Criminal Justice

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.

The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals says the science behind Andrew Roark‘s conviction was flawed. Another man on death row, Robert Roberson, is set to be executed this month after being convicted of a similar crime.

After more than 22 years on death row, Texas inmate Robert Roberson is set to be executed on October 17. The former lead detective for the police department that arrested him has joined those saying that Roberson is innocent. And KERA's Bekah Morr reports that the federal government will have obstacles to overcome in its project to connect the Texas power grid with those in the Southeast.

The diversion program offers an alternative place to go: a 24/7 psychiatric emergency services center. And a place to stay: a residential facility that provides care and case management.

Under a little-known Texas elections law, state prison inmates who are actively appealing their convictions are eligible to register and vote.