In his appeal, James Broadnax, who also wants a new trial, included a signed confession by his cousin saying he committed the ...

Cedric Ricks, who was found guilty in 2014 of the double murder, is the second inmate the state has executed in 2026.

Cedric Allen Ricks, a Texas death row inmate convicted of killing his common-law wife and child, is set to be executed tomorrow.

A Texas man on death row for murdering two people is asking the state to halt his April 13 execution after someone else has allegedly come forward to claim responsibility — his own cousin. James ...

A North Texas man is facing execution for fatally stabbing his girlfriend and her 8-year-old son nearly 13 years ago. Cedric Ricks is scheduled to receive ...

Executing someone in Andre Thomas’s condition would be indecent and inhumane.

Several appeals in some of Texas’ highest-profile capital punishment cases are set for 2026 as the state continues to maintain a historically low number of executions. 2025 marked the second year ...

A Texas man was put to death Wednesday evening for fatally stabbing his girlfriend and her 8-year-old son in 2013, ...

Cedric Allen Ricks was executed in Texas, while Alabama death row inmate Charles “Sonny” Burton received a rare commutation.

Texas carried out its second execution of 2026 after the Supreme Court rejected the final appeal of a man convicted in a ...