State lawmakers want death row inmate Robert Roberson, seen at the Polunsky Unit in Livingston in 2023, to testify about his case at the state Capitol, but Attorney General Ken Paxton's office ...

Robert Roberson at the Texas Department of Criminal Justice's Polunsky Unit in Livingston on Dec. 19, 2023. Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has requested a new execution date for Roberson.

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An empty visitation window at the Polunsky Unit in Livingston on Jan. 31, 2024. This year Texas lawmakers approved many criminal justice bills, including some to reform the state's bail system and ...

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A new execution date has been requested for Robert Roberson, the East Texas man who last year narrowly avoided death after Texas lawmakers intervened.

The men are housed in the Polunsky Unit in Livingston in single cells with a window, according to the TDCJ website. The women are housed at the O’Daniel Unit in Gatesville.

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Robert Roberson at the Texas Department of Criminal Justice's Polunsky Unit in Livingston on Dec. 19, 2023. Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has requested a new execution date for Roberson.