Dallas County man Andrew Wayne Roark was exonerated after the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals said the shaken baby syndrome ...

death row populations remain in place. Some officials are unwilling — or unable — to commute numerous death sentences at once. Others hope to resume carrying them out. Executions happen steadily in ...

The state’s highest civil court ruled that legislators can’t use subpoenas to block death row inmates’ executions, but suggested there’s still time for Roberson to testify before a Texas House panel.

The Texas Supreme Court has cleared the way for Robert Roberson's execution to be rescheduled a month after he narrowly ...

Melissa Lucio, who is also innocent of a similar crime that never happened, was recently found to be innocent by a Texas ...

The mother long maintained her innocence and that her 2-year-old daughter died after accidentally falling down the stairs.

Judge Arturo Nelson declares Texas inmate Melissa Lucio "actually innocent" in the 2007 death of her daughter.

After a nearly five-decade battle to clear his name, Kerry Max Cook is now seeking accountability for the misconduct that led to his wrongful conviction in a 1977 Tyler murder.

The family of Melissa Lucio expressed hope that the death row inmate would be freed after a judge concluded that Lucio is ...

The State Board of Education is expected to vote on whether or not textbooks issued by the state will have Bible stories in them.

KXAN investigators discuss the reporting roadblocks they faced during this project. Watch the digital short above, then listen to a new season of our Catalyst podcast for more insight. (KXAN Video/Ric ...