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May 4, 2022 at 5:07 pm

Man gets life in prison for fatally stabbing Houston boy

A man has been sentenced to life in prison for fatally stabbing an 11-year-old Houston boy as the child walked home from school in 2016.

May 3, 2022 at 2:11 pm

Man convicted in fatal stabbing of 11-year-old Houston boy

A jury has convicted a man for fatally stabbing an 11-year-old Houston boy as the child walked home from school in 2016.

April 28, 2022 at 2:52 pm

Astroworld movie released despite lawyers’ concerns

The experiences of panicked concertgoers who couldn’t breathe and had no clear path to escape a massive crowd surge at last year’s deadly Astroworld music...

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April 26, 2022 at 4:01 pm

Experts: Melissa Lucio faces tough fight to get new trial VIEW

With Melissa Lucio’s execution put on indefinite hold by a Texas appeals court, her attorneys will now be focused on trying to convince a judge...

Supporters of death row inmate Melissa Lucio, including Maggie Luna, left to right, Tracy Fennen, Justin Rosario and Mark Anthony Vasquez wait in the Governor’s Public Reception Room at the Capitol, in Austin, Texas, on Monday April 25, 2022, for a decision from the Board of Pardons and Paroles about her clemency. ( Jay Janner/Austin American-Statesman via AP) TXAUS207 TXAUS207

April 25, 2022 at 11:17 am

Melissa Lucio’s execution delayed by Texas appeals court VIEW

A Texas appeals court on Monday delayed the execution of Melissa Lucio amid growing doubts about whether she fatally beat her 2-year-old daughter.

April 25, 2022 at 4:38 am

Why was death row inmate Melissa Lucio’s execution delayed? VIEW

Nearly half of the jurors who sentenced a Texas woman to die for the 2007 death of one of her 14 children called for her...

April 20, 2022 at 8:47 pm

Oldest Texas death row inmate executed for officer’s death

Texas’ oldest death row inmate has been executed for killing a Houston police officer during a traffic stop nearly 32 years ago.

April 20, 2022 at 1:50 pm

QB Watson’s legal woes far from over as he reports to Browns

While Deshaun Watson’s NFL career has resumed with the Browns after grand juries declined to indict him on any criminal charges over sexual misconduct allegations,...

April 12, 2022 at 5:57 pm

Texas prosecutor pushes back on pleas to stop execution VIEW

Members of a Texas House committee repeatedly pressed a prosecutor to stop the April 27 execution of a woman whose conviction is being questioned amid...

April 7, 2022 at 1:13 pm

Texas lawmakers visit woman on death row with hugs, prayers VIEW

Seven Texas lawmakers who traveled hundreds of miles to update death row inmate Melissa Lucio on their efforts to stop her execution were able to...