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The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals said Tuesday that James Broadnax's cousin confession does not meet the criteria for the case to return to court.

Stephen Swan and Matthew Butler were shot and killed 18 years ago in a Garland parking lot. James Broadnax was convicted and is scheduled to be executed next month.

James Broadnax's cousin has confessed to shooting and killing Christian music producers in Garland in 2008. Broadnax faces execution April 30 for the crime.

Here's a breakdown of the 2026 judicial candidates and why these statewide races matter for voters across Dallas-Fort Worth.

The same day the Court of Criminal Appeals stopped Robert Roberson鈥檚 execution to consider the use of 鈥渏unk science鈥� in his conviction, the state鈥檚 highest criminal court denied a Dallas County man鈥檚 challenge to the use of what his attorneys say is flawed eyewitness testimony in his case.

The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals has blocked the execution of Robert Roberson a week before it was scheduled to occur.

Dallas County man Andrew Wayne Roark was exonerated after the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals said the shaken baby syndrome theory was not scientifically supported. 鈥�

The Texas Supreme Court is considering whether a legislative subpoena of a death row inmate infringed on the executive branch鈥檚 power to carry out the execution.

Randy Halprin was part of a group of escaped prisoners who broke out of the Connally Unit, a Texas prison, in 2000 and while on the run, fatally shot Irving police officer Aubrey Hawkins.

Three new faces will join the bench, but the political balance of power is likely to remain the same on the Court of Criminal Appeals.

News coverage of Texas death row inmate Robert Roberson's stalled lethal injection raises questions about Texas executing the innocent.

Texas House members are weighing whether the shaken baby syndrome theory should have been used in convicting Robert Roberson of the 2002 death of his 2-year-old daughter.