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Gov. Greg Abbott’s office condemns Texas House lawmakers that intervened in Robert Roberson’s execution
The Texas governor had not publicly shared his thoughts on the actions of a bipartisan group of lawmakers that stopped the ...
Texas juror who voted to convict Robert Roberson: 'I would have found him not guilty'
In a Texas House hearing about a junk science law, a juror who voted to convict death row inmate Robert Roberson said she ...
Texas lawmakers ‘stepped out of line’ to delay Robert Roberson execution, Greg Abbott says
The three-page letter sent Sunday by James Sullivan, Abbott’s general counsel, said only the governor has the constitutional ...
Gov. Abbott comments on Robert Roberson reprieve at Dallas campaign stop
The governor spoke briefly but publicly in Dallas for the first time about the halted execution of death row inmate Robert ...
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As Robert Roberson’s execution neared, Gov. Greg Abbott stuck to silence
It’s rare for governors to step in to halt executions. In the case of Robert Roberson, it ended up being state lawmakers who ...
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Robert Roberson's execution nears as lawmakers make last-ditch appeal to Gov. Greg Abbott for a delay
Robert Roberson is set Thursday evening to be the first person executed for a murder conviction tied to the diagnosis of ...
Gov. Greg Abbott urges Texas Supreme Court to block Robert Roberson's House testimony
The governor has publicly remained silent as pressure mounted from both sides of the aisle for him to step in on behalf of ...
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Texas Governor condemns lawmakers who intervened in death row inmate Robert Roberson’s execution
Texas Governor Greg Abbott said that lawmakers stepped 'out of line' when intervening in the execution of Robert Roberson, ...
What’s next in the complex case of Texas death row inmate Robert Roberson
With his execution looming last Thursday, the 57-year-old Texas death row inmate watched as his attorneys’ legal arguments ...
Texas lawmakers, rather than Gov. Abbott, took lead in winning Roberson reprieve
A frantic and unprecedented rush by Texas lawmakers to successfully block the controversial execution of death row inmate ...
Gov. Greg Abbott condemns Texas House lawmakers that intervened in Robert Roberson’s execution
Until Monday, the Texas governor had not publicly shared his thoughts on the actions of a bipartisan group of lawmakers that ...
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As Robert Roberson’s execution neared, Gov. Greg Abbott stuck to silence
Greg Abbott speaks at the Texas Public Policy ... is as ingrained as cowboy boots and conservative politics, news of Robert Roberson’s death sentence broke through in Texas after the rarest ...