Death Row

Texas Matters: How Would Raising The Minimum Wage Affect Texas?

David Martin Davies — Fri, 15 Mar 2013 18:19:20 +0000

During his last State of the Union address, President Barack Obama proposed raising the national minimum wage to nine dollars an hour and permanently indexing it to the cost of living.

Supporters say it's a way to redistribute income from thriving corporations to workers. Others say it’s a surefire way to kill jobs.

With the most minimum wage workers in the union, Texas would be the state most impacted if the wage increase becomes law.

Permian Basin On The Upswing While Panhandle Struggles

David Martin Davies — Fri, 22 Feb 2013 22:22:20 +0000

As Oil Revenue Rises, Cost Of Living Follows

Results From DNA Testing Further Implicate Hank Skinner In Murder Case

David Martin Davies — Thu, 15 Nov 2012 17:56:30 +0000

DNA testing that death row inmate Hank Skinner said would prove he is not a triple murderer is doing just the opposite. On Wednesday, the Texas Attorney General’s Office filed papers that say the DNA incriminates Skinner.

Skinner was convicted of killing his live-in girlfriend and her two adult children on New Year’s Eve in 1993.

But Skinner has insisted he’s innocent and the DNA would clear him of the crimes. The DNA was not tested during his murder trial and Skinner has been fighting in the courts to get access to the evidence for testing.