Death Penalty

The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals resentenced Juan Lizcano to life in prison without the possibility of parole. He is at least the fifth death row inmate whose sentence was reduced after the U.S. Supreme Court slammed Texas' methods for determining intellectual disability.

Wesley Purkey was executed by lethal injection on Thursday, the second federal execution this week after a 17-year hiatus. The high court's 5-4 decision allowed the execution to proceed.

A fifth scheduled execution of a Texas death row inmate has been delayed because of the coronavirus spread around the state.Carlos Treviño's execution,…

Texas is preparing to execute Abel Ochoa on Thursday for fatally shooting his family members in their living room.In 2002, Ochoa walked out of his Dallas…

Texas, the state that has put to death more people than any other by far, is scheduled to carry out the nation’s first execution of the decade…

Authorities said they will begin the process to exonerate a Houston man who was convicted in a 2010 fatal stabbing that investigators now believe was…

Texas officials didn't dispute that prosecutors introduced false testimony at Travis Runnels’ 2005 capital murder trial in Amarillo. Instead, they argued…

Texas officials aren’t disputing that prosecutors introduced false testimony at Travis Runnels’ 2005 capital murder trial in Amarillo. Instead, they argue…

Texas' highest criminal court Friday afternoon halted Rodney Reed's execution and sent his case back to the trial court to further review his claims of…

Protesters rallied in support of Rodney Reed’s campaign to stop his scheduled Nov. 20 execution.The protesters rallied Wednesday afternoon outside the…

Republican U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz has joined the fast-growing calls from Texas lawmakers and A-list celebrities to take a closer look at the death sentence of…

Patrick Murphy's execution was again halted Thursday because Texas death row inmates' final access to spiritual advisors of their faith differs for…