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TDCJ end final meal requests
In a letter to the Texas Department of Criminal Justice on Thursday, Sen. John Whitmire demanded ending final meal request for death row inmates.

September 22, 2011
Expect influx for Tuesday execution
The Texas Department of Criminal Justice expects an influx of media into Huntsville – along with death penalty protesters – Tuesday evening as the state prepares to execute a former gang member convicted in the brutal slayings of two Houston teens.

August 16, 2010
Banquet pays homage to emergency personnel The Emergency Personnel Banquet will be held Saturday and the memory and great heart of the late Judge James Pasket of New Waverly lives on with the event.
February 24, 2006
Friends of Huntsville State Park remember the 200 African-Americans who built a local landmark To celebrate Black History Month, the Friends of Huntsville State Park are putting together an exhibit about the 200 black workers who built the park during the Great Depression.
February 24, 2006