State leaders are bracing for a potential maelstrom at the Texas Capitol on Monday as death row inmate Robert Roberson is set to appear in person at a House committee — the first time a condemned prisoner has testified before state lawmakers.

Roberson was scheduled to become the first person in the country to be executed based on "shaken baby syndrome" evidence, until Texas lawmakers subpoenaed him to testify.

In a last-minute decision, a Travis County judge granted a temporary halt to the execution of Texas death row inmate Robert Roberson. Here's what to know.