A man whose execution was halted will testify at a legislative hearing about a “junk science” law in Texas that many say should have saved him long ago. The Supreme Court halted 57-year-old Robert Rob ...

Robert Roberson, who had been set to be the first person in the U.S. to be put to death for a murder conviction tied to a ...

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

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

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 ...

A Texas judge has blocked the execution of the first man to be put on death row in the US for murder charges related to ...

Questions remain over what happens next after the execution of a Texas inmate, who was convicted of killing his 2-year-old ...

On Wednesday, the lawmakers voted to issue a subpoena for Roberson to testify before the House Committee on Criminal ...

When Kamala Harris was seeking the Democratic presidential nomination in 2020, she described the death penalty as “deeply ...