Supporters of Rodney Reed, a Bastrop man on death row accused of the 1996 murder of Stacy Stites, gathered at the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals building at the Texas Capitol in Austin on Friday afternoon. After a two-week evidence hearing in July 2021, the judge presiding over Reed’s case recommended against a new trial and sent the case back to the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals. Photos by Julianne Hodges ...