Texas and Florida due to execute men for 1990s murders

Ruben Cardenas, 47, a Mexican national, was convicted of the February 1997 kidnap, rape and murder of his 16-year-old cousin, Mayra Laguna, in south Texas. The Cardenas case has drawn protests from Mexican diplomats, who have said Texas prosecutors did not follow due process and did not let Cardenas speak with Mexican consular officials. The Mexican Senate has urged Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto to ask Texas Governor Greg Abbott and U.S. President Donald Trump to order a retrial.

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