Former Missouri City police officer Robert Fratta was executed Tuesday, making him the first person in the state of Texas to be executed in 2023. Fratta was put to death for hiring a teenage hitman to ...

HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) — A former suburban Houston police officer was executed Tuesday for hiring two people to kill his estranged wife nearly 30 years ago amid a contentious divorce and custody ...

HUNTSVILLE, Texas -- A former suburban Houston police officer was executed Tuesday for hiring two people to kill his estranged wife nearly 30 years ago amid a contentious divorce and custody battle.

The aftermath of a last-ditch legal battle over Texas’ use of expired pharmaceuticals to kill death row inmates has left little hope for future executions. In his final hours, former police officer ...

HOUSTON — A notorious Houston murder case is back in the news after the death of an accomplice hired by former Missouri City police officer and firefighter Robert "Bob" Fratta. Joseph Prystash died on ...

The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals lifted the injunction by a Travis County judge that was based on claims the state is using expired drugs. Michelle Homer, Grace White, Chloe Alexander To stream ...