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- MARCH 19, 2001TexasDEATH PENALTY
There was an hearing in State Affairs on bill HB720...
There was an hearing in State Affairs on bill HB720 by Harold Dutton that enacts a 2 year moratorium and creates a nine-member commission to study the death penalty and report to the Texas Legislature in 2003
- MARCH 13, 2001TexasDEATH PENALTY
Sen. Mario Gallgos (D-Houston) filed a bill that would...
Sen. Mario Gallgos (D-Houston) filed a bill that would make arson a capital felony if a firefighter is killed, regardless of the offender's intent. Harris County District Attorney Chuck Rosenthal stated that the bill, which was referred to the Senate's C
- MARCH 7, 2001TexasDEATH PENALTY
Dennis Dowthitt, 55, was executed for sexually abusing...
Dennis Dowthitt, 55, was executed for sexually abusing and killing a Montgomery County teen on June 13, 1990
- MARCH 6, 2001TexasDEATH PENALTY
Rep. Glen Lewis (D-Fort Worth) proposed a bill that...
Rep. Glen Lewis (D-Fort Worth) proposed a bill that would require the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles to meet as a body and be subject to state open meetings laws. Currently, the 18-member panel is not required to meet when deciding cases, and clemen
- MARCH 1, 2001TexasDEATH PENALTY
John Alba was sentenced to death for the 2nd time for...
John Alba was sentenced to death for the 2nd time for the 1991 fatal shooting of his wife
- FEBRUARY 22, 2001TexasDEATH PENALTY
In Karnes City, a jury sentenced a 20-year-old man...
In Karnes City, a jury sentenced a 20-year-old man to death for helping his boyhood friend (Mr
- FEBRUARY 21, 2001TexasDEATH PENALTY
The Senate Criminal Justice Committee voted 5-0 to...
The Senate Criminal Justice Committee voted 5-0 to approve SB 133, the racial evidence bill
- FEBRUARY 14, 2001TexasDEATH PENALTY
A man with a lengthy criminal record was sent to death...
A man with a lengthy criminal record was sent to death row a 2nd time for the 1980 slaying of a grocery clerk
- FEBRUARY 8, 2001TexasDEATH PENALTY
Adolph Gil Hernandez, 50, was executed in the night...
Adolph Gil Hernandez, 50, was executed in the night for fatally beating a 69-year-old West Texas woman with a baseball bat during a robbery at her home
- FEBRUARY 7, 2001TexasDEATH PENALTY
Rep. Elliott Naishtat (D-Austin) introduced a bill...
Rep. Elliott Naishtat (D-Austin) introduced a bill which would grant authority to the governor to declare a moratorium on executions.
- JANUARY 31, 2001TexasDEATH PENALTY
A Galveston man convicted and sentenced to death in...
A Galveston man convicted and sentenced to death in the murder of his toddler stepdaughter had an ineffective lawyer and should be given a new trial, the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals ruled Wednesday
- JANUARY 29, 2001TexasDEATH PENALTY
Caruthers Alexander was executed for raping and strangling...
Caruthers Alexander was executed for raping and strangling 19-year-old Lori Bruch