AUSTIN—Telling gathered supporters it was time for real reform in the District Attorney’s Office, Charlie Baird formally filed for a place on the Democratic Primary ballot Monday afternoon at Travis County Democratic Party Headquarters.
Baird, a former Travis County district court judge and judge on the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals, said his [...]
The video below is the report that aired on CNN’s Anderson Cooper 360, Friday October 2, 2009. Scott Cobb of Texas Moratorium Network is interviewed in the report.
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Three incumbents on the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals are up for re-election in 2010: Michael Keasler, Cheryl Johnson and Lawrence Meyers. All three are Republicans, as are all the judges on the CCA. On July 15, 2009, they reported the following amounts to the Texas Ethics Commission.
The Texas Democratic Party once again endorsed a moratorium on executions in Texas in the Party platform adopted at last weekend’s state convention. In addition to endorsing a moratorium on executions, the Resolutions Committee at the State Convention also passed a resolution in favor of abolishing the death penalty. The abolition resolution was not brought [...]
“Democrats Against the Death Penalty Caucus” will meet at the Democratic State Convention in Austin at the Austin Convention Center in Room 8A, from 12:00-1:00pm on Friday, June 6, 2008. This caucus was founded in 2004 and also met at the 2006 state convention.
If you would like to help Rick Reed become the most progressive District Attorney in the history of Travis County, you can help by making calls to voters in Travis County telling them why you are supporting Rick Reed.
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Congratulations to Rick Reed for winning the endorsement of The Daily Texan for his campaign for Travis County District Attorney. We agree with the Texan that Reed “has proven to be the toughest candidate to handle” the Public Integrity Unit, which has the power to investigate state officials. We will all be able to sleep [...]
The big news this past week in the campaign for Travis County District Attorney is that there is now one candidate in the race who publicly opposes the death penalty.
Rick Reed has said:
“I have decided to publicly support a moratorium on the death penalty in Travis County. If I am elected District Attorney [...]