Why is Steven Nelson on Texas death row? Dobson, who was just 28 years old, was beaten and suffocated. Church secretary Judy Elliot, 69, was severely beaten but survived, according to court records .

There are currently 178 people on death row in Texas including Nelson, according to the Death Penalty Information Center. The state has executed 582 people since 1976.

As Nelson's execution nears, USA TODAY is looking back at the crime, who Nelson is and what led him down a path ending on Death Row. What is Steven Nelson convicted of?

In February, Steven Nelson will be put to death for the 2011 murder of an Arlington pastor. His spiritual adviser is urging forgiveness.

There are currently 177 people on death row in Texas, according to the Death Penalty Information Center. The state has executed 582 people since 1976. This story has been updated with new information ...

Steven Nelson has spent more than a dozen years on Death Row in Texas and is to be executed by lethal injection on Wednesday for the murder of a pastor he insists he did not commit. “It’s hard ...

Nelson, who had a troubled childhood and criminal history, says he has grown in the 13 years he's been on Death Row. Nelson married his wife, Noa Dubois, in 2020 after the pair met through a ...

There are currently 178 people on death row in Texas including Nelson, according to the Death Penalty Information Center. The state has executed 582 people since 1976.