Houston Public MediaOct 3, 2025

Robert Roberson is scheduled for execution on October 16. Once again, his case is catching the eyes of politicians and advocates after a political battle last year.

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Renewed focus on Roberson case is latest in deluge of political pressure aimed at Texas judiciary

The latest calls to stave off the politically charged execution come after a summer where GOP leaders asked the state courts to kick Democrats out of office and throw Beto O'Rourke in jail.

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Houston Public MediaJul 16, 2025

A judge ordered an Oct. 16 execution date for death row inmate Robert Roberson Wednesday upon the Texas Attorney General's request — almost exactly a year after he narrowly avoided execution when state lawmakers intervened in his case.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/criminal-justice/2025/07/16/526528/east-texas-judge-approves-oct-16-execution-date-for-robert-roberson/

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East Texas judge approves Oct. 16 execution date for Robert Roberson

After a roughly 20-minute hearing, Judge Austin Reeve Jackson rejected arguments by Roberson's attorney that his execution should be further delayed because of a pending appeal to the state's highest criminal court.

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Houston Public MediaJun 18, 2025

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton on Monday requested a new execution date for Robert Roberson, the East Texas man whose execution was delayed last year after his case became a political lightning rod that shook up the state’s judicial system.

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Houston Public MediaDec 20, 2024

A Texas House Committee was left without its key witness on Friday after Attorney General Ken Paxton filed a motion late Thursday barring death row inmate Robert Roberson from testifying at the Capitol.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/texas/2024/12/20/509375/texas-house-panel-may-never-hear-robert-robersons-testimony-after-new-legal-move/

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Texas House panel may never hear Robert Roberson’s testimony after new legal move

Attorney General Ken Paxton sought to delay legal proceedings until Jan. 13 — the day before the committee disbands — even as lawmakers vowed to continue fighting to hear from Roberson.

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Houston Public MediaOct 21, 2024

Texas House members are weighing whether the shaken baby syndrome theory should have been used in convicting Robert Roberson of the 2002 death of his 2-year-old daughter.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/criminal-justice/2024/10/21/503584/texas-lawmakers-hear-from-dr-phil-john-grisham-on-robert-robersons-conviction/

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Texas lawmakers hear from Dr. Phil, John Grisham on Robert Roberson’s conviction

Texas House members are weighing whether the shaken baby syndrome theory should have been used in convicting Robert Roberson of the 2002 death of his 2-year-old daughter.

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Houston Public MediaDec 14, 2023

Texas once again led the nation in executions in 2023. A large proportion of the prisoners put to death suffered from some form of mental illness or cognitive disability.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/criminal-justice/2023/12/14/472123/texas-leads-u-s-in-executions-in-2023-report-finds/

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Texas leads U.S. in executions in 2023, report finds

The Texas Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty reports the state carried out eight death sentences, a third of the nation’s total this year.

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