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

Roberson, who has faced execution multiple times but maintained his innocence, has been on death row since his 2003 capital ...

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 ...

At 44 executions and three more on the schedule, 2025 is on track to be the deadliest year on American death rows in more than a decade. Texas has, by far, led the nation in executions since the death ...

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.

Crime victim advocates are upset that at least 30 Texas death row inmates have had pages on the popular Internet site MySpace created for them. "I think you ought to draw the line somewhere," said ...

Forty-four death row inmates across the U.S. have been executed this year, reaching a level not seen in more than a decade.

Dow, who is a law professor at the University of Houston Law Center, likely represents more Texas death row inmates than any other lawyer in the state. In the case for which he received the suspension ...

Executions are on the rise in the United States. After creeping upward since the coronavirus pandemic, when the country's use of the death penalty reached a historic low, the numbers have skyrocketed ...