Death row killer who murdered pastor in his own church to be executed
Steven Lawayne Nelson was condemned to death for the 2011 killing of Reverend Clint Dobson, 28, who was beaten, strangled and ...
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Texas death row inmate executed by lethal injection gives chilling last message
Steven Lawayne Nelson, 37, was killed via lethal injection on Wednesday evening - the second execution in the country this ...
The Texas Tribune7d
Texas legislators seek more protections for death penalty defendants in wake of Trump executive order
Trump’s new directive that aims to increase death sentences clashes with some Texas lawmakers’ efforts ... hearing concerning death row inmate Robert Roberson on Oct. 16, 2024, in Austin.
Steven Nelson set for execution today in 2011 murder of Arlington pastor
If his execution is carried out, it will be the first in Texas since Robert Roberson’s was stayed in October after an ...
The Texas Tribune on MSN14d
Fewer Texans sentenced to death, executed amid “evolving standards of decency”
Texas continues to lead other states on capital punishment. But the decline in new death sentences and executions reached a ...
Austin American-Statesman13d
She married death row inmate Steven Nelson in December. In 2 weeks, Texas will execute him.
When she began writing letters to a man on Texas’ death row, Noa Dubois had no intention of finding a husband. Instead, the ...
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‘People Do Deserve Second Chances’: Inmate Set for Execution for Arlington Murder
A North Texas man is set to be executed at the state penitentiary in Huntsville this evening despite maintaining his ...
Texas Public Radio8d
An update on death row inmate Robert Roberson and the death penalty
Texas death row inmate Robert Roberson managed to avoid lethal injection last year but it’s unclear if he will continue to escape the executioner in 2025. His attorney Gretchen Sween explains that ...