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Federal appellate court vacates Texas death row inmate's murder conviction
State prosecutors withheld evidence favorable to Brittany Marlow Holberg during her 1998 murder trial that resulted in her being sentenced to death, a federal appellate court panel ruled Friday.
Federal appeals court reverses conviction of Texas woman on death row after 27 years
The federal appeals court said the prosecution failed to disclose that a key trial witness was a paid informant.
Texas execution of 'desert killer,' on death row for 30 years, blocked by court
David Wood, 67, was sentenced to death in 1992 for the killing of six woman and girls in El Paso, Texas. He has spent nearly 33 years on death row for the crimes.
Texas Court Halts Execution of David Leonard Wood, the Alleged 'Desert Killer' of 1987 El Paso Murders
The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals granted an indefinite stay of execution to David Leonard Wood, convicted of six murders in 1987, just days before his lethal injection date.
Texas court issues rare stay of execution for Death Row inmate who fought for DNA testing
The order came just over 48 hours before David Leonard Wood was set to be executed by lethal injection on Thursday.
Federal appeals court reverses Texas death row inmate’s conviction
A federal appeals court has tossed an Amarillo woman’s death sentence after it found that local prosecutors had failed to reveal that their primary trial witness was a paid informant.
Texas 'Desert Killer' David Leonard Wood gets rare stay of execution: What to know
The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals has blocked the execution of convicted El Paso 'Desert Killer' David Leonard Wood, amid lack of DNA evidence.
Texas Court of Criminal Appeals halts execution of death row inmate David Leonard Wood
Texas Court of Criminal Appeals blocked the execution of convicted El Paso 'Desert Killer' David Leonard Wood, court records show.
Texas execution of David Wood stayed by court
Wood had been set to die by lethal injection Thursday over the killings of six girls and young women found buried in the desert near El Paso.
'Desert Killer' execution paused by Texas appeals court
The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals on Tuesday delayed the plans of the state to executed its longest-held death row inmate.
Texas appeals court blocks scheduled execution of David Leonard Wood
David Leonard Wood, who has been on death row for more than 32 years, was scheduled to be executed Thursday in the deaths of six girls and young women found buried in shallow graves in Northeast El Paso.
Court stays execution of Texas man days before he was set to die by lethal injection
A Texas appeals court has halted the execution of a man who has spent more than 30 years on death row and had been set to die ...
Union Pacific shuts down shop in East Texas town after court decision
Union Pacific Railroad is shutting down its operations in Palestine, Texas after abandoning a 19th-century jobs pact, ...
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Texas Senate majority unveils bill requiring voters to prove their citizenship
All 20 GOP senators signed on to Senate Bill 16, which would apply to currently registered voters, and restrict some to only ...
Texas embalmer charged with felony for 'viciously attacking' corpse of sex offender
Amber Laudermilk faces a state jail felony after she allegedly castrated the body of a registered sex offender, police say.
Texas Embalmer Charged With Mutilating Corpse of Sex Offender
A Texas embalmer allegedly abused the corpse of a sex offender by removing the dead man's penis and placing it in the mouth of the dead body. It occurred in the presence of a witness who, according to ...
Texas Becomes Latest State To Adopt NextGen Bar Exam Starting 2028
Texas is the latest state set to administer the NextGen bar exam beginning in 2028, becoming the 37th state to adopt the new ...
Texas tells Supreme Court it shouldn't be 'left holding the bag' for US nuclear waste
The Supreme Court on Wednesday debated how to dispose of the nation’s nuclear waste as Texas tried to convince the justices ...
Withheld evidence, coerced confessions? The capital murder case that's dividing a North Texas county
As the judge and current district attorney clash over the case, the outcome could reshape the future of justice in Cooke County.