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With little say over Robert Roberson’s fate, Texas lawmakers take extraordinary steps to buy him more time

Brian Wharton’s voice cracked as he reached two decades into his memory to describe his role in putting…

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Texas denies clemency for East Texas death row inmate despite bipartisan campaign to stop execution

Despite a bipartisan chorus of calls to stop Texas death row inmate Robert Roberson from becoming the first…

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Texas denies clemency for Robert Roberson as execution remains set for Thursday

Despite a bipartisan chorus of calls to stop Texas death row inmate Robert Roberson from becoming the first…

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Police: Man accused of killing Tyler business owner gave inconsistent stories of what led to shooting

TYLER, Texas — A man accused of fatally shooting a Tyler business owner last week could not give…

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Judge rules against vacating East Texas man’s death sentence in ‘shaken baby’ case

PALESTINE — A judge in Anderson County on Tuesday morning denied pleadings from an East Texas man on…

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Judge denies request to vacate execution of Palestine man set to die Thursday

PALESTINE, Texas — A judge during a Tuesday hearing ruled that an East Texas death row inmate’s execution…

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Anderson County denies motion to vacate execution for Palestine man on death row

BREAKING: Tuesday morning, an Anderson County court judge denied a motion to vacate Roberson’s execution warrant. Further coverage…

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Tyler man pleads guilty to murder, gun charges in deadly 2020 shooting spree case

A man accused in a 2020 shooting spree that targeted two dozen people and left one man dead…

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Tyler police investigate homicide

Tyler police are investigating a homicide.  Friday around 12:15 p.m., officers were called to shooting at a business…

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East Texas man on death row loses one of his final appeals

The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals denied one of death row inmate Robert Roberson’s final appeals on Friday,…