The Texas Supreme Court on Friday denied a state house committee’s attempt to delay the execution of a man convicted of ...

Texas lawmakers exceeded their power when they intervened last month to stop the execution of Robert Roberson by summoning ...

State lawmakers had stopped Robert Roberson’s execution at the last minute in an unusual legal maneuver.

Robert Roberson evaded execution last month when legislators tossed him a lifeline. Texas' top court just tossed it ...

The unanimous decision frees the state to reset Robert Roberson's execution date but suggests lawmakers may still be able to ...

The Texas Supreme Court ruled that a legislative subpoena cannot be used to stop an execution, putting a decisive end to a ...

The execution of Robert Roberson -- whose "shaken baby syndrome" murder conviction in the death of his 2-year-old daughter ...

The state’s highest civil court ruled that legislators can’t use subpoenas to block death row inmates’ executions, but ...

The Texas Supreme Court has ruled against lawmakers who used their subpoena power to halt the execution of a death row inmate ...

The Texas Supreme Court on Friday said the execution of Robert Roberson, which would be the first over a death from shaken ...

It is the latest twist in the political saga surrounding the Roberson case, which drew national attention and sparked fresh ...

The Supreme Court ruled that lawmakers cannot stop executions through a legislative subpoena. The opinion clears the way for ...