A jury in Travis County sentenced a man March 3 in connection with multiple instances of child sexual abuse. According to the ...

Carmen Mejia was exonerated after 22 years in prison for a murder she did not commit, when new evidence established that the death of a 10-month-old infant in her care was a tragic accident caused by ...

A Travis County woman wrongfully convicted of murder is now a free woman. She spent more than 20 years behind bars and then faced the threat of deportation.

An Austin woman wrongfully convicted of murdering a baby she took care of has been officially declared innocent after more than 20 years. A Travis County Court of Criminal Appeals exonerated ...

Carmen Mejia wasn’t immediately released because of an immigration hold stemming from her conviction. Federal officials said she will be allowed to stay in the U.S. until her temporary protected ...

Carmen Mejia was 34 in July 2003 when police said she brought a baby to a clinic on Lamar Blvd. with third-degree burns over ...

James Broadnax, who was 19 when he shot and killed two Dallas County Christian music producers in 2008, has filed last minute appeals ahead of his scheduled April 30 execution for the Garland murders.

Carmen Mejia, a Honduran immigrant who was sentenced to life in prison for the 2003 scalding death of an infant in her care, was formally declared innocent in an Austin courtroom on Monday. “I’m now ...

A Travis County judge exonerated Carmen Mejia on Monday afternoon, officially relieving her of a life sentence, only to learn that she is at risk of a federal i ...

Carmen Mejia was cleared after two decades in prison, yet immigration authorities may detain the Austin woman despite a ...

Carmen Mejia was 34 in July 2003 when police said she brought a baby to a clinic on Lamar Blvd. with third-degree burns over 80% of his body.