Texas activists rally against capital punishment
A pressing national debate has been sparked by the stories of inmates on death row. On Saturday, former death row inmates ...
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Texas death row inmate Robert Roberson to testify at Capitol after dramatic stay of execution
AUSTIN (Nexstar) — After a dramatic, last-hour legal battle and an unprecedented stay of execution, Texas death row inmate Robert Roberson is set to testify to his innocence in front of House ...
Houston lawmaker says death row inmate Robert Roberson should have gotten a new trial
State Representative Lacey Hull says it’s unclear why the courts have not applied Texas’ new Junk Science Statue in Robert ...
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Texas activists rally against the death penalty
A pressing national debate has been sparked by the stories of inmates on death row. On Saturday, former death row inmates ...
Ken Paxton asks Texas Supreme Court to reverse decision delaying Roberson execution
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton filed a motion in the Supreme Court of Texas asking the court to dismiss its Thursday order delaying the execution of Robert Roberson III. The order, which came late ...
How does Texas’ ‘junk science’ law apply to the Robert Roberson death row case?
Roberson was set to be executed Thursday, but the evening before the Texas House Criminal Jurisprudence Committee voted to ...
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 ...
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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 ...