Stop Executions
The State of Texas is scheduled to execute Moises Mendoza on April 23, 2025. A Collin County jury convicted him of killing Rachel Tolleson in 2004; Mendoza was 20 years old at the time of the crime. 

If it proceeds, it would be the third execution in Texas this year. The State executed two men—Steven Nelson and Richard Tabler—in February. David Wood, who was scheduled to be put to death in March, received a stay from the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals after he raised eight claims, including that he is actually innocent.

Attend Events
The TCADP Book Group formed in the summer of 2020. Since then, we have read and discussed 36 books together, including memoirs, novels, and non-fiction. This month, we are taking on poetry for the first time. 

Our next reading selection is The Black Rose: Collected Poems by Terence Andrus, who spent more than 10 years on death row before his tragic death in 2023. We will discuss the collection on Zoom on Wednesday, April 30, 2025, at 7:00 PM CT. Register here. 

Get Informed
TCADP’s latest report, Texas Death Penalty Developments in 2024: The Year in Review exposes the racial bias, wrongful convictions, and other systemic flaws that permeate the administration of capital punishment in Texas even as the state’s use of the death penalty remains historically low. It also provides analysis of recent trends related to death sentences and executions as well as updates on capital cases.

Read the full report.

Read the press release.