Tags: Death Row

Famed TV personality Dr. Phil McGraw and best-selling author John Grisham joined the fight to save a Texas death row inmate, testifying before lawmakers just days after a last-minute legal intervention halted his execution.

With time running out, Thomas Creech's legal team scrambles to halt a second execution attempt, raising last-minute constitutional challenges after a failed lethal injection in February.

The bipartisan group of lawmakers who helped halt the execution stood by their decision: "We have to make sure this never happens again."