Texas court issues rare stay of execution

Texas court delays execution of man on death row for 32 years, days before he was set to die
A Texas appeals court on Tuesday halted the execution of a man who has spent more than 30 years on death row and had been set to die by lethal injection this week over the killings of six girls and young women found buried in the desert near El Paso.
Stay granted for Texas death row inmate two days before scheduled execution
The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals did not clarify why it halted the execution of David Wood in its order granting the stay.
Texas court issues rare stay of execution for Death Row inmate who fought for DNA testing
The order came just over 48 hours before David Leonard Wood was set to be executed by lethal injection on Thursday.
Brittany Holberg, inmate on Texas death row for 27 years, has her conviction tossed by federal appeals court
A federal appeals court tossed Brittany Holberg's death sentence after it found that prosecutors failed to reveal that their primary trial witness was a paid informant.
Texas Inmate on Death Row for 27 Years Has Conviction Overturned
The U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals vacated the conviction and death sentence of Brittany Holberg, who was 25 when she was sentenced to death.
Texas Death Row inmate David Wood 'Desert Killer' maintains innocence days before execution
Thirty-seven years to the day, the state of Texas is set to execute Wood for the killing of six of those victims, whose bodies were found strangled and raped in a Northeast El Paso desert. Wood is scheduled to be executed after 5 p.m. Thursday, March 13, at the Texas Department of Criminal Justice's Huntsville Unit prison.
Texas execution of 'desert killer,' on death row for 30 years, blocked by court
David Wood, 67, was sentenced to death in 1992 for the killing of six woman and girls in El Paso, Texas. He has spent nearly 33 years on death row for the crimes.
'Desert Killer' execution paused by Texas appeals court
The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals on Tuesday delayed the plans of the state to executed its longest-held death row inmate.
Texas Court of Criminal Appeals halts execution of death row inmate David Leonard Wood
Texas Court of Criminal Appeals blocked the execution of convicted El Paso 'Desert Killer' David Leonard Wood, court records show.
14-year-old Texas girl stabbed to death by knife-wielding classmate during school fight
The attacker — which the Killeen Police Department confirmed was also an underage female — was quickly apprehended.
Tarrant County sheriff blames clerical error for failure to report jail death to Texas AG
Failure to report a custody death within 30 days constitutes a class B misdemeanor crime, per the Texas Penal Code.
Student stabbed to death by classmate at Texas middle school, authorities say
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What to know about the death penalty and death row in Texas
Texas has two other executions scheduled this year. Texas uses lethal injection — Pentobarbital — to carry out death sentences, according to the Texas Department of Criminal Justice website.
Girlfriend stabs 71-year-old to death at his daughter’s psychic business, Texas cops say
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Sister of Army soldier murdered at Texas base floats potential congressional challenge to Rep Al Green
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Suspect in shooting death of 19-year-old arrested in Fort Worth, police say
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Disturbing response of Texas father whose 6-year-old daughter became first US measles death in a decade
A Texas man whose daughter became America's first measles death in a decade has spoken out about his loss for the first ...