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The state of Texas execution chamber in Huntsville

Texas Plans to Execute Man After Courts Refuse DNA Tests

Ruben Gutierrez was convicted of murder in 1999 under Texas’ “Law of Parties.” He says he had nothing to do with the killing.

by Michelle Pitcher

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Texas prisons are filling up with the old and the ill — at enormous expense.

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Proponents of a bill shielding execution drug manufacturers from public scrutiny rely on flimsy “threats” as justification

by Kelsey Jukam

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by Alex Hannaford

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TDCJ Pork Story Undercooked

by Jo DePrang

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