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A Texas man who maintained his innocence in a fatal robbery that killed two men nearly two decades ago was executed this week. James Broadnax, 37, died by lethal injection at the state penitentiary in ...

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

For years, county, state and federal courts have ruled that neither Broadnax's transformation, nor his claims of an unfair trial, were grounds for reprieve.

The execution came after a divided Supreme Court lifted a stay over his intellectual‑disability claims, clearing the way for Texas' 600th lethal injection since 1982.

Edward Busby's execution had been on hold for nearly a week but a decision by the Supreme Court on Thursday allowed it to move forward.

A North Texas man who claimed he wasn’t the shooter in a fatal robbery that killed two people nearly 18 years ago and who ...

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

Edward Busby Jr. was pronounced dead hours after the U.S. Supreme Court lifted a stay over his disabilities claims.

Prosecutors say Broadnax, 37, confessed to the shooting, telling reporters during jailhouse interviews that "I pulled the trigger" and that he had no remorse.

A Texas man convicted of murder has been executed Thursday night after the Supreme Court of the United States reversed a decision preventing his death.