Nan Tolson, a former spokesman for Gov. Abbott, is rallying Republican lawmakers against the use of capital punishment.

Burton Drive is not even a mile long ... The Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles on Wednesday denied a request for clemency for a man who this week could be the first person in the U.S. executed ...

Opening night at Carnegie Hall found novelty in familiar fare through the musical intelligence of two classical superstars ...

Henry McMaster, who once said he had “no intention to commute” death row inmate Richard Moore’s sentence, will be allowed to hear his clemency petition. A lawsuit asks a federal court to ...

A Texas board has rejected a clemency request for a man facing execution over a case of "shaken baby syndrome" despite doubts over the evidence in the case. The Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles ...

The Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles on Wednesday denied a request for clemency for a man who this week could be the first person in the U.S. executed for a murder conviction tied to the ...

HOUSTON — The Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles on Wednesday denied a request for clemency for Robert Roberson, who could be the first person in the U.S. executed for a murder conviction tied ...

I have to look at all the factors and determine what is the legal standard. I can't rule based on motions based on what I think should happen. Long term. I have to base my rule. I'm the man and ...