The governor's brief tells the state's Supreme Court that the Texas Constitution only grants him the power to grant clemency.

The governor has publicly remained silent as pressure mounted from both sides of the aisle for him to step in on behalf of ...

In a widely shared video posted by Beto O'Rourke, a former U.S. representative and gubernatorial candidate, in December, ...

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton filed a motion in the Supreme Court of Texas asking the court to dismiss its Thursday order ...

In an 11th-hour turn of events, Robert Roberson, the first person set to be executed in the U.S. based on the largely ...

The development comes after several Republican and Democratic state lawmakers issued a subpoena for Roberson to testify at a ...

Robert Roberson will testify before the Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence of the Texas House of Representatives.

The Texas Supreme Court delayed Robert Roberson's execution the same night he was set to die. This death penalty case has ...

Robert Roberson had been set to be executed on Thursday night for the death of his 2-year-old child. But after a bipartisan ...

Texas high court halts the execution of a man whose conviction was tied to shaken baby syndrome diagnosis. Supporters say it ...

The Texas Supreme Court late Thursday stayed the execution of death row inmate Robert Roberson, just minutes after the ...

The last-minute decision comes in response to a legal maneuver in which a House committee voted to subpoena Roberson after ...