Steven Nelson, sentenced to die Wednesday for the 2011 murder of a pastor, tells his side of the story in a recorded interview for “Banfield.” He claims he was merely a lookout for a robbery that ...

Trump’s new directive that aims to increase death sentences clashes with some Texas lawmakers’ efforts to add guardrails to ...

A new short documentary explores the life of death-row prisoner John Henry Ramirez before he was executed in 2022. “I Am ...

Cesar Hernandez, an inmate at the Huntsville Unit in Texas, got candid about execution day prison in an essay for the Prison Journalism Project. As of January 1, 2025, there were 2,092 inmates on ...

The Texas Tribune reported last week that the population of Death Row and the number of executions carried out continues to decline. Last year, the state carried out four executions. In 2023 ...

Nelson tells “Banfield” he was merely a lookout for two accomplices during a robbery that spiraled out of control.

However, the "Texas Hold 'Em" producer is hoping for a history-making victory for his collaboration with Beyoncé at this year's Grammy Awards. This year, Beyoncé became the leading nominee at ...

This story originally appeared in the February 2025 issue of Texas Monthly as part of our public-education feature, “What Our Schools Actually Need.” Are smartphones making our kids dumber?

Getty Images/iStockphoto An out-of-state call led deputies to find a husband holding a gun to his wife’s head as she screamed for help, Texas deputies said. The 911 call came from the couple’s ...

An out-of-state call led deputies to find a husband holding a gun to his wife’s head as she screamed for help, Texas deputies said. The 911 call came from the couple’s son, a spokesperson from ...