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Here is a look at the 184 inmates currently on Texas' death row. Texas, which reinstated the death penalty in 1976, has the most active execution chamber in the nation. On average, these inmates have spent 18 years, 4 months on death row. Though 12 percent of the state's residents are black, 45 percent of death row inmates are.
On death row:
3 years, 9 months
3 years, 9 months
White
38
Male
Acosta was convicted in the slayings and mutilation of two people, one of whom was beheaded.
Sept. 1, 2017
Nov. 15, 2019
Tarrant County
On death row:
19 years, 5 months
19 years, 5 months
Black
60
Male
Allen was convicted in the stabbing deaths of his ex-girlfriend and her daughter.
April 3, 2002
March 24, 2004
Travis County
On death row:
22 years, 3 months
22 years, 3 months
Black
64
Male
Allen was convicted in the sexual assault and murder of a 2-year-old female.
May 10, 2000
May 30, 2001
Harris County
On death row:
23 years, 9 months
23 years, 9 months
Hispanic
46
Male
Alvarez was convicted for his participation in two drive-by shootings.
June 6, 1998
Nov. 17, 1999
Harris County
On death row:
44 years, 3 months
44 years, 3 months
Hispanic
75
Male
Aranda was convicted in the shooting death of an undercover officer during a drug bust in Laredo.
July 31, 1976
May 18, 1979
Webb County
On death row:
21 years, 4 months
21 years, 4 months
White
64
Male
Austin was convicted in the murder of a 9-year-old boy.
Aug. 19, 1992
April 25, 2002
Harris County
On death row:
22 years, 1 month
22 years, 1 month
Hispanic
51
Male
Avila was convicted in the beating death of a child in El Paso.
Feb. 29, 2000
July 19, 2001
El Paso County
On death row:
25 years, 11 months
25 years, 11 months
Hispanic
54
Male
Ayestas was convicted in the strangling death of a woman whose home he was burglarizing.
Sept. 5, 1995
Sept. 17, 1997
Harris County
On death row:
9 years, 5 months
9 years, 5 months
Hispanic
37
Male
Balderas was convicted in a gang-related shooting.
Dec. 6, 2005
March 25, 2014
Harris County
On death row:
25 years
25 years
Black
66
Male
Bartee was convicted in the murder of a 37-year-old male.
Aug. 15, 1996
Sept. 3, 1998
Bexar County
On death row:
12 years, 1 month
12 years, 1 month
Black
35
Male
Batiste was convicted in the shooting death of a man during a carjacking.
April 19, 2009
July 27, 2011
Harris County
On death row:
7 years, 3 months
7 years, 3 months
Black
47
Male
Bluntson was convicted in the shooting deaths of his 21-month-old son and his girlfriend's six-year-old boy.
June 19, 2012
May 10, 2016
Webb County
On death row:
32 years, 3 months
Nov. 9, 2023
32 years, 3 months
White
53
Male
Brewer was convicted in the robbery and stabbing death of a 66-year-old man.
April 26, 1990
June 4, 1991
Randall County
On death row:
25 years, 3 months
25 years, 3 months
Black
52
Male
Bridgers was convicted in the shooting death and robbery of a 53-year-old female.
May 25, 1997
May 14, 1998
Smith County
On death row:
14 years
14 years
Black
34
Male
Broadnax was convicted in the shooting death of a man during a robbery.
June 19, 2008
Sept. 2, 2009
Dallas County
On death row:
10 years, 2 months
10 years, 2 months
White
44
Male
Brown was convicted in the shooting death of his ex-wife while she was in her car with their two children.
July 20, 2011
June 10, 2013
Hunt County
On death row:
30 years, 11 months
30 years, 11 months
Black
68
Male
Broxton was convicted in the robbery and murder of Sheila Dockens of Louisiana.
May 16, 1991
Sept. 18, 1992
Harris County
On death row:
24 years, 11 months
24 years, 11 months
Black
53
Male
Burton was convicted in the strangling death of a female whom he confronted while she was jogging through her neighborhood.
July 29, 1997
Sept. 16, 1998
Harris County
On death row:
17 years, 9 months
17 years, 9 months
Black
51
Male
Busby was convicted in the abduction and murder of a 78-year-old woman.
Jan. 30, 2004
Nov. 18, 2005
Tarrant County
On death row:
11 years
11 years
Black
50
Male
Cade was convicted in the stabbing deaths of his girlfriend and her daughter.
March 27, 2011
Sept. 6, 2012
Dallas County
On death row:
7 years, 10 months
7 years, 10 months
White
52
Male
Calvert was convicted in the murder of his ex-wife. After the murder, Calvert kidnapped his four-year-old son and fled the state.
Oct. 31, 2012
Oct. 16, 2015
Smith County
On death row:
22 years, 10 months
22 years, 10 months
Hispanic
58
Male
Canales was convicted in the strangling death of a 47-year-old offender in a prison cell.
July 11, 1997
Nov. 2, 2000
Bowie County
On death row:
21 years, 9 months
21 years, 9 months
Hispanic
50
Male
Cantu was convicted of fatally shooting his 27-year-old cousin.
Nov. 4, 2000
Nov. 8, 2001
Collin County
On death row:
11 years, 3 months
11 years, 3 months
White
56
Female
Cargill was convicted in the murder of a woman who was set to testify against her in a child protective case.
June 18, 2010
June 7, 2012
Smith County
On death row:
16 years, 8 months
16 years, 8 months
Black
43
Male
Carter was convicted in the murder of an 89-year-old man during a robbery.
April 28, 2004
Dec. 12, 2006
Tarrant County
On death row:
21 years, 6 months
21 years, 6 months
Black
64
Female
Carty was convicted in the abduction and murder of a 25-year-old woman.
May 16, 2001
March 7, 2002
Harris County
On death row:
26 years, 4 months
26 years, 4 months
Black
52
Male
Cathey was convicted in the abduction and murder of Christina Castillo in Houston.
Sept. 12, 1995
April 29, 1997
Harris County
On death row:
11 years, 9 months
11 years, 9 months
Hispanic
53
Male
Cole was convicted in the shooting deaths of his wife and 15-year-old step-daughter.
Feb. 4, 2010
Nov. 23, 2011
Harris County
On death row:
4 years, 10 months
4 years, 10 months
Black
29
Male
Compton was convicted in the beating death of a prison guard, Marianne Johnson, at an Abilene prison.
July 16, 2016
Nov. 6, 2018
Jones County
On death row:
14 years, 7 months
14 years, 7 months
Hispanic
42
Male
Cortez was convicted of participating in the shooting deaths of four people.
March 12, 2004
Feb. 4, 2009
Collin County
On death row:
9 years, 10 months
9 years, 10 months
Hispanic
56
Male
Cruz-Garcia was convicted in the murder of a 7-year-old.
Sept. 30, 1992
Nov. 1, 2013
Harris County
On death row:
19 years, 3 months
19 years, 3 months
Hispanic
44
Male
Cubas was convicted in the kidnapping, sexual assault and fatal shooting of a 15-year-old female.
Jan. 19, 2002
June 7, 2004
Harris County
On death row:
10 years, 9 months
10 years, 9 months
Black
34
Male
Cummings and co-defendant Albert Love Jr. were convicted in the murders of two men sitting in a vehicle.
March 28, 2011
Nov. 13, 2012
McLennan County
On death row:
9 years, 6 months
9 years, 6 months
Black
56
Male
Curry was convicted in the shooting death of a Popeye’s Restaurant employee during a robbery.
May 1, 2009
March 3, 2014
Harris County
On death row:
9 years, 9 months
9 years, 9 months
Black
41
Male
Davis was convicted in the murder of a 16-year-old girl who had accused him of rape.
Sept. 6, 2012
Nov. 21, 2013
Dallas County
On death row:
21 years, 1 month
21 years, 1 month
Black
40
Male
Davis was convicted in the murder of a 16-year-old female he followed from a party in El Paso.
June 4, 2001
July 18, 2002
El Paso County
On death row:
31 years, 1 month
31 years, 1 month
White
55
Male
Davis was convicted in the murder of 31-year-old Michael Alan Foster, an intellectually disabled man, at his Humble apartment.
Aug. 10, 1991
July 17, 1992
Harris County
On death row:
1 year, 10 months
1 year, 10 months
White
39
Male
Davis was convicted in the deaths of four people at a Tyler hopsital. He was found guilty of injecting air into the patients’ arterial systems while he was a nurse.
2017 and 2018
Oct. 29, 2021
Smith County
On death row:
5 years, 6 months
5 years, 6 months
Hispanic
46
Male
Delacerda was convicted in the murder of his girlfriend's 4-year-old daughter.
Aug. 17, 2011
March 8, 2018
Hardin County
On death row:
5 years, 4 months
5 years, 4 months
Hispanic
32
Male
Delacruz was convicted in the death of his ex-girlfriend's 5-year-old daughter, whose throat was cut during a home invasion.
Sept. 2, 2014
April 26, 2018
Tom Green County
On death row:
25 years, 8 months
25 years, 8 months
Hispanic
67
Male
Dennes was convicted in the murder of a man during a robbery scheme.
Jan. 24, 1996
Dec. 18, 1997
Harris County
On death row:
13 years, 10 months
13 years, 10 months
White
60
Male
Devoe was convicted in the shooting deaths of a 15-year-old girl and a 17-year-old girl. He also is accused of killing the 15-year-old's mother and the mother's boyfriend.
Aug. 24, 2007
Oct. 16, 2009
Travis County
On death row:
19 years, 9 months
19 years, 9 months
Black
43
Male
Druery was convicted in the shooting death of a 20-year-old man.
Oct. 31, 2002
Dec. 5, 2003
Brazos County
On death row:
45 years, 10 months
45 years, 10 months
Black
65
Male
Earvin was convicted in the robbery and slaying of a 75-year-old Lufkin service station attendant.
Dec. 7, 1976
Oct. 26, 1977
Angelina County
On death row:
29 years, 2 months
29 years, 2 months
Black
59
Male
Eldrige was convicted in the shooting deaths of Cynthia Bogany and her 9-year-old daughter.
Jan. 4, 1993
June 24, 1994
Harris County
On death row:
12 years, 3 months
12 years, 3 months
Hispanic
44
Male
Escobar was convicted in the sexual assault and stabbing death of a 17-year-old girl.
May 31, 2009
May 26, 2011
Travis County
On death row:
24 years, 4 months
24 years, 4 months
Hispanic
61
Male
Escobedo was convicted in the fatal shooting of a male during a robbery at a bus stop in Houston.
May 31, 1998
May 5, 1999
Harris County
On death row:
25 years, 5 months
25 years, 5 months
Hispanic
44
Male
Estrada was convicted in the shooting death of a Houston convenience store clerk during a robbery.
Feb. 21, 1997
April 1, 1998
Harris County
On death row:
6 years, 6 months
6 years, 6 months
White
56
Male
Falk was convicted in the death of a correctional officer during an attempted prison escape. Susan Canfield was struck by a vehicle stolen by Falk's co-defendant while trying to stop the escape.
Sept. 24, 2007
March 3, 2017
Walker County
On death row:
24 years, 5 months
24 years, 5 months
Hispanic
53
Male
Flores was convicted in the murder a 64-year-old woman during a burglary.
Jan. 29, 1998
April 2, 1999
Dallas County
On death row:
29 years, 10 months
29 years, 10 months
Black
50
Male
Ford was convicted in the shooting death of Armando Murillo, 18, during a burglary.
Dec. 18, 1991
Oct. 14, 1993
El Paso County
On death row:
19 years, 1 month
19 years, 1 month
Black
55
Male
Francois was convicted in the fatal shooting of three women.
Sept. 11, 2003
Aug. 5, 2004
Harris County
On death row:
19 years, 11 months
19 years, 11 months
Black
49
Male
Freeney was convicted in the sexual assault and murder of two women in Houston.
April 18, 2002
Sept. 25, 2003
Harris County
On death row:
19 years, 6 months
19 years, 6 months
Hispanic
48
Male
Gallo was convicted in the sexual assault and murder of a 3-year-old female.
Dec. 11, 2001
Feb. 24, 2004
Harris County
On death row:
16 years, 2 months
16 years, 2 months
Hispanic
40
Male
Gamboa was convicted in the fatal shooting of a 72-year-old man and a 54-year-old man while burglarizing a business.
June 24, 2005
June 29, 2007
Bexar County
On death row:
18 years, 5 months
18 years, 5 months
Hispanic
49
Male
Garza was convicted of shooting six men during a robbery. Ten other defendants faced similar charges.
Jan. 5, 2003
March 31, 2005
Hidalgo County
On death row:
13 years, 5 months
13 years, 5 months
Black
50
Male
Gobert was convicted in the stabbing death of a woman and attempted murder of her 5-year-old son.
Oct. 6, 2003
March 11, 2010
Travis County
On death row:
16 years, 11 months
16 years, 11 months
Hispanic
40
Male
Gonzales was convicted in the shooting death of an 18-year-old woman during the course of committing or attempting to commit aggravated sexual assault, kidnapping, or robbery.
Jan. 15, 2001
Sept. 27, 2006
Medina County
On death row:
27 years, 8 months
27 years, 8 months
Hispanic
50
Male
Gonzales was convicted in the robbery and slaying of his elderly neighbors in Odessa.
April 21, 1994
Dec. 11, 1995
Ector County
On death row:
7 years, 7 months
7 years, 7 months
Hispanic
53
Male
Gonzalez was convicted in the shooting death of Bexar County Sheriff Sgt. Kenneth Vann. Vann was shot more than 25 times with an AR-15.
May 28, 2011
Jan. 28, 2016
Bexar County
On death row:
10 years, 4 months
10 years, 4 months
Black
52
Male
Granger was convicted in the shooting death of a bystander while he was retaliating against (and intending to kill) his daughter's mother for serving as a witness in a sexual assault case against him.
March 14, 2012
May 8, 2013
Jefferson County
On death row:
4 years, 2 months
4 years, 2 months
White
60
Male
Green was convicted in the shooting death of an Upton County Sheriff's deputy after authorities approached him at a gas station.
Oct. 2, 2013
July 3, 2019
Nueces County
On death row:
22 years, 8 months
22 years, 8 months
Black
54
Male
Green was convicted in the rape and murder of a 19-year-old female.
Sept. 2, 1999
Jan. 4, 2001
Harris County
On death row:
26 years, 4 months
26 years, 4 months
Black
47
Male
Guidry was convicted as the triggerman in the murder-for-hire of 34-year-old Farah Fratta.
Nov. 9, 1994
April 16, 1997
Harris County
On death row:
24 years, 3 months
24 years, 3 months
Hispanic
46
Male
Gutierrez was convicted in the fatal beating of an 85-year-old female in her home.
Sept. 5, 1998
May 14, 1999
Cameron County
On death row:
7 years, 10 months
7 years, 10 months
Asian
30
Male
Hall was convicted in the murder of a 68-year-old man in his garage. The man's wife was also stabbed and survived her injuries.
Oct. 20, 2011
Oct. 9, 2015
Brazos County
On death row:
20 years, 2 months
20 years, 2 months
White
45
Male
Halprin and five co-defendants were convicted in the shooting death of a police officer in Irving while on escape from the TDCJ Connally Unit.
Dec. 24, 2000
June 12, 2003
Dallas County
On death row:
20 years, 9 months
20 years, 9 months
Black
46
Male
Hamilton was convicted in the murder of a store clerk during a robbery.
Nov. 7, 2001
Nov. 19, 2002
Harris County
On death row:
12 years, 10 months
12 years, 10 months
Black
53
Male
Harper was convicted in the murders of his girlfriend and her two daughters, ages 15 and 7.
Oct. 24, 2008
Oct. 22, 2010
Harris County
On death row:
11 years, 2 months
11 years, 2 months
Black
39
Male
Harris was convicted in the shooting death of a man during a robbery.
March 17, 2009
June 13, 2012
Dallas County
On death row:
9 years, 8 months
9 years, 8 months
Black
64
Male
Harris was convicted in the stabbing death of a man during a home invasion.
Jan. 14, 2012
Dec. 19, 2013
Brazoria County
On death row:
3 years, 10 months
3 years, 10 months
White
43
Male
Haskell was convicted in the shooting deaths of his ex-sister and brother-in-law in Spring. He also admitted to fatally shooting four of the couple’s children, ages 4 to 13.
July 9, 2014
Oct. 16, 2019
Harris County
On death row:
27 years, 6 months
27 years, 6 months
Black
49
Male
Hatten was convicted in the shooting death of a 5-year-old boy in Corpus Christi.
Sept. 19, 1995
Feb. 9, 1996
Nueces County
On death row:
23 years, 10 months
23 years, 10 months
Black
44
Male
Haynes was convicted in the shooting death of a Houston police officer.
May 22, 1998
Nov. 3, 1999
Harris County
On death row:
13 years, 6 months
13 years, 6 months
Hispanic
47
Male
Hernandez was convicted in the fatal shooting of a 28-year-old woman and a 24-year-old man in El Paso.
Nov. 3, 2006
Feb. 9, 2010
El Paso County
On death row:
25 years, 5 months
25 years, 5 months
White
50
Female
Holberg was convicted in the murder and robbery of an 80-year-old man in his home.
Nov. 13, 1996
March 27, 1998
Randall County
On death row:
22 years, 4 months
22 years, 4 months
Black
43
Male
Howard was convicted in the shooting death of a 42-year-old clerk at a convenience store in Silsbee.
May 12, 2000
April 26, 2001
Hardin County
On death row:
5 years, 9 months
5 years, 9 months
White
41
Male
Hudson was convicted in the the murders of six people on a camping trip. The victims' ages ranged from six to 76.
Nov. 14, 2015
Nov. 16, 2017
Anderson County
On death row:
25 years, 8 months
25 years, 8 months
Hispanic
69
Male
Ibarra was convicted in the sexual assault and murder of a 16-year-old girl.
March 6, 1987
Dec. 10, 1997
McLennan County
On death row:
5 years
5 years
Other
65
Male
Irsan, a Jordonian immigrant, was convicted in the "honor killings" of his son-in-law and daughter's best friend. The state said the deaths were part of a plot to kill five people, including his daughter, after she left home, converted to Christianity and married a Christian man.
Jan. 15, 2012
Aug. 20, 2018
Harris County
On death row:
19 years, 6 months
19 years, 6 months
White
57
Male
Irvan was convicted in the stabbing death of a 24-year-old woman whose home he had broken into.
Feb. 14, 1987
March 3, 2004
Harris County
On death row:
16 years, 4 months
16 years, 4 months
Black
39
Male
Jackson was convicted in the fatal shooting of a man whose vehicle he had just stolen.
Dec. 5, 2005
April 19, 2007
Harris County
On death row:
12 years, 2 months
12 years, 2 months
Black
51
Male
Jean was convicted in the murders of two girls, ages 16 and 17.
April 11, 2010
June 23, 2011
Harris County
On death row:
10 years, 2 months
10 years, 2 months
Black
70
Male
Jenkins was convicted of sexually assaulting and murdering a 20-year-old woman in her home.
Nov. 24, 1975
June 14, 2013
Hays County
On death row:
9 years, 9 months
9 years, 9 months
Black
47
Male
Johnson was convicted in the murder of a gas station employee during a robbery.
May 20, 2012
Dec. 5, 2013
Dallas County
On death row:
16 years, 2 months
16 years, 2 months
Black
35
Male
Johnson was convicted in the shooting death of a man and woman.
June 18, 2006
July 2, 2007
Harris County
On death row:
44 years, 11 months
44 years, 11 months
Black
67
Male
Jordan was convicted in the shooting death of a clerk at a market in Houston.
Oct. 14, 1977
Sept. 12, 1978
Harris County
On death row:
18 years, 7 months
18 years, 7 months
Black
44
Male
Joubert and two co-defendants were convicted in the fatal shooting of a store clerk and a Houston police officer while robbing a check cashing business.
April 3, 2003
Jan. 13, 2005
Harris County
On death row:
35 years, 2 months
35 years, 2 months
Black
57
Male
Kemp was convicted in the sexual assault and murder of a woman in the course of hijacking a bus.
May 28, 1987
July 5, 1988
Tarrant County
On death row:
13 years, 4 months
13 years, 4 months
Black
43
Male
Landor was convicted in the shooting death of a police officer after fleeing from a traffic stop.
Dec. 7, 2008
April 16, 2010
Harris County
On death row:
9 years, 1 month
9 years, 1 month
Black
32
Male
Lewis was convicted in the shooting deaths of a police officer and a local store owner.
Dec. 24, 2012
Aug. 1, 2014
Harris County
On death row:
4 years, 9 months
4 years, 9 months
Black
55
Male
Lewis was convicted in the hanging death of his 16-month-old son. The child was found at the house of his grandmother, who was also killed.
July 24, 2013
Nov. 9, 2018
Walker County
On death row:
14 years, 2 months
14 years, 2 months
Hispanic
46
Male
Leza and a co-defendant were convicted in the murder of a woman who owed them money for drugs.
April 4, 2007
June 9, 2009
Bexar County
On death row:
16 years, 10 months
16 years, 10 months
White
52
Male
Long was convicted in the sexual assault and strangulation of an 11-year-old girl.
May 21, 2005
Oct. 19, 2006
Dallas County
On death row:
4 years, 9 months
4 years, 9 months
Black
39
Male
Love was convicted as the hired gunman in the death of a Dallas dentist.
Sept. 2, 2015
Nov. 9, 2018
Dallas County
On death row:
15 years
15 years
Hispanic
55
Female
Lucio was convicted in the murder of her daughter in Harlingen.
Feb. 17, 2007
Aug. 12, 2008
Cameron County
On death row:
17 years, 4 months
17 years, 4 months
Hispanic
43
Male
Luna was convicted in the choking death of a 21-year-old man while burglarizing his home.
Feb. 17, 2005
April 25, 2006
Bexar County
On death row:
23 years, 9 months
23 years, 9 months
Black
48
Male
Mamou was convicted in the shooting death of a woman in an abandoned house.
Dec. 7, 1998
Nov. 17, 1999
Harris County
On death row:
18 years, 8 months
18 years, 8 months
Black
41
Male
Marshall was convicted in the shooting death of a Whataburger employee during a store robbery.
May 11, 2003
Dec. 8, 2004
Harris County
On death row:
23 years, 3 months
23 years, 3 months
White
69
Male
Mason was convicted in the kidnapping and murder of his wife. He was granted a new punishment hearing and re-sentenced to death in November 2015.
Jan. 17, 1991
Aug. 12, 1992
Harris County
On death row:
19 years, 4 months
19 years, 4 months
Black
38
Male
Matthews was convicted in the shooting of a man who did not comply after Matthews demanded that he turn over his car keys.
March 6, 2003
April 20, 2004
Harris County
On death row:
15 years, 3 months
15 years, 3 months
White
64
Male
Mays was convicted in the shooting death of Henderson County Deputy Sheriff Tony Ogborn. He was charged with the murder of a second deputy and attempted murder of a third.
May 17, 2007
May 16, 2008
Henderson County
On death row:
3 years, 6 months
3 years, 6 months
Asian
32
Male
McCall was convicted in the shooting death of a Richardson police officer responding to a shooting at the apartment where McCall was staying.
Feb. 7, 2018
March 4, 2020
Collin County
On death row:
30 years, 11 months
30 years, 11 months
Black
63
Male
McFarland was convicted in the robbery and murder of Kenneth Kwan, the 43-year-old owner of C&Y Grocery Store in Houston.
Nov. 15, 1991
Sept. 29, 1992
Harris County
On death row:
2 years
2 years
Black
37
Male
McKane was convicted in the shooting death of San Antonio police Detective Benjamin Marconi after approaching the detective's parked patrol vehicle.
Nov. 20, 2016
Aug. 18, 2021
Bexar County
On death row:
26 years, 11 months
26 years, 11 months
Hispanic
48
Male
Medina was convicted in the drive-by shooting deaths of David Rodriguez, 9 and Diana Rodriguez, 15, in Houston.
Jan. 1, 1996
Sept. 13, 1996
Harris County
On death row:
17 years, 11 months
17 years, 11 months
Hispanic
44
Male
Medrano was convicted in the shooting deaths of six men. Ten other defendants faced similar charges.
Jan. 5, 2003
Sept. 8, 2005
Hidalgo County
On death row:
27 years, 3 months
27 years, 3 months
Hispanic
47
Male
Melendez was convicted in the shooting death of Michael Sanders during a robbery.
Sept. 1, 1994
May 21, 1996
Tarrant County
On death row:
18 years, 2 months
18 years, 2 months
Hispanic
39
Male
Mendoza was convicted in the strangulation death of a 20-year-old female.
March 18, 2004
July 1, 2005
Collin County
On death row:
13 years, 2 months
13 years, 2 months
White
33
Male
Milam was convicted in the beating death of his girlfriend's 13-month-old daughter.
Dec. 2, 2008
June 11, 2010
Rusk County
On death row:
13 years, 9 months
13 years, 9 months
Black
36
Male
Miller was convicted in the death his girlfriend's 2-year-old son.
June 1, 2008
Nov. 19, 2009
Smith County
On death row:
36 years, 4 months
36 years, 4 months
White
68
Male
Mooney was convicted in the shooting death of a 63-year-old man during the course of a robbery.
Aug. 16, 1984
May 7, 1987
Liberty County
On death row:
3 years, 9 months
3 years, 9 months
Black
31
Male
Mosley was convicted in the shooting death of a gas station clerk in Tyler during an armed robbery.
Jan. 28, 2017
Nov. 25, 2019
Smith County
On death row:
10 years, 1 month
10 years, 1 month
Black
44
Male
Muhammad was convicted in the drownings of his two children.
Aug. 22, 2011
July 9, 2013
Dallas County
On death row:
12 years, 3 months
12 years, 3 months
White
36
Male
Mullis was convicted in the murder of his 3-month-old son.
Jan. 29, 2008
May 23, 2011
Galveston County
On death row:
22 years, 1 month
Oct. 10, 2023
22 years, 1 month
White
48
Male
Murphy was convicted in the shooting and drowning death and kidnapping of a 79-year-old woman.
Oct. 4, 2000
July 26, 2001
Dallas County
On death row:
25 years
25 years
Black
44
Male
Murphy was convicted in the shooting death of a 26-year-old man he was robbing.
Sept. 19, 1997
Aug. 18, 1998
Bowie County
On death row:
19 years, 9 months
19 years, 9 months
White
61
Male
Murphy and five co-defendants were convicted in the shooting death of a police officer in Irving while on escape from the TDCJ Connally Unit.
Dec. 24, 2000
Nov. 20, 2003
Dallas County
On death row:
10 years, 10 months
10 years, 10 months
Black
36
Male
Nelson was convicted in the murder of a pastor during a church robbery.
March 3, 2011
Oct. 16, 2012
Tarrant County
On death row:
14 years, 8 months
14 years, 8 months
Black
37
Male
Norman was convicted in the shooting deaths of three people during a robbery.
Aug. 24, 2005
Dec. 12, 2008
Jackson County
On death row:
9 months
9 months
White
30
Female
Parker was convicted in the death of Reagan Simmons-Hancock after cutting out her unborn baby, who also died.
Oct. 6, 2020
Nov. 9, 2022
Bowie County
On death row:
27 years, 11 months
27 years, 11 months
White
65
Male
Panetti was convicted in the shooting deaths of his two in-laws inside their Fredericksburg home.
Sept. 8, 1992
Sept. 25, 1995
Kerr County
On death row:
23 years, 10 months
23 years, 10 months
Hispanic
61
Male
Perez was convicted in the deaths of two women and a 10-year-old girl.
Sept. 10, 1998
Oct. 20, 1999
Travis County
On death row:
9 years, 4 months
9 years, 4 months
Black
47
Male
Petetan was convicted in the shooting death of his estranged wife during a home invasion.
Sept. 23, 2012
May 2, 2014
McLennan County
On death row:
9 years, 4 months
9 years, 4 months
Black
64
Male
Prevost was convicted in the murders of a woman and her 20-year-old son.
May 20, 2011
April 16, 2014
Harris County
On death row:
20 years, 10 months
20 years, 10 months
White
51
Male
Prible was convicted of shooting and killing a 34-year-old male and a 23-year-old female and starting a fire that caused the death of three children.
April 24, 1999
Nov. 4, 2002
Harris County
On death row:
27 years, 1 month
27 years, 1 month
White
67
Male
Prystash was convicted in the murder-for-hire shooting death of Farah Fratta.
Nov. 9, 1994
Aug. 2, 1996
Harris County
On death row:
35 years, 1 month
35 years, 1 month
Asian
58
Male
Rabbani was convicted in the shooting death of 28-year-old Mohammed Jakir Hasan during the robbery of a convenience store.
Nov. 1, 1987
July 25, 1988
Harris County
On death row:
29 years, 2 months
29 years, 2 months
White
53
Male
Raby was convicted in the attempted rape and murder of 72-year-old Edna Mae Franklin.
Oct. 15, 1992
June 30, 1994
Harris County
On death row:
16 years, 7 months
16 years, 7 months
Black
38
Male
Ramey was convicted in the shooting deaths of an 18-year-old woman and two men, ages 24 and 38.
Aug. 24, 2005
Jan. 31, 2007
Jackson County
On death row:
18 years, 8 months
18 years, 8 months
Hispanic
39
Male
Ramirez was convicted in the shooting deaths of six men. Ten other defendants faced similar charges.
Jan. 5, 2003
Dec. 23, 2004
Hidalgo County
On death row:
25 years, 3 months
25 years, 3 months
Black
55
Male
Reed was convicted of killing a 20-year-old female during an aggravated sexual assault.
April 23, 1996
May 29, 1998
Bastrop County
On death row:
19 years, 9 months
Nov. 16, 2023
19 years, 9 months
Other
53
Male
Renteria was convicted in the abduction and murder of a 5-year-old female.
Nov. 18, 2001
Nov. 20, 2003
El Paso County
On death row:
19 years, 3 months
19 years, 3 months
Hispanic
43
Male
Reynosa was convicted in the shooting of a woman he was attempting to rob.
March 2, 2003
May 21, 2004
Harris County
On death row:
9 years, 3 months
9 years, 3 months
Black
48
Male
Ricks was convicted in the stabbing deaths of his girlfriend and her 8-year-old son.
May 1, 2013
May 19, 2014
Tarrant County
On death row:
23 years, 11 months
23 years, 11 months
White
51
Male
Ripkowski was convicted in the strangling death of a female and the smothering death of her 2-year old child.
Dec. 25, 1997
Sept. 15, 1999
Harris County
On death row:
29 years, 3 months
29 years, 3 months
Hispanic
60
Male
Rivera was convicted in the sexual assault and strangulation of 3-year-old Luis Daniel Blanco in Brownsville.
July 9, 1993
June 2, 1994
Cameron County
On death row:
34 years, 8 months
34 years, 8 months
Black
56
Male
Rivers was convicted in the sexual assault and stabbing death of an 11-year-old boy in Houston.
May 3, 1987
Dec. 29, 1988
Harris County
On death row:
20 years, 6 months
20 years, 6 months
White
56
Male
Roberson was convicted in the murder of his 2-year-old daughter.
Jan. 31, 2002
Feb. 21, 2003
Anderson County
On death row:
32 years, 6 months
32 years, 6 months
White
55
Male
Robertson was convicted in the shooting death of an 81-year-old woman during a robbery. He also received life sentences for the murders of the woman's grandson and a convenience store clerk, both 19.
Aug. 19, 1989
Feb. 27, 1991
Dallas County
On death row:
12 years, 5 months
12 years, 5 months
Black
32
Male
Robinson was convicted in the shooting death of an 82-year-old man during a home robbery.
Sept. 20, 2009
March 23, 2011
Harrison County
On death row:
24 years, 8 months
24 years, 8 months
Hispanic
47
Male
Rocha was convicted in the murder of a security guard at an apartment complex in Houston.
Nov. 26, 1994
Dec. 16, 1998
Harris County
On death row:
11 years, 7 months
11 years, 7 months
Black
47
Male
Rockwell and two other men were convicted in the shooting deaths of two men during a convenience store robbery.
Feb. 23, 2010
Jan. 30, 2012
Tarrant County
On death row:
26 years, 7 months
26 years, 7 months
White
53
Female
Routier was convicted in the murder of her 5-year-old son inside the family's home.
June 6, 1996
Feb. 5, 1997
Dallas County
On death row:
19 years, 9 months
19 years, 9 months
Hispanic
43
Male
Rubio was convicted in the stabbing and beheading of three children he was raising with his common-law wife.
March 11, 2003
Nov. 24, 2003
Cameron County
On death row:
20 years, 6 months
20 years, 6 months
Black
50
Male
Russell was convicted in the fatal stabbing of a 40-year-old female.
Aug. 13, 2001
Feb. 26, 2003
Harris County
On death row:
26 years, 11 months
26 years, 11 months
Hispanic
51
Male
Saldano was convicted in the abduction and murder of Paul Ray King.
Nov. 25, 1995
Sept. 12, 1996
Collin County
On death row:
20 years, 5 months
20 years, 5 months
Black
44
Male
Sales and two co-defendants were convicted in the fatal shooting of a 30-year-old male who was targeted so that he couldn't testify against them in another deadly conduct charge.
July 21, 2000
April 2, 2003
Harris County
On death row:
7 months
7 months
White
41
Male
Satterfield was convicted in the shooting death of 4-year-old Ray Hudson, Jr. He was also charged with killing the boy's parents, Maya Rivera and Ray Hudson, Sr.
June 10, 2018
Feb. 2, 2023
Wharton County
On death row:
28 years, 4 months
28 years, 4 months
Black
50
Female
Sheppard was convicted in the robbery and murder of Marilyn Sage Meagher in Houston.
June 30, 1993
April 25, 1995
Harris County
On death row:
26 years, 10 months
26 years, 10 months
Black
49
Male
Slater was convicted in the shooting deaths of Roddrick Martin and Glenn Andrews in Houston.
July 19, 1995
Nov. 1, 1996
Harris County
On death row:
17 years, 2 months
17 years, 2 months
Black
46
Male
Smith was convicted of shooting and killing a woman and her 11-year-old daughter.
March 24, 2005
July 5, 2006
Harris County
On death row:
19 years, 8 months
19 years, 8 months
Hispanic
46
Male
Sorto was convicted in the kidnapping, sexual assault and murder of two females.
May 31, 2002
Dec. 11, 2003
Harris County
On death row:
10 months
10 months
Hispanic
51
Male
Solis was convicted in the shooting death of Harris County’s first Sikh sheriff’s deputy, Sandeep Dhaliwal, during a traffic stop.
Sept. 27, 2019
Oct. 27, 2022
Harris County
On death row:
21 years, 10 months
Oct. 26, 2023
21 years, 10 months
White
48
Male
Speer was convicted in the strangling death of a 47-year-old offender in his cell at the Telford Unit in Bowie County.
July 11, 1997
Oct. 30, 2001
Harris County
On death row:
32 years, 1 month
32 years, 1 month
White
61
Male
Staley was convicted in the murder of a 35-year-old man during a robbery at a restaurant.
Oct. 15, 1989
Aug. 2, 1991
Tarrant County
On death row:
14 years, 11 months
14 years, 11 months
Black
38
Male
Storey was convicted in the shooting death of a man during a robbery at a miniature golf course.
Oct. 16, 2006
Sept. 16, 2008
Tarrant County
On death row:
8 years, 10 months
8 years, 10 months
White
43
Male
Suniga was convicted in the shooting death of a 26-year-old man during a robbery at a restaurant.
Dec. 26, 2011
Oct. 30, 2014
Lubbock County
On death row:
16 years, 5 months
16 years, 5 months
White
44
Male
Tabler was convicted in the shooting deaths of two men.
Nov. 26, 2004
April 5, 2007
Bell County
On death row:
22 years, 8 months
22 years, 8 months
Hispanic
47
Male
Tercero was convicted in the shooting death of an adult male in the presence of his 3-year-old daughter.
March 31, 1997
Dec. 13, 2000
Harris County
On death row:
8 years, 9 months
8 years, 9 months
White
64
Male
Thomas was convicted in the murder of a 73-year-old woman in her home.
Nov. 4, 1980
Dec. 5, 2014
Williamson County
On death row:
18 years, 5 months
18 years, 5 months
Black
40
Male
Thomas was convicted in the fatal stabbing of his wife, son and stepdaughter.
March 27, 2004
March 16, 2005
Grayson County
On death row:
24 years, 4 months
24 years, 4 months
White
53
Male
Thompson was convicted in the slayings of a man and woman in Houston.
April 30, 1998
May 5, 1999
Harris County
On death row:
13 years, 3 months
13 years, 3 months
White
39
Male
Thuesen was convicted in the shooting deaths of a 21-year-old woman and a 23-year-old man.
March 6, 2009
May 28, 2010
Brazos County
On death row:
3 years, 10 months
3 years, 10 months
Hispanic
39
Male
Tijerina-Sandoval and a codefendant were convicted in the shooting death of an off-duty U.S. Border Patrol agent.
Aug. 3, 2014
Oct. 9, 2019
Cameron County
On death row:
25 years, 5 months
25 years, 5 months
Asian
46
Male
Tong was convicted in the shooting death of an off-duty police officer during the robbery of a Houston food store.
April 6, 1997
April 1, 1998
Harris County
On death row:
5 years, 9 months
5 years, 9 months
White
45
Male
Tracy was convicted in the fatal beating of prison guard Timothy Davison at the Berry Telford Unit.
July 15, 2015
Nov. 15, 2017
Bowie County
On death row:
26 years, 1 month
26 years, 1 month
Hispanic
49
Male
Trevino was convicted in the rape and murder of 15-year-old Linda Salinas at a San Antonio park.
June 10, 1996
Aug. 6, 1997
Bexar County
On death row:
9 years, 1 month
9 years, 1 month
Hispanic
44
Male
Valdez was convicted in the shooting death of a man during a drug deal.
Dec. 10, 2010
July 24, 2014
El Paso County
On death row:
24 years, 2 months
24 years, 2 months
Hispanic
44
Male
Vasquez was convicted in the murder of his girlfriend's 4-year-old daughter.
March 5, 1998
June 24, 1999
Nueces County
On death row:
3 years, 5 months
3 years, 5 months
Black
58
Male
Ward was convicted in two separate fatal stranglings of women in Houston.
Sept. 13, 2010
March 13, 2020
Harris County
On death row:
23 years, 9 months
23 years, 9 months
White
64
Male
Wardrip was convicted in the stabbing death of a 20-year-old woman. He is also serving three life sentences for three other murders.
Dec. 21, 1984
Nov. 9, 1999
Wichita County
On death row:
36 years, 8 months
36 years, 8 months
Black
64
Male
Washington was convicted in the fatal shootings of two grocery store employees in Houston.
Dec. 19, 1985
Dec. 11, 1986
Harris County
On death row:
21 years, 11 months
21 years, 11 months
Black
42
Male
Weathers was convicted in the shooting death of a bartender during a robbery.
Feb. 4, 2000
Sept. 13, 2001
Bexar County
On death row:
6 years, 9 months
6 years, 9 months
Black
33
Male
Wells was convicted in the shooting deaths of his 22-year-old pregnant girlfriend, her 10-year-old brother, and her mother in Fort Worth.
July 1, 2013
Nov. 22, 2016
Tarrant County
On death row:
31 years, 7 months
31 years, 7 months
Black
57
Male
Wheatfall was convicted in the killing of James M. Fitzgerald, 62, and his wife, L.B. Fitzgerald, 64, over a $50 debt.
Dec. 13, 1990
Jan. 28, 1992
Harris County
On death row:
26 years, 11 months
26 years, 11 months
Black
60
Male
White was convicted in the stabbing deaths of twin sisters Bernette and Annette Edwards inside their Houston home.
Dec. 2, 1989
Sept. 13, 1996
Harris County
On death row:
21 years, 7 months
21 years, 7 months
White
45
Male
Will was convicted in the shooting death of a police officer who caught him attempting to burglarize a vehicle.
Dec. 4, 2000
Jan. 28, 2002
Harris County
On death row:
8 years, 8 months
8 years, 8 months
White
56
Male
Williams was convicted in the murder of Cynthia McLelland, the Kaufman County DA's wife, during a burglary. He was also charged, but not tried, in the murders of District Attorney Mike McLelland and prosecutor Mark Haase.
March 30, 2013
Dec. 18, 2014
Kaufman County
On death row:
21 years, 2 months
21 years, 2 months
Black
42
Male
Williams was convicted in the fatal shooting of a man he abducted.
Sept. 17, 2000
June 25, 2002
Harris County
On death row:
1 year, 9 months
1 year, 9 months
Black
37
Male
Williams was convicted in the fatal stabbings of two women after breaking into their home.
June 17, 2016
Nov. 22, 2021
Hunt County
On death row:
25 years, 6 months
25 years, 6 months
White
50
Male
Wood was convicted in the murder of a service station attendant during a robbery.
Jan. 2, 1996
March 3, 1998
Kerr County
On death row:
30 years, 7 months
30 years, 7 months
White
66
Male
Wood was convicted in the abduction and stabbing death of 24-year-old Ivy Susanna WIlliams of El Paso.
Aug. 28, 1987
Jan. 14, 1993
El Paso County
On death row:
22 years, 2 months
22 years, 2 months
Black
43
Male
Woodard was convicted in the fatal shooting of two convenience store owners.
Feb. 12, 2000
June 20, 2001
Harris County
Source: Texas Department of Criminal Justice | Developed and maintained by The Texas Tribune | Feedback
Note: The images in this app were released under the Texas Public Information Act. Conviction summaries are gathered from TDCJ records, court documents and news articles. These inmates are all classified as death row inmates by TDCJ, but some may be located in county jails if their case is being resentenced.