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Texas’ top criminal appeals court on
Friday halted the scheduled execution of
inmate Rodney Reed, whose conviction is
being questioned by new evidence that his
supporters say raises serious doubt about
his guilt.
The stay of execution by the Texas Court
of Criminal Appeals came just hours after
the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles had
recommended delaying the lethal injection.
The 51-year-old Reed had been set for
lethal injection Wednesday evening for the
1996 killing of 19-year-old Stacey Stites.
Prosecutors say Reed raped and strangled
Stites as she made her way to work at a
supermarket in Bastrop, a rural community
about 30 miles (50 kilometers) southeast of
Austin.
Reed’s efforts to stop his execution
have received support from such celebrities
as Beyoncé, Kim Kardashian and Oprah
Winfrey. Lawmakers from both parties,
including Texas GOP Sen. Ted Cruz, have also
asked that officials take a closer look at
the evidence in the case.
In its four-page order, the appeals
court said Reed’s case should be returned to
the trial court in Bastrop County so it
could examine his claims that he is innocent
and that prosecutors suppressed evidence and
presented false testimony.
Bryce Benjet, an attorney with the
Innocence Project, which is representing
Reed, said defense attorneys were “extremely
relieved and thankful” to the appeals court.
“This opportunity will allow for proper
consideration of the powerful and mounting
new evidence of Mr. Reed’s innocence,”
Benjet said in a statement.
The Texas Attorney General’s Office
declined to comment Friday on whether it
would appeal the order staying Reed’s
execution.
Earlier Friday, the parole board had
unanimously recommended a 120-day reprieve
for Reed. The board rejected Reed’s request
to commute his sentence to life in prison.
The parole board’s decision was to go
next to Gov. Greg Abbott, who hasn’t said
whether he would accept or reject it or do
nothing.
The stay likely makes Abbott’s decision
moot. Since taking office in 2015, Abbott
has halted only one imminent execution, in
2018.
Since Texas resumed executions in 1982,
only three death row inmates have had their
sentences commuted to life in prison by a
governor within days of their scheduled
executions.
Reed has other appeals pending,
including with the U.S. Supreme Court. His
supporters have held rallies, including an
overnight vigil on Thursday in front of the
Supreme Court in Washington, D.C. It was
unclear if a rally planned for Sunday in
front of the Texas governor’s mansion would
still take place.
Reed has long maintained he didn’t kill
Stites and that her fiance, former police
officer Jimmy Fennell, was the real killer.
Reed says Fennell was angry because Stites,
who was white, was having an affair with
Reed, who is black.
Fennell’s attorney has said his client
didn’t kill Stites. Fennell was paroled last
year after serving time in prison for sexual
assault.
In their most recent motion to the Texas
Court of Criminal Appeals, Reed’s lawyers
alleged prosecutors suppressed evidence or
presented false evidence related to Fennell.
Prosecutors say Reed’s semen was found
in the victim, his claims of an affair with
Stites were not proven at trial, Fennell was
cleared as a suspect and Reed had a history
of committing other sexual assaults.
Reed’s lawyers say his conviction was
based on flawed evidence. They have denied
the other sexual assault accusations made by
prosecutors.
Reed’s attorneys filed a federal lawsuit
in August to compel DNA testing of crime
scene evidence, including the believed
murder weapon. His lawyers say the testing,
which has been fought for years by
prosecutors, could identify someone else as
the murderer. The lawsuit is still pending.
In recent weeks, Reed’s attorneys have
presented affidavits in support of his
claims of innocence, including one by a
former inmate who claims Fennell bragged
about killing Stites and referred to Reed by
a racial slur. Reed’s lawyers say other
recent affidavits corroborate the
relationship between Stites and Reed and
show Fennell was violent and aggressive
toward her.
Kanye West talks about serving God during visit with Osteen
Rapper Kanye West told parishioners at Joel Osteen’s Houston megachurch on Sunday that his recent spiritual awakening has made him realize he’s no longer in the service to fame and money but “in service to God.”
West spoke to a packed crowd of about 16,000 people at Lakewood Church’s 11 a.m. service during an interview with Osteen from the stage. West told the parishioners about his recent conversion to Christianity and how God has been guiding him.
“I know that God has been calling me for a long time and the devil has been distracting me for a long time,” West said. He added that at his lowest point, when he was hospitalized in 2016 after a “mental breakdown,” God “was there with me, sending me visions and inspiring me.”
Last month, West released “Jesus is King,” a Gospel-themed album that’s been described as Christian rap.
The rapper’s wife, Kim Kardashian West, and their daughter, North West, joined him at the church. They sat in the front row of the cavernous arena, the former Compaq Center, which was once the home of the Houston Rockets. Many of the parishioners seated around West took photos of him with their cellphones.
“This is like the Super Bowl today,” said Amy Holmes, who was visiting from New Orleans with her husband and decided to attend.
West also was scheduled to perform in the evening at Lakewood with his “Sunday Service,” a church-like concert featuring a choir. Tickets for the free concert were distributed through Ticketmaster and sold out within minutes Saturday, though some people have been reselling them for hundreds of dollars.
West has been traveling around the U.S. holding his “Sunday Service” concerts since January, including at the Coachella festival, an outdoor shopping center in Salt Lake City and at an Atlanta-area megachurch.
On Friday, he and his choir performed for inmates at the Harris County Jail in Houston.
During Sunday morning’s appearance, West touched on a variety of topics in what he called his “streams of consciousness,” including religion, the perils of fame and money, going to church as a child, strip clubs and the devil.
“The only superstar is Jesus,” West said as the crowd applauded loudly.
But West’s trademark boastfulness hasn’t completely disappeared.
“Now the greatest artist that God has every created is now working for him,” West said.
After the service, Osteen told reporters he was excited that West was “using his influence for the Lord.”
“We come from different backgrounds. Styles are different. But we’re still brothers in Christ. We’re all on the same team,” Osteen said.
Jose Gonzalez, a 25-year-old who attended the service, said he believes West’s religious conversion to be sincere.
“I don’t see why it would not be genuine. Especially with someone with his platform that talks about God and love and unity, it can get really shut down unfairly,” said Gonzalez.
When asked what advice he had for people, West told reporters, “Every single millisecond be in service to God.”
West and his wife are among the celebrities who have expressed support for Texas death row inmate Rodney Reed, who received an execution stay on Friday. Reed’s supporters said new evidence raises serious doubt about his guilt in a 1996 killing.
On Friday, Kim Kardashian West traveled to death row in Livingston, Texas, and visited Reed.
Lakewood Church, where more than 43,000 people attend services each week, has become the largest church in the U.S.
Osteen’s weekly television program is viewed by more than 13 million households in the U.S. and millions others in more than 100 nations around the world.
“People visit a wise
man complaining about the same
problems over and over again.
One day, he decided to tell them
a joke and they all roared with
laughter.
After a few minutes, he told
them the same joke and only a
few of them smiled.
Then he told the same joke
for a third time, but no one
laughed or smiled anymore.
The wise man smiled and
said: ‘You can’t laugh at the
same joke over and over. So why
are you always crying about the
same problem?'”
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U.S. Rep. Will Hurd rolls out group to build more diverse GOP
Retiring U.S. Rep. Will Hurd, R-Helotes, is spearheading a new group to elect a more diverse slate of Republicans across the country, the latest sign that he plans to remain politically involved as he leaves office.
Announced Thursday, the Hurd-backed Future Leaders Fund intends to spend millions next year — notably in primaries — to boost more Republicans who are young, female and people of color.
“America is becoming more diverse, while the Republican Party is becoming less popular with minority voters,” Hurd said in a video announcing the group, noting the GOP lost 76% of minority voters in the 2018 midterm elections. “If the Republican Party doesn’t start looking like America and resonating with all Americans, then there won’t be a Republican Party in America.”
The group is set up as a super PAC and being run by Justin Hollis, who led Hurd’s campaigns in the battleground 23rd Congressional District. Hurd says in the video that the political action committee will run TV ads as well as build field programs.
Hurd, who is the only black Republican in the House, announced in August that he was not seeking reelection in the 23rd District, where he narrowly won a third term last year. On Wednesday, he endorsed Navy veteran Tony Gonzales, who is of Hispanic descent, in the crowded GOP primary to replace him.
Hurd has not formally gotten involved in other races yet, but in addition to Gonzales, he regularly praises Wesley Hunt, a black Army veteran running to unseat freshman U.S. Rep. Lizzie Fletcher, D-Houston.
Hurd has not ruled out a 2024 presidential run since announcing his retirement. On Saturday, he is returning to New Hampshire, the first-in-the-nation primary state, for a series of events including a fundraiser for a state senator.