HOUSTON — The woman convicted of killing Tejano music legend Selena Quintanilla-Perez was denied parole after spending ...

Yolanda Saldívar, who murdered singer Selena Quintanilla Pérez, will remain in prison for at least another five years, ...

A federal judge found the extreme heat in Texas prisons is “plainly unconstitutional,” but did not order the state to begin ...

A federal judge on Wednesday found the extreme heat in Texas prisons is “plainly unconstitutional,” but declined to order the ...

By MARIA SHERMAN AP Music Writer Thirty years ago, music legend Selena Quintanilla-Pérez was killed by her fan club’s ...

The Texas Supreme Court has upheld Areli Escobar's death sentence, even after prosecutors argued for a new trial due to major ...

The Council on Sex Offender Treatment, which is administratively attached to HHSC, sets forth the standards of practice for the sex offender treatment providers in Texas. For questions about CSOT, the ...

The sound of electricity sizzling and crackling broke the silence. To me, it looked like the electric chair was officially back in the prisons.

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 ...

according to the Texas Department of Criminal Justice website. In Texas, from 1819 to 1923, people in Texas were put to death by hanging. In 1923, according to the Texas Department of Criminal ...

In securing her conviction in 1998, Randall County prosecutors heavily relied on testimony from a jail inmate ... Texas Tribune’s request for comment on Monday. A Texas Department of Criminal ...