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June saw the loss of several influential figures in music, sports, and beyond. Brian Wilson was the creative force behind The ...
The Supreme Court has ruled for a Texas death row inmate who's seeking DNA testing to show he should be ineligible for ...
The Supreme Court ruled Thursday that a Texas death row inmate has the legal right to sue over the state’s laws governing DNA ...
U.S. Supreme Court rules in favor of Texas death row inmate pushing for DNA evidence tests By Ayden Runnels 7 hours ago Ruben Gutierrez is challenging the constitutionality of a state law that ...
Texas death row case: Reed asks U.S. Supreme Court for DNA test In 2023, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled 6-3 to throw out a ruling from the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals that found it too late to ...
As of June 19, 2025, there were 169 people on death row in Texas. Four of them are women, including Melissa Lucio, who was convicted in 2008 of beating her 2-year-old daughter to death.
Milam, now 35, was sentenced to death in 2010. His execution was initially set for 2019 but was delayed due to a judge’s temporary stay. A new date was set for January 2021, which was later changed.
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton on Monday requested a new execution date for Robert Roberson, the East Texas man whose execution was delayed last year after his case became a ...
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton requested a new execution date for Robert Roberson, who is on Death Row for the murder of his toddler daughter. Roberston's execution was delayed last year after ...
Prison officials served death row inmate Oscar Franklin Smith his last meal Wednesday night, about 16 hours before he's scheduled to die by lethal injection.