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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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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 ...
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 ...
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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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After nearly six years, El Paso DA decides it’s time to stop pursuing 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 ...
Walmart shooter who killed 23 in Texas can avoid death penalty in a plea deal
Prosecutors said on Tuesday they have withdrawn the death penalty for the man who shot dead 23 people and wounded 22 others ...
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 ...
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 ...
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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 ...