Texas News Texas Appeals Court Halts Rodney Reed’s Execution Indefinitely KWBU | By Terri Langford Published November 19, 2019 at 6:28 AM CST Twitter LinkedIn Email Listen • 5:53 Julia Reihs/KUT Protesters rallied against the scheduled execution of Rodney Reed at the Texas Governor's Mansion on Nov. 9. Reed's execution is now halted indefinitely. Reed was convicted of the 1996 murder of Stacey Stites, but new testimony indicates that Stites’ fiancé, a former police officer, might be responsible for her death.