Clearing the Path to Posthumous Pardon

A.G. opinion gives Timothy Cole supporters hope that Gov. Perry will issue a posthumous pardon

"...Attorney General Greg Abbott has concluded that a Texas governor may issue a posthumous pardon – even though..."

Jan. 15, 2010 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Legislators Urge Abbott to Spare the Life of Woman on Death Row

Justice for Melissa Lucio?

"...Seven Texas legislators prayed with Melissa Lucio last week at the..."

April 15, 2022 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

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

Conran Deported?

Robert Conran's prison ordeal is finally over, but now he must struggle against deportation.

"...not commit, 44-year-old Robert Conran is being paroled -- and, most likely, deported. On Feb. 25, Conran lost his..."

April 5, 2002 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Executing Justice

Larry Robison, a schizophrenic killer whose parents tried to get help for their son but were turned away by state mental hospitals, is scheduled for execution on Friday.

"...Had Larry Robison lived in any other state but Texas, his story might have ended much differently. Diagnosed as..."

Jan. 21, 2000 News Feature by Erica C. Barnett

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

Final Appeals: Powell Set to Die June 15

Powell supporters join in last attempts to spare his life

"...row, he has exhausted all his conventional judicial appeals and must rely on a potential clemency recommendation to the..."

June 11, 2010 News Feature by Michael King

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...ironic that several of these individuals, who so staunchly and proudly touted their religious convictions in public, would time..."

Dec. 30, 2005 News Feature

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...Former Lt. Gov. Bill Ratliff, author of the current Texas "Robin Hood" system, testifying in the West Orange-Cove trial...."

Aug. 27, 2004 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Kenneth Foster's Execution (Updated)

What you can do to stop his execution.

"...some truly debased, embarrassing bullshit for the state of Texas and society as as whole. There's no question as..."

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. Convicted..."

June 25, 2021 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Skirting the Constitution

Texas rules Basso competent for execution

"...If the state of Texas goes through with the planned execution on Feb. 5..."

Jan. 31, 2014 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Two Inmates Set To Die This Month

September could boost Perry's execution tally

"...in to stop it – or the Board of Pardons and Paroles recommends and the governor grants clemency (a..."

Sept. 9, 2011 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Lege Notes

Odds and ends (mostly odds) from the 79th

"...On May 18, the Texas Senate narrowly passed a bill (SB 548) that would..."

May 27, 2005 News Column by Jordan Smith

Death Watch: King Set to Die for James Byrd Lynching

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

"...five (so far) scheduled executions have taken place; the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals granted Mark Robertson a stay..."

April 19, 2019 News Feature by Sarah Marloff

Hangman Hangs Fire

Case included racially biased testimony

"...replied that it would. The stay came after the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles declined Buck's bid for..."

Sept. 23, 2011 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Criminal Justice System Is Flawed

"...Cameron Todd Willingham case shows that out-of-date, mistaken forensics and a callous Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles contributed..."

Sept. 3, 2009 Postmarks

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: Without Intervention, Travis Runnels Will Be the Ninth Texan Executed in 2019

A troubled life, a dishonest witness, a “changed man”

"...letters included in a clemency petition submitted to the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles on Nov. 13 by..."

Dec. 6, 2019 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

The Further Trials of Eroy Brown

Eroy Brown's parole is in the hands of the TDCJ

"...The Texas Department of Criminal Justice has a long memory...."

March 2, 2012 News Feature by Michael King

BPP Retreats on 'Special Condition X'

No more sex-offender restrictions for parolees who aren't sex offenders?

"...The rules committee of the Board of Pardons and Paroles met on Wednesday, June 8, to consider..."

June 17, 2011 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Point Austin: Angels Wanna Wear Our Red Shoes

If GOP dominoes refuse to fall, maybe the Dems can take advantage

"...but still disappointing to see the two major Republican candidates for governor already campaigning for the GOP Award for..."

Nov. 27, 2009 News Column by Michael King

Drug War Casualty Gets Pardon

Tyrone Brown soon to be released from prison on terms of conditional pardon issued by Perry last week

"...Arguably Texas' best-known drug war casualty, Tyrone Brown, will soon be..."

March 16, 2007 News Column by Jordan Smith

Naked City

Breaking news stories from Austin and elsewhere.

"...... We've never canceled, even in the Civil War and World War II. I don't know why we're talking..."

July 16, 2004 News Feature by Michael King

Naked City

Trying to Save Jackie Elliott

"...Richard Bourke, a member of the pro bono British and Australian defense team that tried to save the life..."

Feb. 14, 2003 News Feature by Michael King

Tinkering With the Machinery of Death

The Texas Legislature moves slowly to consider alternatives to the death penalty

"...who have spent some time in the agricultural sector and in the heartland understand how unfair the death penalty..."

March 9, 2001 News Column by Michael King

Melissa Lucio’s Execution Halted

The mother convicted for killing her daughter could receive a new trial

"...support for Melissa Lucio worked. On April 25, the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals halted the execution of the..."

April 29, 2022 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Death Watch: Defense to D.A. – A Conflict of Interest?

John Hummel’s attorney calls original trial lawyer’s presence in D.A.'s Office “an irresolvable conflict of interest,” seeks to stop execution on that ground

"...18. Mowla has filed motions for Hummel in state and federal courts and is asking the Texas Board of..."

March 13, 2020 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Naked City

"...facts of this case ... I believe the right and just decision is to commute [Kenneth] Foster's sentence from..."

Sept. 7, 2007 News Feature

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