The three-page letter sent Sunday by James Sullivan, Abbott’s general counsel, said only the governor has the constitutional ...

The Texas governor had not publicly shared his thoughts on the actions of a bipartisan group of lawmakers that stopped the ...

In a Texas House hearing about a junk science law, a juror who voted to convict death row inmate Robert Roberson said she ...

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

The brief accounts for Abbott's first public comments on the matter. The governor, who had the ability to grant Roberson a 30 ...

The Palestine, Texas man, 57, came within minutes of being put to death Thursday night before the state Supreme Court ...

Until Monday, the Texas governor had not publicly shared his thoughts on the actions of a bipartisan group of lawmakers that stopped the scheduled execution of Robert Roberson.

Death row inmate Robert Roberson is expected to testify before Texas state lawmakers after his execution was halted last week ...

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

The attorney representing the Texas governor's office filed an amicus brief Monday saying the petition filed by the House ...

Three of the state criminal appeals court judges who have so far refused to review the death row inmate's innocence claims ...