Senate passes bill that would expand death penalty in Texas
SB 990 would raise the age threshold for capital murder eligibility from under 10 years old to 15 years old. It now heads to ...
What crimes qualify for the death penalty in Texas? What to know as Xavier Davis' Houston trial starts
What crimes qualify for the death penalty in Texas? Who decides whether to pursue the death penalty? Here's everything to ...
El Paso Walmart shooting victim's family speaks out on DA's decision against death penalty
A family member of a victim of the El Paso Walmart shooting spoke about the recent announcement of the El Paso District ...
Why isn’t the El Paso mass shooter facing the death penalty?
Despite being convicted in the state that has executed the most people in the country since the reinstatement of the death ...
Gunman who killed 23 in racist attack at Texas Walmart is offered plea deal to avoid death penalty
The gunman who killed 23 people in a racist attack at an El Paso Walmart in 2019 in one of the the deadliest mass shootings ...
The Supreme Court rejects a Texas death row inmate's appeal
The Supreme Court on Monday rejected an appeal from a Texas death row inmate whose bid for a new trial drew the support of ...
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Texas prosecutors will no longer pursue the death penalty in 2019 Walmart attack
EL PASO, Texas – Texas prosecutors said Tuesday they will not pursue the death penalty in the case against a man charged with ...
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After four prosecutors and nearly six years, El Paso DA decides it’s time to stop pursuing the death penalty for mass shooter
The new DA campaigned on seeking the death penalty for the 2019 massacre, but said he offered the gunman a plea deal of life ...
Austin man remains on death row after U.S. Supreme Court denies second petition
Areli Escobar has sought a new trial since a damning audit of APD's crime lab. The same office that prosecuted him has ...
SCOTUS rejects appeal for Texas death row inmate convicted of killing Austin teen
Areli Escobar was convicted and sentenced to death for the sexual assault and murder of 17-year-old Bianca Maldonado.
Supreme Court Rejects Texas Death Row Inmate's Appeal
The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to hear an appeal from Texas death row inmate Areli Escobar, despite support for a new ...
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Gunman who killed 23 in racist attack at Texas Walmart offered plea deal to avoid death penalty
The gunman who killed 23 people in a racist attack at an El Paso Walmart in 2019 in one of the the deadliest mass shootings in U.S. history has been offered a plea deal to avoid the death penalty ...