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Renteria sued the El Paso District Attorney鈥檚 Office for violating his constitutional rights by not releasing all documents of his case, in which he maintains that he did not murder 5-year-old Alexandra Flores.

Though he confessed to the murders, Balentine鈥檚 lawyers argue he might have been spared a death sentence if not for pervasive racial bias at his trial.

Barbee, convicted in the 2005 murders of his pregnant ex-girlfriend and her child, was unable to straighten his arms, which caused the delay. Courts allowed Barbee鈥檚 execution despite concerns from his lawyer that his disability would make the process 鈥渢orture.鈥�

Nueces County District Attorney Mark Gonzalez said he is ethically opposed to the death penalty, but an employee wrongfully requested the execution date against his wishes. Gonzalez sought to cancel the execution two days later.

Reed has long professed his innocence in the 1996 murder for which he faces execution. Key evidence in the case has not been tested for DNA, including the ligature used to strangle 19-year-old Stacey Stites.

Despite substantive doubts surrounding the cause of her child鈥檚 death and a suspect 鈥渃onfession鈥� obtained after hours of interrogation, Lucio is set to be executed next month for killing her 2-year-old daughter.

Public radio stations from across the state collaborated on this series looking at the death penalty in Texas 鈥� its history, how it has changed, whom it...

Public radio stations from across the state collaborated on this series looking at the death penalty in Texas 鈥� its history, how it鈥檚 changed, whom it鈥�

Public radio stations from across the state collaborated on this series looking at the death penalty in Texas 鈥� its history, how it鈥檚 changed, whom it...

Public radio stations from across the state collaborated on this series looking at the death penalty in Texas 鈥� its history, how it鈥檚 changed, whom it...

Public radio stations from across the state collaborated on this series looking at the death penalty in Texas 鈥� its history, how it鈥檚 changed, whom it鈥�