A federal appeals court has temporarily halted Thursday’s scheduled execution of Texas death row inmate Edward Busby, citing concerns over his eligibility for capital punishment because of ...

Busby’s execution, set for Thursday evening, had been halted by a federal appeals court less than a week ago.

Texas death row inmate Robert Roberson was scheduled to testify before a panel of state lawmakers Monday, but that testimony ...

The Texas execution chamber in Huntsville. Edward Busby, convicted of capital murder in Tarrant County, became the 600th inmate to be executed in Texas since the death penalty was reinstated in 1976.

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.

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