It’s rare for governors to step in to halt executions. In the case of Robert Roberson, it ended up being state lawmakers who ...

A man whose execution was halted will testify at a legislative hearing about a “junk science” law in Texas that many say ...

Roberson’s attorney, Gretchen Sween, objected to the decision. Roberson, who has spent more than 20 years in solitary ...

The effort to spare Roberson sparked a conflict between the state’s top courts that must be resolved. When it is, the death ...

Fearing Texas was preparing to execute a potentially innocent man, state lawmakers tried an admittedly desperate long shot ...

Roberson was sentenced to be executed on Thursday, but Texas lawmakers played a crucial role in halting the execution just hours before it was scheduled to happen.

AUSTIN – When Robert Roberson's execution was abruptly halted in Texas, it was due to a subpoena ordering him to testify over a legal backstop that both Republicans and Democrats say should had saved ...

A Texas man whose execution was called off at the last minute is to testify on Monday before state lawmakers looking into his ...

State Representative Lacey Hull says it’s unclear why the courts have not applied Texas’ new Junk Science Statue in Robert ...

Robert Roberson's case highlights issues with Texas's junk science law, which allows convicted individuals to challenge ...

In an 11th-hour turn of events, Robert Roberson, the first person set to be executed in the U.S. based on the largely discredited "shaken baby syndrome" hypothesis, was granted a temporary hold on his ...

Three of the five judges who allowed Robert Roberson’s execution to proceed will be leaving the court after Paxton-backed ...