This page is updated monthly.
Updated on 1 September 2010.
Even though there are around 350 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 close to final review, or are likely to become close to final some time in 2010. 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 |
| 612 | David Lee Powell | 10/9/1978 | Executed on 6/15/2010. |
| 615 | Jack Harry Smith | 10/10/1978 | |
| 650 | Cesar Fierro | 2/26/1980 | |
| 764 | Lester Leroy Bower | 5/10/1984 | |
| 778 | Pedro Solis Sosa | 11/28/1984 | |
| 866 | David Lee Lewis | 4/15/1987 | |
| 869 | Kenneth Dewayne Thomas | 5/14/1987 | TCCA sent his appeal back to the trial court. |
| 909 | Emanuel Kemp Jr. | 5/28/1987 | |
| 911 | Gary James Johnson | 8/19/1988 | Executed on 1/12/2010. |
| 913 | Marlin Enos Nelson | 8/25/1998 | On 6/16/2010, the TCCA sent his appeal back to the trial court for consideration. |
| 925 | Steven Anthony Butler | 12/1/1988 | |
| 939 | Preston Hughes III | 5/17/1989 | |
| 948 | Guy Stephen Alexander | 9/27/1989 | |
| 974 | Roy Gene Smith | 6/7/1990 | On 4/28/2010, the TCCA ordered a new punishment hearing. Removed from watch list. |
| 982 | Charles Dean Hood | 9/11/1990 | On 2/24/2010, the TCCA vacated his death sentence. The state may seek the death penalty again in a new punishment hearing. |
| 993 | Carl Wayne Buntion | 3/6/1991 | |
| 999004 | Eric Lynn Moore | 6/28/1991 | |
| 999006 | Steven Kenneth Staley | 8/2/1991 | |
| 999025 | Bobby Lee Hines | 4/16/1992 | |
| 999027 | John Avalos Alba | 5/8/1992 | Executed on 5/25/2010. |
| 999032 | Robert James Campbell | 7/10/1992 | |
| 999036 | Brian Edward Davis | 7/17/1992 | |
| 999043 | Jose Garcia Briseno | 9/11/1992 | On 6/9/2010, the TCCA vacated his death sentence. The state may seek the death sentence again. Removed from watch list. |
| 999046 | George Edward McFarland | 9/29/1992 | |
| 999051 | David Leonard Wood | 1/14/1993 | |
| 999056 | Rodney Charles Rachal | 3/10/1993 | |
| 999075 | Tony Egbuna Ford | 10/14/1993 | |
| 999077 | John Reyes Matamoros | 10/29/1993 | |
| 999093 | Peter Anthony Cantu | 3/18/1994 | Executed on 8/17/2010. |
| 999097 | Rickey Lynn Lewis | 5/6/1994 | |
| 999098 | Marvin Lee Wilson | 5/9/1994 | |
| 999105 | James Lee Henderson | 6/8/1994 | |
| 999108 | Gerald Eldridge | 6/24/1994 | |
| 999109 | Charles Douglas Raby | 6/30/1994 | On 3/15/2010, the US5CCA denied his challenge of Texas' lethal injection protocol. |
| 999110 | Arthur Brown Jr. | 6/30/1994 | |
| 999120 | Joseph Roland Lave | 10/10/1994 | |
| 999130 | Edgar Arias Tamayo | 11/18/1994 | |
| 999143 | Henry Watkins Skinner | 3/31/1995 | On 5/24/2010, the USSC agreed to take his case. |
| 999145 | Roland Ruiz Jr. | 5/4/1995 | |
| 999147 | George Alarick Jones | 5/18/1995 | Executed on 6/2/2010. |
| 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 | |
| 999174 | Michael Dean Gonzales | 12/11/1995 | |
| 999181 | Larry Hatten | 2/9/1996 | |
| 999192 | Pablo Melendez Jr. | 5/21/1996 | |
| 999202 | Joseph Andrew Prystash | 8/2/1996 | |
| 999204 | Anthony Shawn Medina | 9/13/1996 | |
| 999205 | Garcia Glen White | 9/13/1996 | |
| 999219 | Jose Noey Martinez | 1/29/1997 | |
| 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 | |
| 999240 | Carlos Manuel Ayestas | 9/17/1997 | |
| 999243 | Kenneth Mosley | 10/20/1997 | Executed on 1/7/2010. |
| 999245 | Rogelio Reyes Cannady | 12/5/1997 | Executed on 5/19/2010. |
| 999256 | Jeffery Lee Wood | 3/3/1998 | |
| 999259 | Larry Edgar Estrada | 4/1/1998 | |
| 999263 | Derrick Leon Jackson | 4/22/1998 | Executed on 7/20/2010. |
| 999267 | Allen Bridgers | 5/14/1998 | |
| 999269 | Larry Wayne Wooten | 5/21/1998 | Scheduled for 10/21/2010. |
| 999275 | Ruben Ramirez Cardenas | 7/29/1998 | |
| 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 | |
| 999286 | Franklin DeWayne Alix | 11/12/1988 | Executed on 3/30/2010. |
| 999290 | Ignacio Gomez | 12/10/1998 | |
| 999291 | Felix Rocha | 12/16/1998 | |
| 999292 | Yokamon Laneal Hearn | 12/31/1998 | On 4/28/2010, the TCCA dismissed his appeal claiming mental retardation. |
| 999297 | Pablo Lucio Vasquez | 3/30/1999 | |
| 999299 | Charles Don Flores | 4/2/1999 | |
| 999300 | David Lynn Carpenter | 4/8/1999 | |
| 999315 | John Lezell Balentine | 6/11/1999 | On 6/18/2010, the US5CCA remanded his case to the USDC. |
| 999325 | Britt Allen Ripkowski | 9/15/1999 | |
| 999327 | Lawrence Russell Brewer | 9/23/1999 | |
| 999330 | Anthony Cardell Haynes | 11/3/1999 | |
| 999334 | Michael J. Yowell | 11/23/1999 | |
| 999337 | Milton Wuzael Mathis | 12/8/1999 | US5CCA dismissed his appeal on 8/20/2010. |
| 999342 | Ramiro Hernandez | 2/11/2000 | On 3/31/2010, the TCCA dismissed his appeal. |
| 999344 | Lee Andrew Taylor | 2/18/2000 | |
| 999345 | Arturo Eleazar Diaz | 2/22/2000 | |
| 999346 | Michael Wayne Hall | 3/2/2000 | |
| 999348 | Roderick Dashad Newton | 3/15/2000 | |
| 999349 | Billy John Galloway | 3/27/2000 | Executed on 5/13/2010. |
| 999350 | Jefferey Demond Williams | 3/29/2000 | US5CCA denied his appeal on 3/23/2010. |
| 999351 | Troy James Clark | 3/31/2000 | |
| 999361 | Larry Ray Swearingen | 7/12/2000 | TCCA denied request for DNA testing on 2/10/2010. |
| 999366 | Anibal Canales Jr. | 11/2/2000 | |
| 999367 | Tommy Lynn Sells | 11/8/2000 | |
| 999368 | Kevin Scott Varga | 11/21/2000 | Executed on 5/12/2010. |
| 999369 | Bernardo Aban Tercero | 12/13/2000 | |
| 999371 | William Earl Rayford | 1/4/2001 | |
| 999379 | Quintin Phillippe Jones | 3/16/2001 | |
| 999380 | Samuel Bustamante | 3/16/2001 | Executed on 4/27/2010. |
| 999381 | Daniel Clate Acker | 4/2/2001 | |
| 999391 | Rigoberto Avila Jr. | 7/19/2001 | |
| 999394 | George Rivas | 8/29/2001 | |
| 999396 | Obie D. Weathers | 9/13/2001 | |
| 999397 | Michael Adam Sigala | 10/29/2001 | Executed on 3/2/2010. |
| 999398 | William Speer | 10/30/2001 | |
| 999402 | Robert Gene Will II | 1/28/2002 | |
| 999403 | Donald Keith Newbury | 1/28/2002 | |
| 999408 | Joshua Maxwell | 3/26/2002 | Executed on 3/11/2010. |
| 999409 | Mark Anthony Stroman | 4/5/2002 | |
| 999411 | Robert Lynn Pruett | 4/30/2002 | |
| 999417 | Jose Luis Villegas | 5/21/2002 | |
| 999421 | Jonathan Marcus Green | 7/17/2002 | On 6/30/2010, the TCCA issued a stay of execution. |
| 999422 | William Josef Berkley | 7/18/2002 | Executed on 4/22/2010. |
| 999424 | Ronnie Paul Threadgill | 7/22/2002 | |
| 999425 | Jesse Joe Hernandez | 8/8/2002 | |
| 999435 | Keith Steven Thurmond | 11/14/2002 | |
| 999441 | Joseph Christopher Garcia | 2/14/2003 | |
| 999444 | Michael James Perry | 3/3/2003 | Executed on 7/1/2010. |
| 999447 | Clinton Lee Young III | 4/15/2003 | |
| 999449 | Cary D. Kerr | 4/17/2003 | On 6/30/2010, the US5CCA denied his appeal. |
| 999457 | Martin Robles | 9/23/2003 | |
| 999475 | Mario Rashad Swain | 4/8/2004 | |
| 999479 | Carroll Joe Parr | 5/28/2004 | |
| 999523 | Richard Lee Tabler | 4/5/2007 | Received a stay of execution from a USDC. |
| TDCJ Number | Name | On Death Row Since | Update |
| 999329 | Suzanne Margaret Basso | 4/5/2007 | US5CCA denied her appeal on 1/5/2010. |
| TDCJ Number | Name | On Death Row Since | Update |
| 966 | Gayland Charles Bradford | 2/22/1990 | Scheduled for 10/14/2010. |
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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