Four Texas House lawmakers issued a point-by-point rebuttal to what they called the attorney general’s misleading characterization of Roberson’s case.

In a brief, state Rep. Cody Harris and other representatives said the Texas House on Criminal Jurisprudence held a "one-sided trial" during a Monday hearing.

The Texas House Criminal Jurisprudence Committee hopes to have Robert Roberson appear to testify in person at another time.

The statement from Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton "corrects falsehoods" from critics who say death row inmate Robert Roberson was unjustifiably convicted in the death of his toddler child.

Gretchen Sween, an attorney for Texas death row inmate Robert Roberson, explains why Roberson did not appear Monday to testify before a Texas House committee despite a subpoena lawmakers issued that halted his execution for a crime his attorneys say did not occur.

As the battle between the Texas House and the state's attorney general's office over the in-person testimony of inmate Robert Roberson continues, it opens the possibility of a new outcome from the Court of Criminal Appeals as one-third of the judges will not return to the bench.

With his execution looming last Thursday, the 57-year-old Texas death row inmate watched as his attorneys’ legal arguments were rejected in the courts and his pleas for clemency disregarded, as the state parole board declined to recommend he receive a lesser sentence or reprieve.