From 1819 to 1923, death row inmates in Texas were put to death by hanging. The state now uses lethal injection - pentobarbital - to carry out executions.

A Texas death row inmate used his final words to thank fellow prisoners before he was put to death for killing three people. Ker’Sean Ramey, 41, was executed by lethal injection at the state penitentiary in Huntsville on September 23,

A Texas court on Thursday rejected a ruling that a woman on death row for 18 years is innocent of capital murder in the killing of her 2-year-old daughter in a case that has attracted bipartisan calls from lawmakers and celebrities to release her from prison.

Jamaal Howard is set to be executed at 6 p.m. His attorneys are asking the U.S. Supreme Court and Gov. Greg Abbott to stop the execution.

Christa Pike, who was convicted in 1996 of killing a 19-year-old, regained consciousness and is speaking after the failed execution, her lawyers said Tuesday.

Attorneys representing Texas death row inmate Jamaal Howard sought an emergency 30-day reprieve from Governor Greg Abbott, citing concerns regarding the state's lethal injection drug supply and unresolved claims of intellectual disability,

Melissa Lucio’s execution was halted in 2022, but Thursday’s ruling dealt a setback in her effort to prove that she did not kill her 2-year-old daughter.

Robert Roberson's defense seeks an evidentiary hearing to present new evidence, claiming his conviction relied on "junk science," as he maintains his innocence.