Texas Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty
STOP EXECUTIONS
Tonight, April 30, 2026, the State of Texas executed James Broadnax for murders he did not commit. His cousin Demarius Cummings recently confessed that he was responsible for killing Stephen Swan and Matthew Butler during a robbery in Dallas in 2008, not James.
Read the statement by his wife and legal team.
TCADP extends our sincere gratitude to the legal team for their heroic efforts and to everyone who advocated for James. According to his attorneys, James repeatedly expressed the hope that those who were moved to support him would continue to support reforming the justice system to prevent others from being unjustly sentenced and executed.
Let us honor his memory and his wishes as we continue the relentless pursuit of justice in Texas.
ATTEND EVENTS
Thanks to everyone who attended the TCADP 2026 Annual Conference: Overcoming Legacies, Reimagining Justice on March 7, 2026, in Houston, Texas. It was an inspiring and impactful day.
We heard from capital defense attorneys and death penalty experts, local criminal justice reform advocates, restorative justice practitioners, and individuals who have been directly impacted by executions.
A special thanks to all of our speakers-particularly keynote speaker Corinna Barrett Lain, our sponsors, and the award recipients who joined us for the event and shared their stories with us.
View pictures here!
GET INFORMED
Did you know the application of the death penalty is largely dependent on geography?
More than half of the counties in Texas have never sent anyone to death row, and death sentences have been concentrated in a few jurisdictions. In fact, six of the last ten people sentenced to death were convicted in either Harris (Houston) or Tarrant (Fort Worth) counties.
In Harris County alone, juries have sentenced 300 people to death since 1974. Last year, Harris County spent nearly $2 million in taxpayer funds on just one death penalty case.
Who We Are
The Texas Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty (TCADP) is the only statewide grassroots advocacy organization dedicated solely to ending the death penalty in Texas. Together with local, state, and national partners, TCADP is working to reduce use of the death penalty in Texas and, ultimately, end this arbitrary, irreversible, and unfair punishment.
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