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

Gov. Greg Abbott urged the Texas Supreme Court to toss out a subpoena ordering death row inmate Robert Roberson to testify in ...

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 ...

Texas Governor Greg Abbott issued an executive order requiring hospitals to ask patients their citizenship status starting ...

Greg Abbott hired a coterie of high-priced attorneys to stop Corpus Christi federal Judge Janis Jack. It’s working.

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

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

After a series of Republicans in the Texas House joined Democrats last year in blocking a law that would have allowed public ...

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

A Texas man whose execution was halted after lawmakers ordered him to appear at the state Capitol did not show up as planned.