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Will A Texas Law That Overturns Convictions Based on Bad Science Save This Death Row Inmate?
Posted on · The 2013 law was credited with stopping Robert Roberson's execution two years ago, and his conviction is now under review in county court.
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Texas Executes Chris Young, Who Fought The State Parole Board In A Final Appeal
Posted on · The death row inmate claimed that the parole board likely rejected his clemency petition because he was black. The argument highlighted a long-standing criticism of clemency in Texas.
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In Rare Move, Texas Parole Board Recommends Clemency For Death Row Inmate Thomas Whitaker
Posted on · For the first time since 2007, the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles voted to recommend a lesser sentence for a death row inmate
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Full Show: The Story Of Black Colleges And Universities, And Anthony Graves Tells His Story (Feb. 19, 2018)
Posted on · On Monday's Houston Matters: On the eve of early voting, we preview the primary election races. Then, a new film documents the history of America’s historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs). Plus, exonerated, former death row inmate Anthony Graves talks about his new book. And we recap the latest news in Houston sports.
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Mexican Citizen To Be Executed In Texas For Killing Cousin
Posted on · Ruben Ramirez Cardenas is set for execution in Texas Wednesday, November 8, 2017, for the 1997 abduction-slaying of his 16-year-old cousin in the Texas Rio Grande Valley
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Texas Executes Robert Pruett, Who Insisted On Innocence In Prison Guard’s Murder
Posted on · Robert Pruett spent the last 15 years of his life insisting he was innocent of the murder of prison guard Daniel Nagle. On Thursday night, he was executed
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Houstonian Condemned In Family Murder Plot Loses High Court Appeal
Posted on · Whitaker offered to take responsibility for the killings and accept life sentences but his attorneys said prosecutors rejected it because it contained no expression of remorse for the shooting deaths of his mother and his brother
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Citing ‘Racial Stereotype,’ Supreme Court Says Texas Inmate Can Appeal Death Sentence
Posted on · Chief Justice John Roberts calls the case "a perfect storm" of circumstances that culminated in a lower court "making a decision on life or death on the basis of race."