The jury found Contreras guilty of a murder charge and an aggravated assault with a deadly weapon causing serious bodily ...

A federal lawsuit was filed against the Lubbock Independent School District on Thursday morning regarding the Evans Middle ...

Texas executes Steven Nelson, convicted for a pastor's 2011 murder, amidst debates on capital punishment ethics.

In his final statement, Richard Tabler asked for forgiveness from his victims’ family members, some of whom reportedly ...

Since Texas reinstated capital punishment and adopted lethal injection as its means of execution in 1977, the state has put ...

Grammy-winner Kendrick Lamar on Sunday became the first solo rap artist to headline a Super Bowl halftime show, with his ...

The pastor's young widow, Laura Dobson, sobbed on the stand during Steven Nelson's murder trial, saying: 'I didn't know this ...

Jurors in Waco’s 54th State District Court deliberated about six hours before deciding punishment for Michelle Antoinette ...

Steven Lawayne Nelson, convicted of murdering Pastor Clint Dobson during a church robbery in Arlington, Texas, was executed ...

Two men convicted of murder, including one who has spent more than 25 years on Death Row, are to be executed by lethal ...