Category: TDS News

BREAKING: Texas Supplies its Execution Drugs from a Pharmacy That Has Been Sanctioned by the DEA Texas Supplies its Execution Drugs from a Pharmacy That Has Been Sanctioned by the DEA

BREAKING: Texas Supplies its Execution Drugs from a Pharmacy That Has Been Sanctioned by the DEA

Dear Friends, I want to make sure you’ve seen today’s breaking investigation by NPR’s Chiara Eisner, revealing that Texas sources its execution drugs from a pharmacy that has been hit with multiple serious violations by the Drug Enforcement Agency. Texas is the most prolific executor in the US. It is also one of the most […]

Ramiro Gonzales, An Exemplar of Rehabilitation, Has Been Executed

Ramiro Gonzales, An Exemplar of Rehabilitation, Has Been Executed

Dear Friends, We are heartbroken to share that our client Ramiro Gonzales was killed last night by the State of Texas, after the United States Supreme Court denied his lawyers’ final plea for his life. Thank you to the thousands of you who spoke out for Ramiro’s humanity. We find comfort that his story of […]

Save Ramiro

Save Ramiro

Dear Friends, Please help save Ramiro Gonzales. Sign the petition calling on the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles and Governor Abbott to spare his life.  Ramiro Gonzales is set to be executed by the State of Texas on June 26, 2024, for a murder he committed just a few months after his 18th birthday. Today a […]

Join Us for Texas Defender Service’s 2024 Light of Justice Luncheon!

Join Us for Texas Defender Service’s 2024 Light of Justice Luncheon!

Dear Friends, Please join us for Texas Defender Service’s 2024 Light of Justice Luncheon, featuring New York Times bestselling novelist Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah and co-chaired by Caitlin Halpern of Gibbs & Bruns LLP and Steve Putman of Black Stone Minerals, L.P. The luncheon will be held on October 22, 2024 at the Four Seasons Hotel in Houston, Texas and will honor Kirkland & […]

BREAKING: Justice Sotomayor Dissents from Dillion Compton’s Cert Denial

BREAKING: Justice Sotomayor Dissents from Dillion Compton’s Cert Denial

Dear Supporters, We are disappointed that justice has been denied for our client Dillion Compton. Today, the U.S. Supreme Court denied certiorari review for Mr. Compton, despite the fact that the prosecutor excluded 13 of the 15 women eligible to serve on his jury. The prosecutor’s actions resulted in only 4 women serving on a jury […]

Invisible Wounds

Invisible Wounds

Dear Supporters, We are grateful to share the news that our client Stewart Mettz has been spared the death penalty. The prosecutor agreed to drop the death penalty, and Stewart has been sentenced to life imprisonment. Stewart was a combat Veteran of the Gulf War.  Our combat Veterans come home to us carrying a heavy burden. Struggling to […]