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 ...

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

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

It’s rare for governors to step in to halt executions. In the case of Robert Roberson, it ended up being state lawmakers who ...

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

The high court declined to intervene Sunday night on how Roberson should be made available to testify. If he does, it would ...

Texas House members are weighing whether the shaken baby syndrome theory should have been used in convicting Robert Roberson ...

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

Dr. Phil McGraw and John Grisham are among people testifying after Roberson’s planned appearance was scrapped amid a dispute ...