plummeted to a 30-year low, reports the Death Penalty Information Center...."

March 9, 2011 News Post by Jordan Smith

Naked City

"...Lincoln Property Co., saying the site plan for the supercenter was approved illegally. See "Developing Stories."..."

July 6, 2007 News Feature

Reasonable Doubt

Did misleading DNA analysis land an innocent man on death row?

"..."There was an iron skillet, frying pan, with the center knocked out of it sitting on the floor." Investigators..."

April 29, 2016 News Feature by Chase Hoffberger

Human Rights Are Indivisible

International Human Rights Day activities in Austin strung together workers' rights, social services, and Texas' awful death penalty.

"...the all-too-frequent vigil and rally against the latest scheduled execution in Huntsville. Simultaneously on the north side of town,..."

Dec. 19, 2003 News Column by Michael King

Death Row Dilemma

Resistant to Change

"...process. In that case, Sparks ruled that although "the Texas clemency procedure is extremely poor and certainly minimal," it..."

Jan. 22, 1999 News Feature by Erica C. Barnett

Naked City

"...ruling as "further vindication for those of us in Texas and 12 other states who are tired of waiting..."

April 6, 2007 News Feature

2019's Big Stories Shaping Austin's Path Into a New Decade

Never a slow news day

"...The smell eventually faded away, and by March, the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department announced that no new lakes..."

Dec. 20, 2019 News Feature by the News Staff

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...week's end, so legislators could head to Dallas for Texas-OU weekend...."

Oct. 10, 2003 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

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