DOBSON — The filing period for various state and local offices ended Friday in Surry County, highlighted by another candidate entering the race for an at-large…
DOBSON — Rather than growing on the second day of a reinstated candidate filing period on Friday, the field actually got smaller where city races are concerned.
Quintin Jones Sues Texas Parole Board After Clemency Petition Denied
On 5/19/21 at 10:36 AM EDT
Quintin Jones, a Black Texas inmate scheduled to be executed on Wednesday, has filed a lawsuit against members of the state s Board of Pardons and Paroles, alleging their decision to deny his clemency petition was racially biased.
Jones is scheduled to receive the lethal injection after 6 p.m. CDT (7 p.m. ET)for the fatal beating of his 83-year-old great-aunt. He was 20 when he killed Berthena Bryant in her Fort Worth home in 1999 after she refused to lend him money, prosecutors said. He then took $30 from her purse to buy drugs.