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The man responsible for the 1998 double murder of a Houston mother and her boyfriend is scheduled for…

Michael Minasi | KUT News The Texas State Penitentiary at Huntsville, or Huntsville Unit, opened in 1849 and…

Political theater There is a growing vindictiveness in how our country is approaching immigration enforcement, and it should…

Nearly 70 years after the state of Texas put him to death, Dallas County officials formally exonerated Tommy Lee Walker,…

The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Wednesday heard oral arguments once again on the conviction of…

History in Dallas was made on Wednesday as county leaders officially acknowledged that a man convicted and sentenced…

In a historic move, Dallas County officials voted Wednesday to symbolically exonerate a man executed nearly 70 years…

Wednesday is expected to be one of the most significant moments in the history of the Dallas County…

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Several appeals in some of Texas’ highest-profile capital punishment cases are set for 2026 as the state continues…

Several appeals in some of Texas’ highest-profile capital punishment cases are set for 2026 as the state continues…

On many occasions, this editorial board has questioned the wisdom of giving the power of life and death…

After nearly 3 decades on death row, Houston convicted killer Charles Thompson is scheduled for execution