Texas

The torturous process of executions

During the 48 hours from the morning of Nov. 16 to the evening of Nov. 17, four men on death…

December 8, 2022

‘Operación Estrella Solitaria’: una estratagema de los supremacistas blancos 

El gobernador protofascista de Texas, Greg Abbott, está recibiendo mucha publicidad estos días por enviar en autobús a los migrantes…

September 23, 2022

No justice in this system – a WW commentary

The criminal justice system? NO! Never say this phrase again because there is no justice in this system! We must…

September 8, 2022

‘Operation Lone Star’ − a white-supremacist ploy

Proto-fascist Gov. Greg Abbott of Texas is getting a lot of publicity these days for busing asylum-seeking migrants, who have…

August 16, 2022

Letters from behind the walls

Workers World Staff, I am incarcerated in SCI Albion in Pennsylvania. I came across an older newspaper and love the…

June 26, 2022

Abolishing the death penalty – and capitalism

​​By Workers World Houston bureau To understand the systemic cruelty and deep inequalities that persist in the criminal injustice system…

June 24, 2022

Prisoner Rodney Reed challenges Texas DNA law before SCOTUS

Finally. The U.S. Supreme Court announced the petition of death row prisoner Rodney Reed would be heard, regarding the constitutionality…

May 27, 2022

Tears of joy as Lucio execution stopped

Houston Texas’ highest court stayed the April 27 execution of Melissa Lucio, the only Mexicana on death row here. There…

May 2, 2022

Supporters rally to stop Melissa Lucio’s execution

April 25 - Melissa Lucio was granted a stay of her April 27 execution by the Texas Court of Criminal…

April 25, 2022

Lizelle Herrera & Texas repression – Arrest exposes anti-abortion laws

There was joy and a sigh of relief when Ketanji Brown Jackson was finally confirmed as the first Black woman…

April 12, 2022