Texas Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty
STOP EXECUTIONS
Sign the petition for James Broadnax.
The State of Texas is scheduled to execute James Broadnax on April 30, 2026, for murders he did not commit. The actual shooter, James’s cousin, Demarius Cummings, was sentenced to life without parole for his role in the crime. Demarius now admits that he is the one who killed Stephen Swan and Matthew Butler during a robbery outside their music studio in Dallas in 2008, not James. His admission is corroborated by the presence of his DNA on the murder weapon and on one of the victims.
This new evidence fundamentally undermines the State’s case for James’s murder conviction and death sentence.
Please join us in urging Governor Greg Abbott and the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles to commute the sentence of James Broadnax in the interest of fairness and justice.
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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Learn more at Texas Death Penalty Facts and follow us on social media for the latest developments.
