Texas’s Supreme Court blocked the execution of a man who was set to die on Thursday, hours before the convicted killer’s execution warrant expired at midnight. Robert Roberson, 57 ...

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Lawmakers asked the courts on Thursday to stop Roberson’s execution so that he could appear for testimony before the committee on Monday. In a historic order, the Texas Supreme Court issued a ...

The Texas attorney general's office said it will appeal. Texas intends to break new ground Thursday with the first execution of someone sent to death row based on so-called shaken baby syndrome.

The subpoena eventually led to the Texas Supreme Court issuing a stay order to halt Roberson's execution Thursday night. However, Texas lawmakers also say they don't know how long Roberson could ...

Robert Roberson, the condemned man whose execution was halted late Thursday because of an unprecedented legal gambit by Texas lawmakers, is expected to appear in person Monday at a legislative ...

As per Texas law, a person cannot be put to death sooner than the 91st day after the convicting court enters the order setting the execution date. Roberson will appear before the House Committee ...

The Texas Supreme Court halted the scheduled execution of Robert Leslie Roberson III late Thursday night, an extraordinary development in one of the year’s most controversial death penalty cases.

HUNTSVILLE — The Texas Supreme Court late Thursday blocked the execution of Robert Roberson III, directing state officials to allow the death row inmate to comply with a subpoena issued by a ...

AUSTIN, Texas — The Texas Supreme Court on Thursday night blocked the execution of Robert Robertson. The decision came after a day of attempts to stop the state from carrying out his execution.

(Video above: WYFF News 4 Morning Headlines)State prison officials had told Richard Moore this month he could choose the method for his Nov. 1 execution. State law had given him until Friday to ...