Scheduled Executions in Texas Texas has passed 500 executions in the modern era since the 1976 U.S. Supreme Court ruling that the death penalty was constitutional. Texas conducted its first execution after the ruling in 1982. To express your opposition to any execution, you can contact the Governor’s office at 512 463 2000. If you…read more
Scott Panetti is a severely mentally ill man who has suffered from schizophrenia for more than 30 years. He is scheduled for execution in Texas just weeks from today, on December 3rd. This is the enduring image of Mr. Panetti is from his capital trial, at which he was permitted to represent himself despite his obvious…read more
This video was taken Nov 2, 2013 at the 14th Annual March to Abolish the Death Penalty. Where will you be on Saturday October 25, 2014? Why not come to Houston that day for the 15th Annual March to Abolish the Death Penalty. That’s right. Texans opposed to the death penalty, and our friends from…read more
Texas executed 16 people in 2013, one more person than in 2012. 69 percent of the people Texas executed in 2013 were people of color, eight African-Americans and three Hispanics. There were five white people executed by Texas in 2013. Two people were executed from Dallas County, two from Harris County, two from Hidalgo County,…read more
The Woodlands Compounding Pharmacy letter to TDCJ demanding Texas return execution drugs for a refund. Woodlands Compounding Pharmacy Letter to TDCJ by Scott Cobb Previously the AP reported that The Woodlands Compounding Pharmacy was where Texas bought its execution drugs. The nation’s most active death-penalty state has turned to a compounding pharmacy to replace its…read more
The 14th Annual March to Abolish the Death Penalty is Saturday November 2, 2013 at 2 PM in Austin, Texas at the Capitol. Meet at the Texas State Capitol Building on the South Side (11th and Congress). After a short pre-march speaker’s program, we will march through the streets of downtown Austin with a stop in…read more
The American-Statesman had an article Sunday entitled “Texas prison suicide rate high among inmates in isolation“. Everyone on Texas death row is held in solitary confinement. The term for solitary confinement is “administrative segregation”. Between 2007 and 2012, the 8,000 to 9,000 state prisoners housed in administrative segregation made up between 5 and 6 percent of…read more
The 500th execution in Texas is now on the schedule. The 500th execution under the current schedule will happen on June 26, 2013 when Kimberly McCarthy is scheduled for execution. There may be stays or additions in the schedule that change the date of the 500th. Right now 497 people have been executed in Texas in the…read more
Texas executed 15 people in 2012, two more people than in 2011. 73 percent of the people Texas executed in 2012 were people of color, seven African-American and four Hispanics. There were four white people executed by Texas in 2012. Five people were executed from Dallas County, two from Bexar County, two from Montgomery County, one…read more