HOUSTON, Texas -- Supporters spent Saturday organizing rallies in 16 cities across the U.S. in an attempt to save Melissa Lucio's life. Lucio is on death row after being convicted of murdering her ...

AUSTIN (KXAN) — The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals has granted a stay of Melissa Lucio’s execution, according to Texas Rep. Jeff Leach. Lucio was convicted of killing her 2-year-old daughter, Mariah, ...

Sign up for The Brief, our daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals on Monday halted the ...

The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals on Monday halted the execution of Melissa Lucio, who stands convicted of beating her 2-year-old daughter to death in 2007 even though it is not clear abuse is what ...

Seven Texas legislators prayed with Melissa Lucio last week at the women’s death row prison in Gatesville, where she awaits her scheduled execution on April 27. “It was just a sweet, sweet time ...

Melissa Lucio, in a still from the documentary “The State of Texas vs. Melissa” A South Texas judge is recommending that the death sentence of Melissa Lucio, convicted in 2008 of murdering her ...

A Texas woman who was set to be executed this week has been granted a stay of execution. Melissa Lucio was convicted of killing her 2-year-old daughter in the South Texas town of Harlingen. Lucio was ...

A death row inmate convicted of killing her toddler daughter is “actually innocent” of murder and should be freed from custody, the prisoner's trial judge said in documents unearthed on Thursday.

A factual overview of the case involving Melissa Lucio and her daughter Mariah Alvarez, outlining the allegations, investigation, and legal questions raised. What details continue to be debated?