in Re State of Texas Ex Rel. Brian Risinger, Relator

Alcala, J.,

filed a dissenting statement.

About a month ago, on November 18, 2015, the State of Texas executed Raphael Deon Holiday for capital murder. Holi*264day’s execution occurred despite three factors that should have allowed him to remain alive to pursue habeas relief and to file a new .clemency petition: (1) the trial-court judge withdrew Holiday’s execution date based on his conclusion that Holiday had presented claims for habeas relief that warranted further litigation, (2) as I noted i,n my previous dissenting statement in this case, this Court’s majority should have denied the State’s…