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Harris County was the death penalty capital of Texas. It’s now responsible for a historic low in the death row population, a new report finds

Andrew Schneider

Posted on December 16, 2021 · Harris County long led the state in sentencing people to death. Now, it’s pulling Texas in the opposite direction.

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Texas Sees Uptick In Executions, Death Sentences In 2018

Jolie McCullough, Texas Tribune

Posted on December 14, 2018 · The state put to death 13 men this year. That's more than half the total number of people executed in the entire country: 25. Still, the death row population — both here and nationwide — is at a historic low.

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Death Row Sentencing In Texas Has Significantly Decreased

Houston Public Media Staff

Posted on July 28, 2017 · Texas carried out its 5th execution of the year last night, but overall executions are dwindling, and that trend is likely to continue.

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Texas set to execute Arthur Brown Jr. for Houston slayings despite claims of innocence, intellectual disability

Jolie McCullough, Texas Tribune

Posted on March 9, 2023 · Brown’s appeals are running out after almost 30 years on death row. Defense attorneys claim Harris County prosecutors hid evidence pointing to another suspect in the 1992 shooting deaths of four people in a Houston drug house.

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One of two executions scheduled in Texas this week involves man convicted for four Harris County murders

Patricia Ortiz

Posted on March 6, 2023 · Arthur Brown Jr. and two others were convicted in connection to the 1992 murder of several family members and their neighbor. Recently, he is seeking a stay of execution, claiming Harris County prosecutors withheld evidence during his trial.

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Harris County leaders announce gun safety resources website

Rebecca Noel

Posted on February 16, 2023 · The website is meant to provide gun safety tips as well as information about local gun buyback programs and how to get a free safe gun storage kit.

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Harris County District Attorney’s Office overspends on raises, then asks for $4.3 million for new hires

Andrew Schneider

Posted on February 1, 2023 · Harris County commissioners voted 3-1 to provide the funding. Judge Lina Hidalgo abstained and called the request by District Attorney Kim Ogg’s office “extortion.”

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