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 ...
Alleged smugglers could face death penalty for deadly chase during RGV storms
A Mexican national and a U.S. citizen are facing charges after two people died in during a smuggling event during historic ...
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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 ...
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 ...
Texas Prosecutors Will No Longer Pursue Death Penalty in El Paso Shooting
The gunman, who killed 23 people at a Walmart in 2019, was previously sentenced to 90 consecutive life terms after pleading ...
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A Texas woman was on death row for 27 years. But questions over a key witness could have her soon walk free from prison
After 27 years on death row at the Patrick L ... In 2011, Kirkpatrick recanted her testimony but neither a Texas Court of Criminal Appeals nor a federal district court found that prosecutors ...
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Walmart gunman won’t face the death penalty, family says
EL PASO, Texas — Patrick Crusius, who has admitted to killing 23 people and wounding 22 others in a racist mass shooting at ...
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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 the prosecutor's office that originally put him on death row. The ...
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Walmart shooter who killed 23 in Texas can avoid death penalty in a plea deal
March 25 (Reuters) - Prosecutors said on Tuesday they have withdrawn the death penalty for the man who shot dead 23 people and wounded 22 others in an attack aimed at Latinos at a Texas Walmart in ...
The Supreme Court rejects a Texas death row inmate’s appeal
The Supreme Court has rejected an appeal from a Texas death row inmate whose bid for a new trial drew the support of the ...
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 ...