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

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

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

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

The health dashboard is intended to identify areas of concern so that officials can ensure residents use cannabis safely. Elsewhere, social services struggles in North Carolina, climate change in ...

Roberson was convicted of killing his 2-year-old daughter in a “shaken baby” case that many say led to an innocent man’s ...

“Wicked” stars singer Ariana Grande and Oscar-nominated actress Cynthia Erivo as witches Glinda and Elphaba, respectively. The two-part movie is a cinematic adaptation of the famed Broadway musical, ...

A Texas district judge declared that a mother on death row is innocent in the 2007 death of her 2-year-old daughter, ...

Some of the first bills filed this year targeted border security as Republicans look to bolster their immigration enforcement ...

Supreme Court Opinion – House lawmakers pushed to block a Death Row inmate’s execution. Now, the Texas Supreme Court says ...

Robert Roberson evaded execution last month when legislators tossed him a lifeline. Texas' top court just tossed it ...