Dear Supporters, This past year has been an exciting one for us at TDS. We continued our advocacy for people facing society’s harshest punishment, the death penalty. And we expanded our impact to serve people facing excessive punishments beyond the death penalty here in Texas, Ground Zero for mass incarceration. Will you give a gift to […]
Dear Friends, I am relieved to tell you that today, October 26, 2023, less than five hours before he was set to be put to death, the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals granted a stay of execution for Will Speer. Will Speer will live to see another day and continue to spread his message of hope […]
Dear Friends, Thank you so much for joining us at our Light of Justice Luncheon this year. It was an energizing and powerful celebration. We want to particularly thank our generous sponsors and donors. Because of you, our event was our most successful yet, providing essential operating support to power our fight for justice […]
Dear Friends, We want to share important news with you. The sole surviving family member of the victim in Will Speer’s case has asked the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles to grant clemency for him. You can support her incredible act of grace by sharing her message and Will’s petition on social media. Click here to […]
Dear Friends, We need your help. Will you join the campaign to #SaveWillSpeer, the first Inmate Coordinator for Texas’s Faith Based Program ? Will Speer is one of the original members of a voluntary, immersive Christian program for people incarcerated on Texas death row. Will has studied Christianity and recommitted his life to God. He was baptized on […]
Dear Friends: At Texas Defender Service, we believe in the power of stories to change the world. Since 2018 alone, TDS has used storytelling to save 41 lives. Coming into September, we have important news: Two more of our clients have received life instead of death sentences. We want to share the story of Joseph Tejeda, our […]
