Taylor Parker’s lies had become so elaborate that they came with baby clothes, medical videos and even a gender reveal party.
Edward Busby was executed by lethal injection Thursday, reinforcing Texas’ position as the nation's leader in capital punishment.
A Texas man who maintained his innocence in a fatal robbery that killed two men nearly two decades ago was executed this week. James Broadnax, 37, died by lethal injection at the state penitentiary in ...
On Thursday evening, Texas executed its 600th inmate on death row.
The execution came after a divided Supreme Court lifted a stay over his intellectual‑disability claims, clearing the way for Texas' 600th lethal injection since 1982.
Thursday’s execution was blocked by the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals “pending further order” from the court.
A man who experts said was intellectually disabled has become the 600th person executed in Texas since the state resumed carrying out the death penalty in 1982.
An NBC News analysis of final statements from prisoners on Texas’ death row shows that some convey a readiness to die. Others are defiant. Many seek salvation.
Edward Busby’s execution underscores the arbitrariness, cost and moral failures of Texas’ death penalty system, Nan Tolson writes.
An upcoming execution in Texas has gained the attention of prominent rappers like Travis Scott and T.I. for the questions it raises about the place rap lyrics have in the courtroom and how justice is ...
Edward Busby's execution had been on hold for nearly a week but a decision by the Supreme Court on Thursday allowed it to move forward.
A Harris County district judge is recommending that one of Texas' longest-serving death row inmates be approved for compassionate release.