Court stays execution of Texas man days before he was set to die by lethal injection
A Texas appeals court has halted the execution of a man who has spent more than 30 years on death row and had been set to die ...
Will a Texas-led legal fight over gender dysphoria threaten disabled student protections?
At the heart of the conflict is a fight over adding gender dysphoria to the list of conditions to be accommodated with disability services in schools.
Texas, Louisiana both halted imminent executions on Tuesday. What's going on?
Minutes apart, courts in the neighboring states of Louisiana and Texas each stopped upcoming executions, one on Thursday and ...
Tarrant County sheriff blames clerical error for failure to report jail death to Texas AG
Failure to report a custody death within 30 days constitutes a class B misdemeanor crime, per the Texas Penal Code.
Texas court issues rare stay of execution for Death Row inmate who fought for DNA testing
The order came just over 48 hours before David Leonard Wood was set to be executed by lethal injection on Thursday.
State of Texas: Governor and Attorney General announce investigations into the Texas Lottery
On Thursday, the Texas Senate unanimously voted to ban lottery courier services, as allegations of money laundering and fraud ...
Texas bill banning foreign countries from buying land sparks pushback in Senate committee hearing
SB 17, authored by Republican State Sen. Lois Kolkhorst, said the goal is to protect national security and prevent foreign ...
Execution looms for El Paso's Desert Killer as attorney fights for DNA testing
The notorious Desert Killer, David Leonard Wood, is scheduled for execution next week, more than three decades after a series ...
Texas secures $40 million settlement from Molina over Medicaid fraud investigation
In a significant victory for the state’s healthcare system, Attorney General Ken Paxton announced that Texas will receive a ...