A new comprehensive analysis of state data shows Texas prisons get so hot in summer that temperatures there would routinely ...

Texas is set to carry out its first execution of the year Wednesday.

Four convicted criminals in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice are set for execution in 2026.

A Texas man who once escaped custody and spent three days on the run after being sentenced to death for fatally shooting his ...

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Texas carried out the nation’s first execution of the year, putting to death a man convicted of killing his ex-girlfriend and her new boyfriend in a 1998 double murder.

Texas on Wednesday evening conducted the United States' first execution of the year, putting a 55-year-old man to death for the 1998 double murder of his ex-girlfriend and her new boyfriend.

The Texas Department of Criminal Justice prepares prisons for winter storms through winterization procedures, generator prep, ...

A suspect linked to multiple burglaries in Cherokee County was caught after fleeing law enforcement twice. His arrest involved major local and state agencies.