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 ...

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

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

Gov. Greg Abbott's office condemned the actions of a bipartisan group of Texas legislators Monday, effectively breaking his ...

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