With executions on the decline, Texas marks a significant moment as Charles Victor Thompson becomes the first person executed ...

A Texas man became the first person executed in the U.S. this year. The man killed his ex-girlfriend and her new boyfriend.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Death row inmate Charles Victor Thompson provides details on Dec. 15, 2005, of his short-lived escape from a Harris County jail.

The Texas State Penitentiary at Huntsville, or Huntsville Unit, opened in 1849 and houses Texas' execution chamber. HUNTSVILLE — A Houston-area man who once escaped custody and spent three days on the ...

HUNTSVILLE, Texas — A Texas man who once escaped custody and spent three days on the run after being sentenced to death for fatally shooting his ex-girlfriend and her new boyfriend was put to death ...