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https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-1004/315839/20240626155457136_Mendoza%20Reply%20Brief.pdf
https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-1004/314801/20240612110711579_23-1004%20Brief%20in%20Opposition.pdf
https://www.tdcj.texas.gov/death_row/dr_info/mendozamoises.html
https://apnews.com/article/texas-execution-moises-mendoza-161074039a8d047786715dd02088a399
https://www.cbsnews.com/texas/news/north-texas-father-awaits-wednesdays-execution-im-ready-for-him-to-get-what-he-has-coming-to-him/
https://www.statesman.com/story/news/crime/2025/04/24/moises-mendoza-executed-execution-texas-death-row-inmate-last-words-rachelle-tolleson/83245953007/
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2025/04/21/moises-mendoza-murder-rachelle-tolleson-texas-execution/83010887007/
“Wood-be Killer.” Forensic Files. Season 10, Episode 19. March 2006.
“Burden of Proof.” Solved. Season 1, Episode 12. December 2008.
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https://www.tdcj.texas.gov/death_row/dr_info/mendozamoises.html
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