The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals issued a stay of execution for death row inmate Ramiro Rubi Ibarra more than five years ...

Edward Busby was executed by lethal injection Thursday, reinforcing Texas’ position as the nation's leader in capital punishment.

An NBC News analysis of final statements from prisoners on Texas’ death row shows that some convey a readiness to die. Others are defiant. Many seek salvation.

Two executions on May 14 were the first in a series of five scheduled across the country over eight days.

Thursday’s execution was blocked by the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals “pending further order” from the court.

TEXAS, USA — THE TEXAS TRIBUNE – Absent last-minute intervention by the U.S. Supreme Court, Texas death row inmate James Broadnax is scheduled to be executed Thursday for the murder of two music ...

Texas executed its 600th inmate Thursday evening, administering a lethal injection to Edward Busby in Huntsville and reinforcing its status as the nation’s leading death penalty state even as the pace ...

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A federal appeals court has temporarily halted Thursday’s scheduled execution of Texas death row inmate Edward Busby, citing concerns over his eligibility for capital punishment because of ...

The Texas execution chamber in Huntsville. Edward Busby, convicted of capital murder in Tarrant County, became the 600th inmate to be executed in Texas since the death penalty was reinstated in 1976.