Texas' highest court for criminal matters will have three new Republican members, all backed by AG Ken Paxton. Two of them ...

The unanimous decision frees the state to reset Robert Roberson's execution date but suggests lawmakers may still be able to ...

The execution of Robert Roberson -- whose "shaken baby syndrome" murder conviction in the death of his 2-year-old daughter ...

The embattled investor has been fighting the sentence but was ordered to report to jail in Austin related to a dispute with ...

The Texas Supreme Court has ruled against lawmakers who used their subpoena power to halt the execution of a death row inmate ...

A Texas constitutional crisis erupted after state lawmakers subpoenaed death row inmate Robert Roberson III to testify before ...

John Cornyn is running to succeed Mitch McConnell after years waiting in his shadow. But the far-right, in Texas and ...

Cornyn fired back, writing “Hard to run from prison, Ken.” Earlier this year, Paxton struck a deal to wipe out 9-year-old ...

Cornyn has for years signaled he wanted to succeed his close ally GOP leader Mitch McConnell. He lost in a vote decided by ...

Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, speaks with reporters at the Capitol in Washington, Sept. 25, 2024. Cornyn and two others are ...

Election victories for Donald Trump and other candidates whose campaigns demeaned transgender people reinforced a widespread ...