A North Texas man who claimed he wasn’t the shooter in a fatal robbery that killed two people nearly 18 years ago and who says prosecutors misused rap lyrics he wrote to secure his death sentence has been executed.

James Broadnax, 37, was executed by lethal injection at 6.47pm local time at the state penitentiary in Huntsville, Texas.

Texas man faces execution for the murders of Christian music producers despite his cousin’s confession - A North Texas man who claims he wasn’t the shooter in a fatal robbery that killed two people ne

Texas is set to execute James Broadnax on Thursday for the 2008 slayings of two men at a Garland recording studio, despite a recent claim from his cousin and co-defendant, Demarius Cummings, taking responsibility for the fatal shootings.

Melissa Lucio remains on death row in Cameron County, Texas, nearly four years after her scheduled execution was halted and nearly two years after the state district judge who sentenced her signed a motion to vacate her conviction,

With two days away from his scheduled execution, Texas death row inmate James Broadnax remains hopeful.

The looming execution of James Broadnax in Texas has intensified national debate over the use of rap lyrics as criminal evidence, with critics citing racial bias and free speech concerns. Broadnax’s attorneys argue prosecutors misused his lyrics to sway ...