Scott Panetti had been diagnosed with schizophrenia, paranoid delusions, depression and insomnia. His case made it to the U.S ...

For Juneteenth, USA TODAY is telling the stories of five different communities across the country where residents are ...

A new execution date has been requested for Robert Roberson, a Texas man who had been set last year to become the first ...

The Supreme Court has ruled for a Texas death row inmate who's seeking DNA testing to show he should be ineligible for ...

Twenty-four men have died by court-ordered execution so far this year in the U.S. Five other people are scheduled to be put ...

WASHINGTON – The Supreme Court on Thursday ruled for a Texas death row inmate who is seeking DNA testing to show he should be ineligible for execution.. The 6-3 decision in favor of Ruben ...

As of June 19, 2025, there were 169 people on death row in Texas. Four of them are women, including Melissa Lucio, who was convicted in 2008 of beating her 2-year-old daughter to death.

The U.S. Supreme Court sided with a Texas death row inmate in a challenge over whether he had standing to sue a district ...

Hurricane Ike, which rammed the Texas Coast in 2008 and caused more than $43 billion in damage with a deadly storm surge that killed 112 people, spurred action. 2017’s Hurricane Harvey, second ...

Texas death row inmate Rodney Reed continues to fight for his innocence and access to DNA testing as his case enters its 25th year, with ongoing roadblocks from the Bastrop County District ...