Texas
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- APRIL 3, 1999TexasDEATH PENALTY
On April 3, Bishop John McCarthy of Austin joined...
On April 3, Bishop John McCarthy of Austin joined 55 American Catholic bishops that issued a Good Friday call for the nation's more than 60 million Catholics to oppose the death penalty in the United States
- JANUARY 1, 1999TexasDEATH PENALTY
After Karla Tucker's early 1998 execution, which focused...
After Karla Tucker's early 1998 execution, which focused worldwide attention on the state's swelling death row population, record-paced executions and the unanimous rejection of clemency requests, the Board of Pardons and Paroles has slightly revised the
- JANUARY 1, 1999TexasDEATH PENALTY
Texas once again led all states in the number of executions...
Texas once again led all states in the number of executions this year
- JANUARY 1, 1999TexasDEATH PENALTY
Bills to abolish the death penalty did not pass
Bills to abolish the death penalty did not pass
- JANUARY 1, 1999TexasDEATH PENALTY
Texas does not forbid the execution of the mentally...
Texas does not forbid the execution of the mentally retarded or juvenile offenders and does not have life without parole
- JANUARY 1, 1999TexasDEATH PENALTY
A recent poll in Texas showed that only a bare majority...
A recent poll in Texas showed that only a bare majority (53%) support the death penalty if the death row inmate has "shown signs of turning his or her life around