Brownsville, TX (KRGV) — The Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles unanimously denied clemency for John Allen Rubio on Tuesday, according to the Cameron County District Attorney’s Office.

A voting summary from the board shows members did not recommend a 90-day reprieve or a commutation of the death sentence to a lesser penalty. Rubio still faces execution on Thursday, Nov. 12, 2026, in Huntsville.

The denial comes days after the Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas denied Rubio’s request to stop his execution. Rubio and his common-law wife, Angela Camacho, were convicted of killing their three children — 3-year-old Julissa, 1-year-old John, and 2-month-old Mary Jane — in 2003.

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Camacho is serving life in prison.

Since his arrest, Rubio has claimed the children were possessed by demons, but authorities have said the children were killed because the parents could not support them financially.

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