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Texas lawmakers were expected to hear testimony at the state Capitol on Monday from Robert Roberson, a d stanley cup eath row inmate whose execution wastemporarily called off last week. But Roberson ultimately did not appear before the legislative panel as planned, after Attorney General Ken Paxton s office refused to let Roberson give testimony in person, citing security stanley cup concerns, and the legislature declined to have him appear virtually bec stanley cup ause of his autism and lack of familiarity with modern technology after more than 20 years in maximum security prison.The Texas House Criminal Jurisprudence Committee said it was pushing back against Paxton s decision in hopes of allowing Roberson to testify in person at a different time. I expect a quick resolution to these discussions, which are ongoing at this moment, said Democratic state Rep. Joe Moody, the chairman of a state House committee that led efforts to stop the execution, at Monday s hearing, referring to talks with the attorney general s office. I will update everyone as soon as those plans are finalized. Moody noted the subpoena that sought the inmate s testimony remained in effect and could be enforced dramatically, if the committee chose to be heavy-handed. Although, given the spate of conflicting moves from a range of agencies in Roberson s case, the chairman added: We aren t interested in escalating a division between branches of government. Roberson, 57, had been scheduled to die by le Qmey Cyber threat investigator sees major uptick in threats against federal authorities since Mar-a-Lago FBI search
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