Of the 20 currently scheduled executions in the United States, 13 of them are in Texas. Isn’t it about time the people who make decisions on funding state-level anti-death penalty efforts send some funding to Texas. We have teamed up with other anti-death penalty groups in Texas to submit an application to the Tides Foundation Death Penalty Mobilization Fund’s State Strategies program. We submitted the application on Aug 15, in the midst of the campaign to Save Jeff Wood. We hope they decide to fund Texas. In 2006, we applied but they refused to fund us that year, instead sending $70,000 to Iowa and Wisconsin, two states that don’t even have the death penalty.
Gregory Wright Sept 9
Greg Wright’s Website
TDCJ Info on Gregory Wright
Charles Hood Sept 10
TDCJ Info on Charles Hood
Judge and Prosecutor in Hood’s Trial Were Having an Affair
William Murray Sept 17
TDCJ Info on William Murray
Joseph Ries Sept 18
TDCJ Info on Joseph Ries
Kevin Watts Oct 16
TDCJ Info on Kevin Watts
Eric Nenno Oct 28
TDCJ Info on Eric Nenno
Elkie Taylor November 6
TDCJ Info on Elkie Taylor
Rogelio Cannady Nov 6
TDCJ Info on Rogelio Cannady
George Whitaker III Nov 12
TDCJ Info on George Whitaker III
Denard Manns Nov 13
TDCJ Info on Denard Manns
Eric Cathey Nov 18
TDCJ Info on Eric Cathey
Robert Hudson Nov 20
TDCJ Info on Robert Hudson
TDCJ Info on Reginald Perkins
Fall 2006 State Strategies Grant Recipients
| Grantee | Grant Amount |
| Wisconsin Coalition Against the Death Penalty | $50,000 |
| Iowans Against the Death Penalty | $20,000 |
| Virginians for Alternatives to the Death Penalty | $20,000 |
| Maryland Citizens Against State Executions | $2,500 |
| Death Penalty Focus | $45,000 |
| Pennsylvania Abolitionists United Against the Death Penalty | $45,000 |
| TOTAL: | $182,500 |
Total for Texas = zero (Great job, national leaders)
