Convicted of a crime that never happened, Roberson’s case is a prime example of how the U.S. legal system often fails to recognize advances in scientific knowledge ...

A Texas man’s execution was stayed. Now Ken Paxton wants to silence him. On Oct. 21, Robert Roberson was scheduled to do what no death row inmate has ever done. He was supposed to give testimony ...

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

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Texas’ junk science statute has remained hamstrung for the last decade. So too have other criminal justice reforms, despite ...

"Those waging this campaign on a child murderer's behalf do not speak for the full Texas House of Representatives," eight ...

As Texas legislators clash over the contentious execution of Robert Roberson, representatives from East Texas have sided ...

The latest death penalty news from The Texas Tribune. The Texas governor had not publicly shared his thoughts on the actions of a bipartisan group of lawmakers that stopped the scheduled execution of ...

Texas state representatives released a 16-page response to an Office of the Attorney General who has called on Robert Roberson to be executed.

The Durango Police Department in Colorado received a 911 call from a person who spotted a baby kangaroo hopping down the ...