Within minutes of the Texas decision, though it's unclear which ruling technically came first, a Louisiana judge temporarily blocked what was to be the state's first execution by nitrogen gas ...

Anderson died earlier in the year while being held in LaSalle Correctional Facility in Louisiana. Credit: Danielle Villasana for The Texas Tribune Audio recording is automated for accessibility.

In nearly simultaneous decisions, courts in two U.S. states on Tuesday blocked the imminent executions of death row inmates. The highest court in Texas issued a stay of execution for David Leonard ...