Moises Mendoza, who was convicted in 2005 of killing a Farmersville woman, became the third inmate Texas has put to death ...

On Wednesday, the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles declined to ... according to the Death Penalty Information Center. The appeals court denied the inmate’s latest appeal on Wednesday.

In Texas, the parole division of the state’s Department of Criminal Justice identifies inmates six months before the date of their initial parole eligibility and pulls their case file for review.

In Texas, the parole division of the state’s Department of Criminal Justice identifies inmates six months before the date of their initial parole eligibility and pulls their case file for review.