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MRT (free): Trump to Tape Rogan in Austin, Harris to Rally in Houston Friday // TX House Hearing Adjourns w/o Roberson // Turnout High on Day 1 of EV
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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 ($)
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NEWS FROM AROUND THE STATE
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> DMN: "Early voters in Texas cast ballots as immigration, abortion, economy loom large" DMN
> HOU CHRON: "Texas upstream jobs increase for the fourth consecutive month" HOU CHRON
> HOU CHRON: "City reps pull out of conference after Houston mayor's pay-to-play accusations" HOU CHRON
> FWST: "Police investigating ‘staged’ ballot harvesting video from Tarrant County judge race" FWST
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> COMMUNITY IMPACT: "Flood control calls tax rate election to fund aging maintenance projects" COMMUNITY IMPACT
> DMN: "Here’s what to watch in Texas as early voting begins and Election Day looms" DMN
EXTRA POINTS
Last night's Texas sports scores:
None.
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)
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