If carried out, the execution would make Cedric Ricks the second person executed in Texas this year and the sixth in the US.

A North Texas man faced execution on Wednesday for fatally stabbing his girlfriend and her 8-year-old son nearly 13 years ago. Cedric Ricks was sentenced to death for the May 2013 ...

The Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles on Monday denied Ricks’ request for a 90-day reprieve or to commute his death sentence ...

Nicholas Reyes, an assistant math professor at UT Austin, organizes a fundraiser for the Texas Prison Education Initiative every year. The program helps students land on their feet when they get out ...

The day, celebrated March 10, highlights the impact of women on the bench and the need for continued gender equality in the courts.

Aaron Judge hit a two-run homer and Roman Anthony added a three-run blast in a big third inning to lead the United States to a 5-3 win over Mexico in the World Baseball Classic at Houston’s Daikin ...

Killer Mike, Travis Scott, T.I. and other artists said James Broadnax was sent to death row in Texas based partly on his artistic expression.

A Texas judge has ordered Camp Mystic to preserve damaged cabins and other parts of the grounds hit by last year’s catastrophic flood that swept away and killed 25 girls and two counselors.

President Trump spoke to Republican lawmakers gathering at his golf club in Florida. G.O.P. members of Congress are eager to show their work to ease Americans’ economic stress before the midterm ...

The Laredo Bar Association unveiled a bust honoring Gus Garcia, the civil rights attorney who helped win Hernandez v. Texas in 1954.

Trump says Kristi Noem's ouster 'wasn't a hard choice,' DOJ releases Epstein files allegations about Trump, and Rep. Tony Gonzales drops his re-election bid.

When it comes to deciding whether violent juvenile offenders should finish their sentences in adult prison, Harris County judges do not always reach the same conclusions.