Can the Legislature use its subpoena power to delay an execution? The untested tactic led to contradictory court rulings.

Roberson was set to be executed Thursday, but the evening before the Texas House Criminal Jurisprudence Committee voted to ...

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

Robert Roberson was just 90 minutes away from the gurney Thursday when his life was spared by the Texas Supreme Court. The ...

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

In a last-hour ruling Thursday night, the Texas Supreme Court halted Roberson’s execution scheduled for that evening.

A frantic and unprecedented rush by Texas lawmakers to successfully block the controversial execution of death row inmate ...

The development comes after several Republican and Democratic state lawmakers issued a subpoena for Roberson to testify at a ...

Robert Roberson had been set to die Thursday for the 2002 death of his 2-year-old daughter. Among those who believe he is innocent is the former lead detective on the case.

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

State leaders are bracing for a potential maelstrom at the Texas Capitol on Monday as death row inmate Robert Roberson is set ...