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Texas Capital Cases Under Scrutiny | Texas News
A recent capital murder conviction in Travis County sends shockwaves through Texas’s death penalty landscape, sparking a deeper look at over 3,200 capital convictions since 1974 — including attempted and solicited crimes. A major spike occurred in 1994 after a law expanded what qualifies as a capital offense, followed by a steady decline, yet local DAs still wield immense power in deciding whether to pursue the death penalty. While Travis County’s DA, Jose Garza, has vowed never to seek it, four men with ties to the county remain on death row — sentenced as far back as 2004. With high-profile…
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