Lawmakers could soon travel to death row to speak with inmate Robert Roberson
Rep. Jeff Leach says logistics are being worked out to keep everyone safe during what would amount to a field hearing
Death row inmate Robert Roberson's legal team fires back at Texas Attorney General
It's been a week since death row inmate Robert Roberson's execution was stopped by a last-minute subpoena, and now Roberson's legal team is firing back at Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton.
Texas AG Paxton Accused of Misrepresenting Facts in Robert Roberson Death Row Case
AG Paxton faces criticism for his portrayal of Robert Roberson's case, as legal and political figures dispute the narrative.
What’s next in the complex case of Texas death row inmate Robert Roberson
With his execution looming last Thursday, the 57-year-old Texas death row inmate watched as his attorneys’ legal arguments were rejected in the courts and his pleas for clemency disregarded, as the state parole board declined to recommend he receive a lesser sentence or reprieve.
Death row inmate Robert Roberson set to appear before lawmakers after Texas execution stay
A death row inmate in Texas is scheduled to appear before lawmakers after he was spared from execution in a last-minute legal twist. Robert Roberson would have been the first person to be executed in the U.
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton rejects supporters of death row inmate's appeal
The statement from Paxton "corrects falsehoods" from critics who say death row inmate Robert Roberson was unjustifiably convicted in the death of his toddler child.
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton responds to recent hearings regarding East Texas death row inmate Robert Roberson
Robert Roberson is seeking a new trial after being sentenced to death row following a murder conviction in 2003.
Ken Paxton and Texas House members accuse each other of mischaracterizing Robert Roberson’s case
State lawmakers to Ken Paxton: 'We won't quit' looking into Robert Roberson case
Texas state representatives released a 16-page response to an Office of the Attorney General who has called on Robert Roberson to be executed.
What are Texas lawmakers, Ken Paxton fighting over in the Roberson death penalty case?
An unprecedented effort by Texas legislators to save death row inmate Robert Roberson from execution last week has created a forceful clash between two branches of government. On one side are Republican and Democratic members of the Texas House who,
Robert Roberson’s case spotlights Texas’ GOP divide on criminal justice
Texas’ junk science statute has remained hamstrung for the last decade. So too have other criminal justice reforms, despite efforts from the Texas House.
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Political divisions deepen over Texas death row inmate Robert Roberson’s innocence claim
Four Texas House lawmakers issued a point-by-point rebuttal to what they called the attorney general’s misleading ...
Texas attorney general and state lawmakers spar over death row inmate in 'shaken baby' case
A bipartisan group of Texas lawmakers who used their legislative powers and the courts to stop an execution last week with ...
‘Deeply appalled,' defense for Texas death row inmate responds to AG remarks
The case of Texas death row inmate Robert Roberson has reached new levels of scrutiny as responses continue over recent ...
Ex-juror in ‘shaken baby’ case tells hearing Texas death row inmate should not face execution
Robert Roberson was scheduled to be executed on Thursday for the murder of his own daughter – but received a last-minute ...
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What to know about the death penalty and death row in Texas
As of Wednesday, there were 174 people on death row in Texas, seven of whom are women, including Melissa Lucio who was convicted in 2008 of beating to death her 2-year-old daughter. In 2022 ...
Harris County DA seeking judge's removal from Ronald Haskell's death row case
For a second time this year, prosecutors have asked for a judge’s removal from the death penalty case of convicted mass ...