Texas Conservatives Concerned About the Death Penalty

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06/02/2026

"Before the state takes a life, they should be required to answer a simple, foundational question: Did they get the right person? In this case, Tennessee is refusing to find out. Regardless of where you land on the death penalty, that should stop you in your tracks."

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05/31/2026

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05/22/2026

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Texas’ 600th ex*****on demands a reckoning on death penalty | Opinion

05/20/2026

Our new op-ed in the Austin American-Statesman: Texas’ 600th ex*****on demands a reckoning on death penalty (gifted article)

Texas’ 600th ex*****on demands a reckoning on death penalty | Opinion Edward Busby’s ex*****on underscores the arbitrariness, cost and moral failures of Texas’ death penalty system, Nan Tolson writes.

05/15/2026

Our statement on tonight's ex*****on of Edward Busby Jr., marking the 600th ex*****on in Texas' modern death penalty era. https://bit.ly/4drQh04

05/12/2026

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Will a Person with Intellectual Disability Become Texas’ 600th Ex*****on in the Modern Era? | Death Penalty Information Center

05/12/2026

An informative write-up on the state of the Texas death penalty as we approach the 600th ex*****on. The facts don't lie -- it remains arbitrary, biased, expensive, and prone to error.

Will a Person with Intellectual Disability Become Texas’ 600th Ex*****on in the Modern Era? | Death Penalty Information Center The Death Penalty Information Center (DPI) is a national non-profit organization whose mission is to serve the media, policymakers, and the general public…