The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals halted Halprin’s execution in 2019. This past November, the court overturned the conviction and ordered that Halprin be given a new trial.

Here’s what to know about the Texas Seven, including their escape from a South Texas prison, subsequent crime spree and what’s transpired in the 25 years since.

He was granted a new trial last year. By Matt Kyle and Maggie Prosser. Staff Writers. Apr. 17, 2025 | ... Heath Harris, because he witnessed the execution of another Texas Seven member, ...

Randy Halprin, 47, was granted a new trial after a Texas appeals court ruled that his original trial was tainted by antisemitic bias from Judge Vickers Cunningham.

George Rivas is led from a courtroom in Cripple Creek, Colorado, on Jan. 25, 2001. He was a member of a group of inmates known as the “Texas Seven” who escaped from a maximum-security state ...