The Catholic Church teaches that the death penalty is “inadmissible,” even for people who have committed heinous crimes.

"It's very similar. In fact, an identical witness was involved in both cases," said State Representative Joe Moody.

Andrew Wayne Roark was convicted in 2000 of injury to a child and sentenced to 35 years in prison, according to a press ...

The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals cited “changes in science regarding the mechanism of the injury” as the most persuasive ...

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 ...

The Texas Supreme Court ruled last week that the state can proceed with scheduling Robert Roberson's execution. The decision ...

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

President-elect Donald Trump may be planning to attend a SpaceX rocket launch in person in Texas on Tuesday, another sign of ...

The Texas Supreme Court ruled that a legislative subpoena cannot stop an execution in a case tied to “shaken baby syndrome.” ...

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

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