Texas has, by far, led the nation in executions since the death penalty was reinstated in 1976. These are the Dallas County ...

This story is part of a series examining the death penalty in Texas. You can read more about the lives of death row inmates at the Polunsky Unit here and a first-person account from a reporter who ...

After avoiding another execution last month, Texas death row inmate Robert Roberson faces yet another roadblock in his pursuit of a new trial.

A hearing that could set a new execution date for Texas death row inmate Robert Roberson will be held next week. Roberson was initially set to be executed Thursday, Oct. 17, 2024, in connection with ...

HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) - The Latest on the scheduled execution of a Texas inmate for a 1997 shooting rampage near Houston that left five people dead (all times local): 8:15 p.m. A man convicted of ...

This story is part of a series examining the death penalty in Texas. You can read more about how the system works here and a firsthand account from a reporter who witnessed an execution here.

A district court will not dismiss the execution warrant for Robert Roberson III, an East Texas man on death row accused of shaking his daughter to death in 2002. Roberson is scheduled to die by lethal ...

Executions are on the rise in the United States. After creeping upward since the coronavirus pandemic, when the country's use of the death penalty reached a historic low, the numbers have skyrocketed ...