texas

Texas Jew on death row granted stay of execution

Jedidiah Murphy was sentenced to death for the fatal 2000 shooting of 80-year-old Bertie Lee Cunningham in Dallas County during a carjacking.

By JACKIE HAJDENBERG/JTA
10/10/2023
Reverend Sylvester Edwards, President of the Terre Haute NAACP, stands near the Federal Correctional

As execution day nears, advocates for Texas Jew on death row say hopes are dimming

The inmate, Jedidiah Murphy, killed 79-year-old Bertie Lee Cunningham during a carjacking in 2000 in Dallas County.

By RON KAMPEAS/JTA
06/10/2023

Pastor introduced AI-generated sermon during church services in Texas

Pastor Jay Cooper decided to harness the power of artificial intelligence to bring his congregation into the 21st century while maintaining their devotion to God. 

WATCH: Jewish pop icon Pink confronts anti-circumcision protester

The protester, disrupting Pink’s singing, displayed a message on his phone reading “Circumcision: cruel and harmful”.

Texas sees rising amount of hate and extremism, ADL report states

The ADL also recommends the state of Texas policies that they believe would be effective in fighting the rising amount of extremism.

Texas teacher reportedly fired after reading from Anne Frank’s diary to students

In the book, adapted by Ari Folman and David Polonsky, a passage dated March 24, 1944, depicts Anne describing male and female genitalia.

By ANDREW LAPIN/JTA
20/09/2023
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Chupacabra? 'Mythical creature' caught on camera in Texas backyard

Tina Kalig, of Hill Country Village, photographed the odd animal, which resembled a large dog, but its exact identity remained a mystery.

By WALLA!
12/09/2023
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