Robert Roberson to testify before House committee virtually; AG cites safety concerns
Lawmakers and Robert Roberson’s attorneys had said arrangements were being made for the death row inmate to testify Monday in ...
State of Texas: Death row inmate to testify at Capitol after dramatic stay of execution
In a last-hour ruling Thursday night, the Texas Supreme Court halted Roberson's execution scheduled for that evening.
Texas lawmakers, rather than Gov. Abbott, took lead in winning Roberson reprieve
A frantic and unprecedented rush by Texas lawmakers to successfully block the controversial execution of death row inmate ...
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What’s behind a recent rise in executions in America after years of decline
While the execution of a Texas man was temporarily put on hold this week, more than 2,000 people remain on death row across ...
Texas Capitol braces for a wild Monday as death row inmate Robert Roberson is set to testify
State leaders are bracing for a potential maelstrom at the Texas Capitol on Monday as death row inmate Robert Roberson is set ...
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As Robert Roberson’s execution neared, Gov. Greg Abbott stuck to silence
It’s rare for governors to step in to halt executions. In the case of Robert Roberson, it ended up being state lawmakers who ...
Texas judge blocks execution of man in shaken baby case
A Texas judge has blocked the execution of the first man to be put on death row in the US for murder charges related to ...
Texas death row inmate to testify before lawmakers who secured reprieve
On Wednesday, the lawmakers voted to issue a subpoena for Roberson to testify before the House Committee on Criminal ...
How a stunning 11th-hour race to save a Texas death row inmate from execution in ‘shaken baby’ case unfolded
Texas death row inmate Robert Roberson sat praying in a cell Thursday night just feet from the execution chamber where he was ...