USA Today13d
Church of murdered pastor supports execution. Another clergyman says it should be stopped
Steven Nelson, convicted for the 2011 murder of a pastor, is scheduled for execution in Texas on Feb. 5. The church where the murder occurred supports the execution, citing biblical justification ...
The Texas Observer13d
‘How Innocent Do They Have to Be?’: Texas’ First Scheduled Execution of 2025 Raises Thorny Questions
The crime that landed Steven Nelson on Texas’ death row took place 14 years ago in a North Texas church. Now, as his February 5 execution date looms, supporters—including his wife and a well ...
Priests, pastors gather at state Capitol to protest looming execution
It comes as a death row inmate is scheduled to be executed on Wednesday for the murder of a North Texas pastor.
FOX 7 Austin KTBC19h
Clergy members calls for stop to Nelson execution
Two clergy members delivered a petition to Gov. Greg Abbott to stop the execution of Steven Nelson, a man who murdered an ...
Man convicted of suffocating pastor in Arlington church to be executed tonight at TX prison
A man who was convicted of suffocating an Arlington pastor during a robbery by placing a plastic bag over his head is scheduled to be executed on Wednesday night at a Texas prison. Steven Nelson, who ...