Texas appeals stay of execution on grounds of intellectual disability
The Allan B. Polunsky Unit prison in Livingston, Texas, is seen on Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Annie…
James Broadnax executed by lethal injection for 2008 Dallas County robbery, double murder – Houston Public Media
Activists with Dallas Peace and Justice Center hold up signs to abolish the death penalty while James Broadnax…
James Broadnax Executed in Texas
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2026 Kinder Institute survey finds Houston residents’ feelings on marijuana, death penalty, other political issues
HOUSTON – A new snapshot from the Kinder Institute for Urban Research at Rice University offers a detailed…
Days from James Broadnax’s Texas execution, a message of forgiveness
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Texas court tosses man’s sentence after 47 years on death row
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Texas’ highest criminal court overturns sentence of inmate who has been on death row for 48 years
Texas’ highest criminal court has overturned the death sentence of a Harris County man who was on death…
Texas’ highest criminal court overturns sentence of inmate who has been on death row for 48 years
Texas’ highest criminal court has overturned the death sentence of a Harris County man who was on death…
Sonia Sotomayor warns that Texas may execute an innocent man.
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Texas needs John Cornyn to be conservative, not boost Trump
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Texas inmate seeks to stop looming execution after codefendant confesses to double murders
With 42 days until his scheduled execution, James Broadnax filed a new appeal in his capital murder conviction…
Texan seeks execution stay after codefendant’s murder confession
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