Texas death row inmates have waited over 25 years after committing violent crimes. Here’s who they are and why they remain ...

Texas has, by far, led the nation in executions since the death penalty was reinstated in 1976. These are the Dallas County ...

The San Antonio Marathon released the official course maps of the races scheduled for Dec. 7. Death row inmates are executed at the Texas State Penitentiary at Huntsville, which is also known as the ...

Chuck Thompson has been on Texas Death Row for 27 years and is set to be executed in January. Credit: April Towery For Charles Victor Thompson, the one constant in his life has been the almost three ...

Robert Roberson listens as his lawyers plead his case on July 16, 2025. A new execution date of Oct. 16, 2025 was set by presiding Judge Austin Jackson of Smith County at the Anderson County ...

KPRC 2 Investigates repeat power outages in the Houston area. How to check power outages in your zip code. Read full article: Check now: Is your Houston neighborhood a power outage hot spot? One ...

A Texas man faces execution Thursday for killing his girlfriend's 13-month-old daughter during a torturous ordeal the couple said was part of an "exorcism" to expel a demon from the child's body.

This story is part of a series examining the death penalty in Texas. You can read more about how the system works here and a firsthand account from a reporter who witnessed an execution here.

This story is part of a series examining the death penalty in Texas. You can read more about the lives of death row inmates at the Polunsky Unit here and a first-person account from a reporter who ...

Multiple people were arrested in an after-hours club raid in Third Ward. Multiple people arrested in after-hours club raid in Third Ward Read full article: Multiple people arrested in after-hours club ...

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