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Jedidiah Murphy is to die by lethal injection Tuesday for the murder of a 79-year-old during a carjacking, but many say he would be more valuable ministering to fellow prisoners

The governor recalled lawmakers to the Texas legislature, in part, to force vouchers through, no matter how unpopular they may be to voters.

Activists for the Texas Death Penalty Abolition Movement will be in various Texas cities on Tuesday to protest the scheduled execution of Jedidiah Murphy.

The inmate, Jedidiah Murphy, killed 79-year-old Bertie Lee Cunningham during a carjacking in 2000 in Dallas County.

A new report from the Texas Council on Family Violence analyzed hundreds of deaths in the Lone Star State.

Dispatch from a haunted—and historically fraught—building in Austin, from Staff Writer Michelle Pitcher in the Texas Observer magazine.

Advocates argue that a difficult childhood and religious devotion should lead to a commutation or delay of execution.

As I drink my morning coffee, I've come to a cold reality, and it's not an easy reality to admit. I truly believe that if Adolph Hitler were the front

The Texas Observer has—once again—been pulled from the brink. But can it survive over the long term as the state changes?

By delaying the appeal of a fired Texas Ranger, Director Steve McCraw is also postponing a public reckoning.