Texas judge shot in Austin intends to return to the bench
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A Texas judge who was wounded in a shooting outside her home two weeks ago "has every intention" of returning to...
View ArticleTexas to execute man who says his lawyers have 'abandoned' him
A Texas man is slated to be executed Wednesday for burning three children to death - including his 18-month-old daughter - despite his claims that his court-appointed attorneys have "abandoned" him....
View ArticleUS Supreme Court won't stop Texas execution
The U.S. Supreme Court has refused to stop the scheduled execution of a Texas inmate condemned for setting a fire that killed his 18-month-old daughter and her two young half-sisters at an East Texas...
View ArticleAs his execution nears, Texas inmate says attorneys have abandoned him
A Texas death row inmate scheduled for execution Wednesday claims his court-appointed attorneys gave up on the case, refusing to mount last-ditch efforts to save his life. Raphael Holiday, 36, a cook...
View ArticleTexas judge shot in front of home plans to return to post
By Jon Herskovitz AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) - The Texas judge who was shot in front of the driveway of her Austin home earlier this month, in an attack described by police as an assassination attempt,...
View ArticleWhy Texas county known for death sentences has given none in 2015
As the state prepares to execute its 13th person this year on Wednesday, the case of Harris County, where 124 offenders have been executed, reflects shift among juries and prosecutors in opting for...
View ArticleTexas judge halts execution; state appealing
The scheduled execution of a Texas inmate condemned for setting a fire that killed his 18-month-old daughter and her two young half-sisters at an East Texas home is on hold at least temporarily....
View ArticleTexas court halts man's execution for starting fire that killed 3; state...
A Texas inmate won at least a temporary reprieve blocking his scheduled Wednesday evening execution for setting a fire that killed his 18-month-old daughter and her two young half-sisters at an East...
View ArticleThe Latest: Texas judge halts execution; state appealing
The latest on the scheduled Wednesday execution of Texas inmate Raphael Holiday (all times local): 4 p.m. The scheduled execution of a Texas...
View ArticleTexas man spared from execution temporarily; state appeals
Click photo to enlarge Condemned Texas inmate Raphael Holiday is photographed Oct. 28, 2015, during an interview outside death row at the Texas Department of Criminal Justice Polunsky Unit near...
View ArticleTexas man set to die for fire that killed 3 children
Click photo to enlarge Condemned Texas inmate Raphael Holiday is photographed Oct. 28, 2015, during an interview outside death row at the Texas Department of Criminal Justice Polunsky Unit near...
View ArticleTexas to execute man convicted of killing three children in house fire
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) - Texas plans on Wednesday to execute Raphael Holiday, 36, who was convicted of killing his daughter and two stepdaughters in a mobile home blaze in 2000....
View ArticleTexas judge halts execution of man convicted of killing three children
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) - A Texas judge on Wednesday halted the execution of a 36-year-old man, hours before he was due to be put to death by lethal injection for killing his daughter and two...
View ArticleGeorgia to execute man for woman's 1994 fatal stabbing
By David Beasley ATLANTA (Reuters) - A man convicted of the 1994 murder of a woman he met at a bar is set to be put to death in Georgia on Thursday after his petition for clemency was denied. Marcus...
View ArticleGeorgia Supreme Court declines to halt prisoner's execution
JACKSON, Ga. (AP) — The latest on the scheduled Thursday execution of Georgia inmate Marcus Ray Johnson (all times local): 11:35 a.m. The Georgia Supreme Court has declined to halt the...
View ArticleTexas man charged with killing six at campsite
DALLAS - A Texas man was charged on Thursday with killing six people, including a child, at an east Texas campsite over the weekend, prosecutors said. William Hudson, 33, was charged with six counts of...
View ArticleTexas executes inmate for setting fire that killed his daughter, 2 other...
HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) — Texas executes inmate for setting fire that killed his daughter, 2 other children 15 years ago. ......
View ArticleMan charged with murder in East Texas camp killings
According to a previous warrant, the 33-year-old suspect was drinking with the group Saturday when he accompanied four of them into surrounding woods. The warrant says the lone survivor, Cynthia...
View ArticleTexas inmate executed for starting fire that killed 3 despite temporary halt
A Texas inmate was executed Wednesday for setting a fire that killed his 18-month-old daughter and her two young half-sisters at an East Texas home 15 years ago. ......
View ArticleNews24.com | Texas man executed for setting fire that killed 3 children
A Texas inmate has been executed for setting a fire that killed his 18-month-old daughter and her two young half sisters at an East Texas home 15 years ago. ......
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