Son of Mi Tierra restaurant founders dies at 81
Jorge Cortez, whose parents founded the iconic Mi Tierra restaurant at Market Square in downtown San Antonio, died Monday at ...
Texas Election Results
Mr. Cruz has never been personally popular, but Texas has been reliably Republican for decades. Latest results from Nov. 8 ...
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Texas death row inmate Robert Roberson’s fate could be impacted by upcoming election
HOUSTON — With Election Day just a week away, the results could carry significant consequences for Texas death row inmate Robert Roberson. Convicted over two decades ago for the death of his 2 ...
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Texas GOP lawmakers are at odds over Robert Roberson’s execution. Here’s what to know
The debate over whether to execute Robert Roberson ... reports on Texas state government and politics from the Hearst Bureau in Austin for the Houston Chronicle and the San Antonio Express ...
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San Antonio 2-year-old in need of antibody infusions to live a healthier life
SAN ANTONIO — Alaia Hernandez spent her first birthday in the hospital. Her condition with hypogammaglobulinemia can change drastically from one day to another. "Her body just doesn’t create ...
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Robert Roberson’s case spotlights Texas’ GOP divide on criminal justice
Eleven years ago, Texas lawmakers passed what would become ... embark on a last-ditch attempt to forestall the execution of Robert Roberson, who has turned to the law to dispute his 2003 ...
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Texas court issues last-minute decision blocking execution of father in ‘shaken baby syndrome’ case
Texas’s Supreme Court blocked the execution of a man who was set to die on Thursday, hours before the convicted killer’s execution warrant expired at midnight. Robert Roberson, 57 ...
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Texas judge grants subpoena request, possibly delaying scheduled execution of Robert Roberson
A first-of-its-kind Hail Mary legal maneuver to delay the impending execution of Texas death row inmate Robert Roberson succeeded — at least temporarily — after a Travis County state district ...
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Gov. Greg Abbott’s office condemns Texas House lawmakers who intervened in Robert Roberson’s execution
The Texas governor had not publicly shared his thoughts on the actions of a bipartisan group of lawmakers that stopped the scheduled execution of Robert Roberson. Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said in a ...
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Texas lawmakers hear testimony supporting death row inmate Robert Roberson – but despite subpoena, he does not appear
Death row inmate Robert Roberson did not appear Monday to testify before the Texas House Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence – in person or otherwise – despite a subpoena lawmakers issued last ...
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Texas was about to execute Robert Roberson. Then a last-ditch tactic bought him more time
“We will continue to seek out avenues to get relief for Robert in the form of a new trial. But the only obvious way that can happen at this time is through the (Texas Court of Criminal Appeals ...
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Texas high court punted Robert Roberson’s case to a lower court. Here’s what that means
Amanda Hernandez, director of communications at Texas Department of Criminal Justice, speaks in front of Huntsville Unit after Texas Supreme Court blocked execution of Robert Roberson, Thursday ...