Yolanda Saldívar, the woman who is serving a life sentence in prison for the 1995 murder of Tejano icon Selena Quintanilla-Pérez, has been denied parole. On Thursday, the Texas Board of Pardons ...

and it was committed by Matthew Johnson,” wrote his appeals attorneys in an application for clemency submitted to the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles in April. “Mr. Johnson understands the ...

Lower appeals courts had previously rejected defense requests to stay the execution, and the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles on Friday denied Johnson’s request to commute his death sentence ...

Texas Governor Greg Abbott requested the parole board looked into his case to discuss a possible pardon just days later, which led to a unanimous approval vote that was announced Thursday.

President Donald Trump has ordered an investigation into pardons and other executive actions issued by his predecessor, Joe ...

The Justice Department is examining pardons issued by Joe Biden in the final days of his presidency amid an investigation ...