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TOP NEWS   
“Capitol hearing adjourns a day late without hearing Robert Roberson,” Dallas Morning News' Aaron Torres — “After hearing more than nine hours of testimony Monday on Robert Roberson’s case, the House Criminal Jurisprudence Committee stood at ease – instead of adjourning – as lawmakers worked to get the death row inmate to appear in person in Austin.
The negotiations were not successful, Roberson remained on death row in Livingston, and the committee hearing adjourned Tuesday afternoon.
Democratic Rep. Joe Moody of El Paso, chairman of the committee, said he will continue to press for Roberson to testify before lawmakers.
“There have been a number of very productive conversations on that front and we will continue to have those and fully anticipate that we will be able to take Mr. Roberson’s testimony in the near future, and we’re working on those details,” Moody said before adjourning.
Moody opened Monday’s hearing by saying he was disappointed Roberson would not be testifying but said negotiations were continuing to have him transported from death row to the Capitol.
The committee voted last week, one day before Roberson’s scheduled execution, to issue a subpoena compelling him to testify Monday. Prison officials began working to comply with the subpoena, Roberson’s lawyer Gretchen Sween testified, before the attorney general’s office intervened, telling the committee Roberson would be available to testify via video conferencing but not in person.
“Our goal is to take his testimony,” Moody said in an interview after Monday’s hearing. “Our goal is not to be wrapped up in some separation of powers litigation.”
One possibility being explored is to have committee members travel to Roberson’s prison to meet the death row inmate in person, Moody said Monday.
“[We’re] looking for any reasonable accommodation to be able to take his testimony in person,” he said. “If that means us going to him, then that’s fine.”
Video conferencing was out of the question, Moody added, because Roberson’s autism – diagnosed after he was convicted in 2003 of killing his 2-year-old daughter Nikki – made remote testimony unworkable.
“We may have to go to [Roberson’s prison], but we don’t have any other notification that that’s what we’re doing,” said Rep. Rhetta Bowers, D-Rowlett. “If we have to, we’re prepared to do that. We would have, of course, liked it to have been worked out to where he could have been there at the Capitol yesterday.”" DMN [ [link removed] ] ($)
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SAEN: “Business partner of Brad Simpson arrested” SAEN [ [link removed] ] ($)
SA REPORT: “Bexar County voters blow 2020 turnout out of the water on first day of early voting” SA Report [ [link removed] ]
CBS AUSTIN: “Travis County breaks early voting records with historic turnout” CBS Austin [ [link removed] ]
WFAA: “Dallas County says software glitch is causing long wait times at many voting locations” WFAA [ [link removed] ]
SAEN: “Man admits attempted smuggling of 1 million fentanyl pills” SAEN [ [link removed] ] ($)
HOU CHRON: “Chevron plans major headquarters renovations in downtown Houston” Houston Chronicle [ [link removed] ] ($)
SAEN: “San Marcos weighs adding fees and fences at river parks” SAEN [ [link removed] ] ($)
SAEN: Alison Beam guest column: “Texas should allow citizen statewide initiatives” SAEN [ [link removed] ] ($)
HOU CHRON: “Kamala Harris to hold campaign rally in Houston on Friday” Houston Chronicle [ [link removed] ] ($)
KVUE: “Trump coming to Austin to tape interview with Joe Rogan for popular podcast” KVUE [ [link removed] ]
NEWS FROM AROUND THE STATE    
 > TX MONTHLY: "Instead of Fixing the Foster Care System, Texas Is Trying to Game the Courts" TX MONTHLY [ [link removed] ]
 > DMN: "UT Southwestern Med School to pay $900K over claims that Black applicants were denied jobs" DMN [ [link removed] ]
 > DMN: "Early voters in Texas cast ballots as immigration, abortion, economy loom large" DMN [ [link removed] ]
 > HOU CHRON: "Texas upstream jobs increase for the fourth consecutive month" HOU CHRON [ [link removed] ]
 > HOU CHRON: "City reps pull out of conference after Houston mayor's pay-to-play accusations" HOU CHRON [ [link removed] ]
 > FWST: "Police investigating ‘staged’ ballot harvesting video from Tarrant County judge race" FWST [ [link removed] ]
 > HOU CHRON: "HISD's $4.4B bond would remove about 350 'temporary' buildings at 31 campuses" HOU CHRON [ [link removed] ]
 > THE TEXAN: "Paxton Demands Federal Election Commission Issue New Rules on ActBlue's Payment Methods" THE TEXAN [ [link removed] ]
 > TPR: "The race is so close. Here's what happens if there's a 269-269 Electoral College tie" TPR [ [link removed] ]
 > COMMUNITY IMPACT: "Flood control calls tax rate election to fund aging maintenance projects" COMMUNITY IMPACT [ [link removed] ]
 > DMN: "Here’s what to watch in Texas as early voting begins and Election Day looms" DMN [ [link removed] ]
EXTRA POINTS   
Last night's Texas sports scores:
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Tonight's Texas sports schedule:
  > 6pm: NHL: Dallas at Buffalo (ESPN+)
  > 6:30pm: NCAAF: Sam Houston St. at Florida Int'l. (ESPNU)
  > 7pm: NCAAF: UTEP at Louisiana Tech (CBS Sports)
DALLAS COWBOYS: "'Surprised Cowboys owner Jerry Jones returns to weekly radio show" DMN [ [link removed] ] ($)
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TEXAS A&M FOOTBALL: "LSU football vs Texas A&M: Aggies expecting 'electric' atmosphere for home SEC showdown" AAS [ [link removed] ] ($)
DALLAS MAVERICKS: "Kyrie Irving embracing new chapter as mentor in 14th NBA season" DMN [ [link removed] ] ($)
SAN ANTONIO SPURS: "Spurs' chemistry project ongoing as season opener" SAEN [ [link removed] ] ($)

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