North Texas man Cedric Ricks was found guilty of stabbing his girlfriend, Roxann Sanchez and her juvenile son, Anthony Figueroa, to death back in 2013. Thirteen years later, Cedric Ricks is scheduled to be executed for his crime on March 11.

Cedric Ricks, who was found guilty in 2014 of the double murder, is the second inmate the state has executed in 2026.

Cedric Ricks was executed by lethal injection in Texas for the double murder of Roxann Sanchez, 30, and her eight-year-old son Anthony Figueroa

Florida has carried out 19 executions in 2025, surpassing Texas, Alabama and South Carolina combined, and more than doubling the state's previous record.

As James Garfield Broadnax’s death sentence nears, a number of rap artists are taking a stand for him, questioning the role of his rap lyrics in the judgment.

"No matter how beautiful it sounds, or how horrific it may sound, it's still just art."

Andre Thomas, one of the most severely mentally ill individuals on death row in Texas, has had his competency hearing postponed due to his mental condition, which has been deemed too severe for him to be safely transported for the proceedings.