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. If you can not see the video embedded, below click here to watch it on YouTube. Sign the petition to Governor Rick Perry and the State of [...]
Posted on October 3rd, 2009 by admin
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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. Michael Keasler Report (PDF) Total Contributions Zero [...]
Posted on July 18th, 2009 by admin
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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 [...]
Posted on June 13th, 2008 by admin
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“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.
Posted on April 28th, 2008 by admin
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Visit Rick Reed’s Website
Posted on February 23rd, 2008 by admin
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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. Go to texas.onlinephonebanking.com to get started. Scroll down the list of candidates and click on “Rick [...]
Posted on February 20th, 2008 by admin
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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 [...]
Posted on February 19th, 2008 by admin
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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 [...]
Posted on January 28th, 2008 by admin
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Texas Moratorium Network & ACLU-TX Central TX Chapter invite all interested members of the community to a PUBLIC FORUM with the CANDIDATES for TRAVIS COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY Monday, February 4th, 6pm at Gene’s Po Boys 1209 E. 11th St. (at the Rosewood “Y”) (parking behind building) There are four candidates* running – all in the [...]
Posted on January 25th, 2008 by admin
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Everyone should head over to The Texas Observer and read their long article on the Travis County DA race: “Replacing Ronnie Earle: The Race to Become the Most Important Prosecutor in Texas”The article focuses on the Public Integrity Unit. Rick Reed comes out in the article looking like a real fighter within the DA’s office [...]
Posted on January 18th, 2008 by admin
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