A Houston-area man convicted of killing his wife died this week after more than three decades on death row, marking the second condemned prisoner to die behind bars in the past month. Prison officials ...

The Supreme Court has ruled for a Texas death row inmate who's seeking DNA testing to show he should be ineligible for ...

Reforms have been implemented in Texas and other states to avoid mistakes that send innocent people to death row. However, ...

The latest Texas death row news from The Texas Tribune. By Ayden Runnels June 26, 2025 Ruben Gutierrez is challenging the constitutionality of a state law that restricts death row inmates from ...

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.

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 ...

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 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 ...

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 ...

A Mississippi Supreme Court has denied a post-conviction rehearing appeal for death row inmate Richard Jordan.This was the latest in multiple attempts Jordan has fought his conviction and sentencing ...