20 March 2020 :

Texas Court Issues 60-Day Stay of Execution for Tracy Beatty in Response to Coronavirus Crisis.The execution of Tracy Beatty scheduled for March 25 in Texas has been stayed. The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals issued a stay Thursday for next Wednesday’s scheduled execution of Tracy Beatty, a 59-year-old man convicted more than 15 years ago of killing his mother. Earlier this week, the same court halted the execution planned Wednesday for John Hummel for the same reason. “We have determined that the execution should be stayed at the present time in light of the current health crisis and the enormous resources needed to address that emergency,” the court said in the order Thursday. The court’s stay lasts for 60 days, after which a new execution date can be set.