Entries tagged with “Toni Rose”
Policy Issues
Mental Illness
,Recent Legislative Activity
,Apr 10, 2023
Editorial: Texas Should Bar the Death Penalty for Severely Mentally Ill Defendants
An editorial in the Dallas Morning News urges the Texas legislature to pass a bill to ban the death penalty for people with severe mental illness, stating, it “seems like an obvious decision in a decent society.” House Bill 727, sponsored by Rep. Toni Rose (D‑Dallas), passed the Texas House on April 5, 2023, by a vote of 97 – 48 and is pending before the Texas…
Facts & Research
Recent Legislative Activity
,Mar 13, 2023
LEGISLATION: High Profile Cases in Texas Spur Legislative Activity on the Death Penalty
Prompted by the high-profile cases of Melissa Lucio, Andre Thomas, and John Ramirez, bills have been introduced in the Texas legislature to help prevent miscarriages of justice. Representative Joe Moody (pictured right) has authored two bills, one that would authorize Texas prosecutors to cancel scheduled executions, and another to facilitate the use of scientific evidence to lessen a person’s sentence. Lucio and Thomas both had execution dates, but were granted temporary reprieves. Lucio…