rich 1.0 Action Network https://actionnetwork.org <link href='https://actionnetwork.org/css/style-embed-v3.css' rel='stylesheet' type='text/css' /><script src='https://actionnetwork.org/widgets/v6/petition/stop-the-execution-of-david-renteria-in-texas?format=js&source=widget'></script><div id='can-petition-area-stop-the-execution-of-david-renteria-in-texas' style='width: 100%'><!-- this div is the target for our HTML insertion --></div> Death Penalty Action https://actionnetwork.org/groups/death-penalty-action https://can2-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/share_options/facebook_images/000/435/254/original/2_(1).png David Renteria is scheduled for execution in Texas on November 16, 2023 for the 2001 murder of Alexandra Flores​. Fifteen years after Renteria was convicted, the State disclosed that a witness had come forward with evidence corroborating his longstanding insistence that he acted under duress on the day Alexandra disappeared. No court has properly examined this new evidence due to the woefully inadequate legal representation Renteria received during the appellate process. Moreover, El Paso prosecutors have fought to prevent the information from coming to light. Texas' aggressive execution schedule marks it as an outlier in its use of the death penalty while the majority of other states are on a downward trend of executions. In the last few years, Texas has been one of only a handful of states that have carried out death sentences - and it continues to do so targeting the poor, the mentally ill and people of color. Please sign the petition asking Governor Abbott and the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles to do everything within their power to stop this execution, including issuing a stay, and seeking a path to clemency in the case. https://actionnetwork.org/petitions/stop-the-execution-of-david-renteria-in-texas