Texas prison violence reached its highest level in at least a decade, prompting a monthslong lockdown in 19 lockups this summer.

Hit play to learn more. Officials of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, which operates the Texas state prison system, had no comment, said a department spokesman.

The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals remanded a death penalty inmate’s case to trial court after granting him a stay of execution two days before he was scheduled to be put to death in March.

The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals has ordered a trial court to review a death row inmate's case after pausing the man's execution earlier this year.

According to Texas Department of Criminal Justice spokeswoman Amanda Hernandez, all of that translates to better working conditions for staff.

Robert Roberson is now scheduled to be put to death in October for his conviction in the death of his 2-year-old daughter, after his execution was delayed last year.

Texas death row inmate Robert Roberson is asking the state's Court of Criminal Appeals to stay his October execution.

The Texas Department of Criminal Justice changed its policy for its own convenience, but spiritual comfort at the time of death is not a convenience; it's a protected legal right," Shawn Nolan ...

Texas death row inmate John Henry Ramirezis pictured in this undated photo provided by The Texas Department of Criminal Justice.