Houston Press1d
Bettencourt Bill Calling for Death Penalty When Victims Are 15 or Younger Advances in Committee
A bill introduced by Sen. Paul Bettencourt (R-Houston) to alter Texas’ capital murder statute — ensuring that those convicted ...
Texas panel backs bill expanding death penalty for killing kids
Parents testify at the Texas Capitol urging lawmakers to expand the death penalty for convicted child murderers to include ...
What crimes qualify for the death penalty in Texas? What to know as Xavier Davis' Houston trial starts
What crimes qualify for the death penalty in Texas? Who decides whether to pursue the death penalty? Here's everything to ...
The Texas Tribune4h
After four prosecutors and nearly six years, El Paso DA decides it’s time to stop pursuing the death penalty for mass shooter
The new DA campaigned on seeking the death penalty for the 2019 massacre, but said he offered the gunman a plea deal of life ...
Dallas Morning News13d
What to know about the death penalty and death row in Texas
As of Feb. 6, 2025, there were 174 people on death row in Texas, seven of whom are women, including Melissa Lucio who was convicted in 2008 of beating to death her 2-year-old daughter. In 2022 ...
What to know about the rare death penalty trial of Xavier Davis, accused of killing a Houston family
Jurors will hear testimony in the capital murder trial of Xavier Davis, who faces the death penalty if convicted — an ...
The Mirror US on MSN1d
Texas death row inmate's bid for new trial denied by Supreme Court despite unexpected prosecutor support
The Supreme Court has rejected an appeal from a Texas death row inmate whose bid for a new trial drew the support of the ...
The Associated Press on MSN13d
Texas court delays execution of man on death row for 32 years, days before he was set to die
A Texas appeals court on Tuesday halted the execution of a man who has spent more than 30 years on death row and had been set to die by lethal injection this week over the killings of six girls and ...
Walmart shooter who killed 23 in Texas can avoid death penalty in a plea deal
Prosecutors said on Tuesday they have withdrawn the death penalty for the man who shot dead 23 people and wounded 22 others ...
Supreme Court rejects Texas death row inmate’s appeal over DNA evidence
The Supreme Court for a second time intervened over a Texas death row inmate who claims his murder conviction should be ...
SCOTUS rejects appeal for Texas death row inmate convicted of killing Austin teen
Areli Escobar was convicted and sentenced to death for the sexual assault and murder of 17-year-old Bianca Maldonado.
The Supreme Court rejects a Texas death row inmate’s appeal
The Supreme Court has rejected an appeal from a Texas death row inmate whose bid for a new trial drew the support of the ...