This page is updated monthly.
Updated on 4 August 2008.
Even though there are around 400 prisoners on Texas' death row, most of them are ineligible for execution at any given moment because of the status of their appeals. This "watch list" shows the prisoners on Texas' death row whose cases we feel are the most likely to be noteworthy in 2008, in terms of being executed, having execution dates set, and/or their appeals nearing exhaustion. This list is not official and is not supported or endorsed by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, the Office of the Attorney General, or any other state entity.
| TDCJ Number | Name | On Death Row Since | Update |
| 539 | Ronald Curtis Chambers | 1/8/1976 | On 6/16/2008, the USSC declined the state's appeal of a Fifth Circuit ruling reversing his death sentence. |
| 612 | David Lee Powell | 10/9/1978 | On 4/16/2008, the US5CCA granted permission to appeal. |
| 615 | Jack Harry Smith | 10/10/1978 | |
| 642 | Jonathan Bruce Reed | 9/6/1979 | |
| 650 | Cesar Fierro | 2/26/1980 | On 6/2/2008, the US5CCA denied his appeal. |
| 710 | Danny Dean Thomas | 4/1/1982 | |
| 764 | Lester Leroy Bower | 5/10/1984 | Received a stay of execution from the trial court. |
| 768 | Raymond Deleon Martinez | 7/18/1984 | |
| 778 | Pedro Solis Sosa | 11/28/1984 | |
| 813 | William Alfred Robinson | 11/25/1985 | Committed suicide on 2/1/2008. |
| 851 | Michael Lynn Riley | 11/25/1986 | |
| 859 | Jose Angel Moreno | 1/14/1987 | On 2/6/08 the TCCA vacated his death sentence and remanded his case to the trial court for a new punishment hearing. |
| 866 | David Lee Lewis | 4/15/1987 | |
| 869 | Kenneth Dewayne Thomas | 5/14/1987 | |
| 909 | Emanuel Kemp Jr. | 5/28/1987 | |
| 911 | Gary James Johnson | 8/19/1988 | |
| 913 | Marlin Enos Nelson | 8/25/1998 | |
| 925 | Steven Anthony Butler | 12/1/1988 | |
| 941 | Charles E. Mines Jr. | 6/8/1989 | On 2/26/2008, the US5CCA vacated his death sentence and remanded his case to the trial court for resentencing. Removed from watch list. |
| 948 | Guy Stephen Alexander | 9/27/1989 | |
| 974 | Roy Gene Smith | 6/7/1990 | US5CCA denied his appeal on 1/23/2008. |
| 982 | Charles Dean Hood | 9/11/1990 | His scheduled execution was not carried out on 6/17/2008, but he is not currently under any stay of execution. |
| 985 | Hector Torres Garcia | 10/19/1990 | |
| 992 | Mark Allen Robertson | 2/27/1991 | On 3/12/2008, the TCCA vacated his death sentence and remanded his case to the trial court for resentencing. Removed from watch list. |
| 993 | Carl Wayne Buntion | 3/6/1991 | On 4/11/2008, the US5CCA reversed a lower court ruling which found that Buntion's trial judge was biased. |
| 999004 | Eric Lynn Moore | 6/28/1991 | On 6/30/2008, the US5CCA agreed to consider his mental retardation claim on the merits. |
| 999006 | Steven Kenneth Staley | 8/2/1991 | |
| 999012 | Alvin Andrew Kelly | 11/14/1991 | On 4/10/2008, the US5CCA affirmed a lower court's ruling denying his appeal. |
| 999025 | Bobby Lee Hines | 4/16/1992 | |
| 999028 | Steve Rodriguez | 5/11/1992 | |
| 999030 | Kim Ly Lim | 6/22/1992 | |
| 999032 | Robert James Campbell | 7/10/1992 | |
| 999036 | Brian Edward Davis | 7/17/1992 | |
| 999043 | Jose Garcia Briseno | 9/11/1992 | On 5/14/2008, the US5CCA denied his appeal. |
| 999046 | George Edward McFarland | 9/29/1992 | |
| 999049 | Rick Allan Rhoades | 12/31/1992 | |
| 999051 | David Leonard Wood | 1/14/1993 | |
| 999053 | Jaime Bruce McCoskey | 3/5/1993 | |
| 999054 | Derick Sonnier | 3/5/1993 | Executed on 7/23/2008. |
| 999056 | Rodney Charles Rachal | 3/10/1993 | US5CCA denied his appeal on 2/14/2008. |
| 999062 | Robert Moreno Ramos | 5/6/1993 | |
| 999067 | Timothy Cockrell | 1/19/1996 | |
| 999075 | Tony Egbuna Ford | 10/14/1993 | |
| 999076 | Stephen Lindsey Moody | 10/21/1993 | |
| 999077 | John Reyes Matamoros | 10/29/1993 | |
| 999097 | Ricky Lynn Lewis | 5/6/1994 | |
| 999098 | Marvin Lee Wilson | 5/9/1994 | |
| 999105 | James Lee Henderson | 6/8/1994 | |
| 999108 | Gerald Cornelius Eldridge | 6/24/1994 | |
| 999109 | Charles Douglas Raby | 6/30/1994 | |
| 999110 | Arthur Brown Jr. | 6/30/1994 | TCCA dismissed his habeas corpus appeal. |
| 999111 | Willie Earl Pondexter | 7/25/1994 | On 7/29/08, the US5CCA denied his appeal. |
| 999112 | Elkie Lee Taylor | 7/26/1994 | Scheduled for 11/6/2008. |
| 999114 | Gaylon George Walbey Jr. | 8/12/1994 | |
| 999117 | Kenneth Wayne Morris | 9/6/1994 | |
| 999120 | Joseph Roland Lave | 10/10/1994 | TCCA dismissed his appeal on 6/25/2008. |
| 999122 | Michael Nawee Blair | 10/18/1994 | |
| 999130 | Edgar Arias Tamayo | 11/18/1994 | TCCA dismissed his appeal on 7/2/2008. |
| 999134 | Jose Ernesto Medellin | 1/6/1995 | Scheduled for 8/5/2008. |
| 999137 | Billy Joe Wardlow | 2/13/1995 | |
| 999143 | Henry Watkins Skinner | 3/31/1995 | On 5/14/2008, the US5CCA granted permission to appeal in federal court. |
| 999144 | Erica Yvonne Sheppard | 6/18/1997 | |
| 999145 | Roland Ruiz Jr. | 5/4/1995 | |
| 999147 | George Alarick Jones | 5/18/1995 | |
| 999148 | Cathy Lynn Henderson | 6/1/1995 | |
| 999149 | Arnold Prieto | 6/2/1995 | |
| 999151 | Carl Henry Blue | 6/14/1995 | |
| 999162 | Humberto Leal Jr. | 9/1/1995 | |
| 999164 | Scott Louis Panetti | 9/25/1995 | |
| 999173 | David Martinez | 12/8/1995 | On 3/17/2008, the US5CCA denied his appeal. |
| 999174 | Michael Dean Gonzales | 12/11/1995 | |
| 999188 | Eric Charles Nenno | 5/3/1996 | Scheduled for 10/28/2008. |
| 999189 | Robert Alan Fratta | 5/3/1996 | On 7/23/2008, the US5CCA upheld a lower court ruling granting him a new trial. Removed from watch list. |
| 999192 | Pablo Melendez Jr. | 5/21/1996 | |
| 999196 | George Whitaker III | 6/14/1996 | |
| 999197 | Johnny Johnson | 6/25/1996 | |
| 999202 | Joseph Andrew Prystash | 8/2/1996 | |
| 999204 | Anthony Shawn Medina | 9/13/1996 | |
| 999205 | Garcia Glen White | 9/13/1996 | |
| 999207 | Jorge Vallanueva | 11/1/1996 | |
| 999208 | Paul Wayne Slater | 11/1/1996 | |
| 999210 | Frank Moore | 11/20/1996 | |
| 999212 | Curtis Moore | 11/26/1996 | US5CCA denied his appeal on 2/14/2008. |
| 999214 | Daniel Angel Plata | 12/11/1996 | His death sentence was commuted to life on 2/15/2008. |
| 999228 | Eric Dewayne Cathey | 4/29/1997 | |
| 999231 | Duane Edward Buck | 6/25/1997 | |
| 999235 | Carlos Trevino | 8/6/1997 | |
| 999237 | Robert Charles Ladd | 8/29/1997 | |
| 999239 | Christopher Coleman | 9/10/1997 | |
| 999240 | Carlos Manuel Ayestas | 9/17/1997 | |
| 999241 | Karl Eugene Chamberlain | 9/25/1997 | Executed on 6/11/2008. |
| 999243 | Kenneth Mosley | 10/20/1997 | |
| 999245 | Rogelio Reyes Cannady | 12/5/1997 | |
| 999248 | Reinaldo Dennes | 12/18/1997 | |
| 999253 | Gregory Edward Wright | 2/5/1998 | Scheduled for 9/9/2008. |
| 999256 | Jeffery Lee Wood | 3/3/1998 | Scheduled for 8/21/2008. |
| 999258 | Brittany Marlowe Holberg | 3/27/1998 | |
| 999259 | Larry Edgar Estrada | 4/1/1998 | |
| 999260 | Chuong Duong Tong | 4/1/1998 | |
| 999265 | Virgil Euristi Martinez | 4/22/1998 | |
| 999267 | Allen Bridgers | 5/14/1998 | |
| 999269 | Larry Wayne Wooten | 5/21/1998 | |
| 999270 | Bobby Wayne Woods | 5/29/1998 | |
| 999274 | Michael F. Rosales | 7/16/1998 | |
| 999275 | Ruben Ramirez Cardenas | 7/29/1998 | |
| 999276 | Robert Lee Thompson | 8/10/1998 | |
| 999278 | John Wade Adams | 8/12/1998 | |
| 999279 | Julius Jerome Murphy | 8/18/1998 | |
| 999280 | Elroy Chester | 8/26/1998 | |
| 999281 | Coy Wayne Wesbrook | 9/2/1998 | |
| 999282 | Anthony Bartee | 9/3/1998 | |
| 999285 | Luis Cervantes Salazar | 10/30/1998 | |
| 999290 | Ignacio Gomez | 12/10/1998 | US5CCA denied his appeal on 5/27/2008. |
| 999291 | Felix Rocha | 12/16/1998 | |
| 999292 | Yokamon Laneal Hearn | 12/31/1998 | |
| 999295 | John William King | 2/25/1999 | |
| 999297 | Pablo Lucio Vasquez | 3/30/1999 | |
| 999300 | David Lynn Carpenter | 4/8/1999 | |
| 999301 | Khristian Oliver | 4/23/1999 | |
| 999313 | William A. Murray | 6/10/1999 | Scheduled for 9/17/2008. |
| 999315 | John Lezell Balentine | 6/11/1999 | |
| 999316 | Larry Donell Davis | 6/11/1999 | Executed on 7/31/2008. |
| 999320 | Ricardo Ortiz | 6/24/1999 | |
| 999321 | Carlton Turner | 8/26/1998 | Scheduled for 7/10/2008. |
| 999327 | Lawrence Russell Brewer | 9/23/1999 | |
| 999330 | Anthony Cardell Haynes | 11/3/1999 | On 4/23/2008, the US5CCA granted permission to appeal. |
| 999335 | Joseph Ray Ries | 11/29/1999 | Scheduled for 9/18/2008. |
| 999337 | Milton Wuzael Mathis | 12/8/1999 | |
| 999339 | Derrick Lamone Johnson | 12/22/1999 | |
| 999344 | Lee Andrew Taylor | 2/18/2000 | |
| 999345 | Arturo Eleazar Diaz | 2/22/2000 | |
| 999346 | Michael Wayne Hall | 3/2/2000 | On 6/30/2008, the US5CCA ruled in his favor and sent his case back to the USDC for a hearing. |
| 999348 | Roderick Dashad Newton | 3/15/2000 | On 3/31/2008, the US5CCA denied his appeal. |
| 999350 | Jefferey Demond Williams | 3/29/2000 | |
| 999351 | Troy James Clark | 3/31/2000 | |
| 999353 | Robert Jean Hudson | 4/6/2000 | On 4/9/2008, the US5CCA denied his appeal. |
| 999359 | Leon David Dorsey IV | 6/12/2000 | Scheduled for 8/12/2008. |
| 999361 | Larry Ray Swearingen | 7/12/2000 | On 3/5/2008, the TCCA sent his case back to the trial court to consider some of his claims. |
| 999366 | Anibal Canales Jr. | 11/2/2000 | |
| 999367 | Tommy Lynn Sells | 11/8/2000 | |
| 999369 | Bernardo Aban Tercero | 12/13/2000 | |
| 999370 | Danielle Simpson | 12/18/2000 | |
| 999379 | Quintin Phillippe Jones | 3/16/2001 | |
| 999384 | Yosvanis Valle | 5/9/2001 | |
| 999391 | Rigoberto Avila Jr. | 7/19/2001 | |
| 999395 | Reginald W. Blanton | 9/5/2001 | On 7/29/2008, the US5CCA granted permission to appeal. |
| 999397 | Michael Adam Sigala | 10/29/2001 | |
| 999398 | William Speer | 10/30/2001 | |
| 999400 | Miguel Angel Paredes | 11/9/2001 | |
| 999404 | James Edward Martinez | 2/13/2002 | |
| 999406 | Linda Carty | 3/7/2002 | |
| 999407 | Reginald Perkins | 3/22/2002 | Scheduled for 1/22/2009. |
| 999409 | Mark Anthony Stroman | 4/5/2002 | |
| 999411 | Robert Lynn Pruett | 4/30/2002 | |
| 999413 | Michael Anthony Rodriguez | 5/9/2002 | Scheduled for 8/14/2008. |
| 999415 | Terry Lee Hankins | 5/20/2002 | |
| 999417 | Jose Luis Villegas | 5/21/2002 | On 4/16/2008, the US5CCA denied his appeal. |
| 999421 | Jonathan Marcus Green | 7/17/2002 | |
| 999424 | Ronnie Paul Threadgill | 7/22/2002 | |
| 999435 | Keith Steven Thurmond | 11/14/2002 | |
| 999437 | Heliberto Chi | 6/25/1996 | Scheduled for 8/7/2008. |
| 999440 | Dale Devon Scheanette | 2/6/2003 | |
| 999449 | Cary D. Kerr | 4/17/2003 | |
| 999456 | Kevin Michael Watts | 9/4/2003 | Scheduled for 10/16/2008. |
| TDCJ Number | Name | On Death Row Since | Update |
| 999263 | Derrick Leon Jackson | 4/22/1998 | US5CCA denied his appeal on 2/14/2008. |
| TDCJ Number | Name | On Death Row Since | Update |
| 999405 | Denard Manns | 3/4/2002 | Scheduled for 8/30/2008. |
Abbreviations:
TCCA - Texas Court of Criminal Appeals
US5CCA - U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals
USDC - U.S. district court
USSC - U.S. Supreme Court
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