Two executions on May 14 were the first in a series of five scheduled across the country over eight days.

The number of people killed in state-sanctioned executions worldwide rose to a 44-year high in 2025, according to a new ...

Texas' highest criminal court on Thursday blocked Robert Roberson's execution a week before it was set to take place, sending his case back to trial court. Roberson was convicted of capital murder in ...

James Broadnax died by lethal injection Thursday evening for the 2008 robbery and murders of two Christian music producers — after his cousin confessed to being the shooter earlier this year. Broadnax ...

The nation's first execution of a person convicted in a "shaken baby syndrome" case was halted Thursday when Texas' highest criminal court ruled in the condemned man's favor. Robert Roberson, 58, had ...

At 6:20 p.m. on Thursday, the state executed 66-year-old Bryan Jennings for the murder of a 6-year-old Brevard County girl in 1979. He had no last words. He was sentenced to death after being ...

This story is part of a series examining the death penalty in Texas. You can read more about how the system works here and how it is waiting for execution on Texas' death row. HUNTSVILLE, Texas — A ...