Criminal Justice

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

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.

Texas lawmakers are weighing whether the law was properly applied in convicting death row inmate Robert Roberson, whose execution was blocked last week. Texas Parks and Wildlife’s annual Pollinator BioBlitz continues through October 27, celebrating the fall migration of monarch butterflies and bringing awareness to all that pollinators do for Texas.

Early voting for the Nov. 5 general election begins today. Polling locations will be open Monday through Saturday from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. and Sunday from 12 p.m. to 6 p.m. For a complete list of voting locations and a sample ballot for the county, visit votelubbock.org. Texas Death Row inmate Robert Roberson is expected to testify today before the House Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence; Texas Public Radio’s David Martin Davies has more.

An unusual legal move has bought more time for a Texas man who was set to be executed Thursday evening.

Robert Roberson was convicted of killing his two-year-old daughter in a case that relied on a disputed diagnosis of shaken baby syndrome.

Republican U.S. Senator Ted Cruz and his Democratic challenger, Congressman Colin Allred, squared off in a fiery debate last night — their only one before voters decide which of them will represent Texas in the Senate for the next six years. And Texas Public Radio’s David Martin Davies has more on another rejected legal effort to prevent the upcoming execution of an East Texas man.

Lubbock Independent School District officials are investigating, and a teacher is on administrative leave after reports that multiple students suffered burn injuries from being made to perform bear crawls on a hot outdoor track. And Texas Public Radio’s David Martin Davies has more after the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals refused to stop the October 17th execution of Texas Death Row inmate Robert Roberson.

The state’s highest criminal court’s refusal to stay the Oct. 17 execution leaves the Palestine man with few options amid widespread support for clemency.

A Wednesday ruling from the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals in a shaken baby syndrome case, could have implications for another man on death row scheduled to be executed next week. Texas Public Radio’s Dan Katz reports. Here in Lubbock, the city has made another step toward building Canyon Lake 7.