Death Penalty

The high court declined a request by the state to lift a stay that would have allowed the first execution in nearly a dozen years to proceed. Don Davis was set to die Monday night by lethal injection.

The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals has halted the execution of Paul Storey, which was set for Wednesday.In a three-page order Friday afternoon, the court…

The U.S. Supreme Court agreed Monday to hear the Texas death penalty case of a Honduran national who is arguing that a federal appeals court wrongly…

From the Texas Tribune:The U.S. Supreme Court ruled in favor of a Texas death row inmate Tuesday, sending his case back to the appeals court and…

From Texas standard:It's not common for a teenager to hang out in the office of a pro bono attorney whose clients are Texas death row inmates. But, that's…

Public radio stations from across the state collaborated on this series looking at the death penalty in Texas – its history, how it has changed, whom it…

Public radio stations from across the state collaborated on this series looking at the death penalty in Texas – its history, how it’s changed, whom it…

Public radio stations from across the state collaborated on this series looking at the death penalty in Texas – its history, how it’s changed, whom it…

Public radio stations from across the state collaborated on this series looking at the death penalty in Texas – its history, how it’s changed, whom it…

Public radio stations from across the state collaborated on this series looking at the death penalty in Texas – its history, how it's changed, whom it…