Texas court halts execution of David Leonard Wood

A Texas appeals court has stopped the execution of David Leonard Wood, who has been on death row for over 30 years. He was scheduled to die by lethal injection this week for the murders of six young women. This decision follows Wood's renewed claims of innocence and comes after a previous execution was halted in 2009 due to his intellectual disability claims. The court did not provide details on its ruling. Wood's lawyers have sought DNA testing on evidence that could prove his innocence, but previous requests have been denied. The Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles recently declined to commute his death sentence.