"I will always do everything in my power to defend the law and hold criminals accountable,” Paxton said in a press release.

A Texas man convicted of strangling and fatally stabbing a young mother more than 20 years ago was executed Wednesday evening as the victim’s mother and other relatives looked on. Moises ...

Moises Mendoza, sentenced to death for the 2004 murder of Rachelle Tolleson, was given a lethal injection at the Texas State Penitentiary in Huntsville.

Texas currently only has one other execution scheduled. Matthew Johnson, whose execution is set for May 20, was convicted of ...

On Wednesday, Moises Mendoza, 41, became the third inmate executed in Texas in 2025. Credit: Maria Crane/The Texas Tribune Audio recording is automated for accessibility. Humans wrote and edited ...

Moises Sandoval Mendoza, a rapist and killer described by one prosecutor as one of the most "violent, sadistic men" he'd ever encountered, is set to be executed in Texas on Wednesday. Mendoza ...

A Texas man has been executed for the killing of a young mother more than 20 years ago. Moises Sandoval Mendoza apologized to ...