The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit has affirmed the denial of federal habeas relief for Juan Carlos Alvarez, a ...

But in recent years, Dallas County has moved away from seeking the death penalty in capital cases. Only three new death ...

The state should not wield the power to take life. A new report says the state is using that power less frequently. That’s ...

PALESTINE, Texas — Dates have been set for hearings where evidence will be considered in the case of East Texas death row inmate Robert Roberson. On Friday, both the state and Roberson's defense team ...

With 8 Coller and Lee county men living on Florida's death row, Gov. Ron DeSantis set record for executions in 2025 ...

Without Florida, the national execution rate would be like an average year, with fewer than 30 executions across the country.