The decision was the result of a move by five Republican and four Democratic lawmakers on the Texas House Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence.

A Texas man who could be the first person in the U.S. executed for a murder conviction tied to a diagnosis of shaken baby syndrome is facing a lethal injection.

The Texas Supreme Court halted Thursday night's scheduled execution of a man who would have become the first person in the ...

A death row inmate who was scheduled to be executed last night will instead testify before state lawmakers on Monday.

HOUSTON (AP) — Robert Roberson, set to be the first person in the U.S. to be put to death for a murder conviction tied to a ...

Robert Roberson, who was wrongfully convicted of a capital crime, was due to die on Thursday at 6 p.m. He is alive today ...

This opinion column was revised to include the latest Texas Supreme Court move with reporting from The Dallas Morning News.

Courts in Texas kept blocking Robert Roberson on procedural grounds but never looked at how “shaken baby” science has evolved ...

The Texas Supreme Court halted the execution of a man who would have become the first person in the U.S. put to death for a ...

Texas death row inmate Robert Roberson sat praying in a cell Thursday night, just feet from the execution chamber where he ...

Robert Roberson had been set to die Thursday for the 2002 death of his 2-year-old daughter. Among those who believe he is innocent is the former lead detective on the case.