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Dallas Man Set To Die For Killing Daughters, 9 And 6

Michael Graczyk, AP

Posted on January 31, 2018 · A state judge and the state appeals court found Battaglia was competent, not mentally ill and was faking mental illness to try to avoid execution

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Patricia Ortiz

Posted on October 5, 2023 · Activists for the Texas Death Penalty Abolition Movement will be in various Texas cities on Tuesday to protest the scheduled execution of Jedidiah Murphy.

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Alan Dershowitz, Jewish groups lead last ditch clemency appeal for death row prisoner Jedidiah Murphy

Andrew Schneider

Posted on September 28, 2023 · Murphy, who was convicted of the 2000 carjacking and murder of an elderly woman, is one of at least two Jewish individuals on Texas’ death row.

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Fire at Huntsville state prison prompts evacuation of 600-plus inmates from their cells

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Posted on August 25, 2023 · No injuries were reported among prisoners or staff, according to a spokesperson for the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, who said everyone at the facility was accounted for and in a secure location.

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How the energy industry and Houston’s environment have changed in the past decade (April 20, 2023)

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Posted on April 20, 2023 · As Houston Matters prepares to celebrate its 10th anniversary, we continue our series of conversations about how things in the city have and have not changed in the past decade. Today, we talk with experts about how the energy industry and concerns about the environment have changed in that time.

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