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Texas Board Suggests Review of Arson Convictions

A Texas commission no longer allowed to investigate a case where death penalty opponents say a man may have been executed based on a faulty arson investigation recommended Friday that all cases involving people locked up on arson convictions be …

Texas Ruling Ends Inquiry in Death Penalty Case

The Texas attorney general severely limited the state’s Forensic Science Commission‘s ability to investigate past cases Friday, including an arson case that critics say might have ended in the execution of an innocent man. Attorney General Greg Abbott’s ruling, which …