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 ...

HOUSTON Now /*Robert Fratta*/ is facing the death penalty. The punishment phase in his capital murder trial continues in downtown Houston. Amber Baquer was eager to take the stand. At 19 years old, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The state of Texas has allegedly begun using expired execution drugs that can cause unnecessary pain and suffering, starting with ...

Sign up for The Brief, The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. Texas executed Robert Fratta on Tuesday ...

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 Eyewitness News was the first and only TV station to report on Tuesday when the judge ruled that the jury would see some risqué photographs. She also ruled the jury wouldn't find out how ...

District Judge Catherine Mauzy tried to keep Texas from killing Robert Fratta. At a Jan. 10 hearing on the afternoon of Fratta's scheduled execution, Mauzy agreed with attorney Shawn Nolan that the ...

Texas executed Robert Fratta on Tuesday night for the 1994 death of his estranged wife, Farah. The prisoner's death was preceded by a dramatic day of back-and-forth court decisions on whether the ...