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A new Texas order is requiring hospitals to ask patients for their citizenship status starting Nov. 1. NBC 5’s Larry Collins has the details.

Governor Abbott speaks on fentanyl poisoning death decrease in Texas

The governor spoke briefly but publicly in Dallas for the first time about the halted execution of death row inmate Robert Roberson.

Governor Greg Abbott is breaking his silence about the controversial ‘shaken baby’ capital murder case. The governor spoke briefly but publicly in Dallas about the halted execution of death row inmate Robert Roberson. NBC 5’s Meredith Yeomans has the latest on where the case stands.

At the Texas State Capital, a bi-partisan hearing is underway late into the night to save the life of Robert Roberson, a death row inmate from Palestine. His attorney is currently testifying. NBC 5’s Meredith Yeomans has more.

Lawmakers saved Robert Roberson minutes before his execution by calling him to appear, but he is not testifying because of a fight between state leaders over whether it should be virtual or in person. Instead this hearing has been an effort from lawmakers and celebrity supporters to build public pressure to get him a new trial.

The attorney representing the Texas governor’s office filed an amicus brief Monday saying the petition filed by the House Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence last week regarding the case of death row inmate Robert Roberson should be tossed out.

Texas House members were successful in halting the execution of Texas death row inmate Robert Roberson III when the Supreme Court of Texas granted a stay on Thursday night. NBC 5’s Larry Collins tells us more.

The Supreme Court of Texas granted a stay late Thursday night effectively halting the execution of death row inmate Robert Roberson III.

There’s been a flurry of action surrounding the effort to save a Texas man set for execution. The U.S. Supreme Court refused to stop Robert Roberson’s execution. But an Austin judge then issued a ruling calling for prison officials to delay the sentence. NBC 5’s Maria Guerrero takes a look at what’s happening as officials took Roberson to the death...

Despite saying credible evidence of his innocence has been raised, the Supreme Court of the United States has denied a stay for Texas death row inmate Robert Roberson III and said it’s up to Gov. Greg Abbott to issue a 30-day stay.

Without intervention from Greg Abbott or the U.S. Supreme Court, a Texas man would be the first to be executed for a conviction based on a syndrome that has come under scientific scrutiny. NBC 5’s Larry Collins tells us the details.

Despite testimony that a man on death row is innocent Robert Roberson’s fate is all but sealed. The Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles rejected the East Texas father bid for clemency plea Wednesday. Roberson was convicted of shaking his young daughter to death more than 20 years ago. NBC 5’s Maria Guerrero is monitoring the final appeals in the...

The Texas Board of Paroles and Pardons has denied recommending clemency for Robert Roberson III one day before his scheduled execution, according to NBC News.

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott teamed up with some of the state’s college football coaches for an ad campaign warning about the dangers of fentanyl, which is set to air at high school football games across the state Friday night.

According to TXSE’s founder and CEO, Jim Lee, the next major step is getting approval from the Federal Securities and Exchange Commission, regulators in Washington, D.C.

Business leaders took one more step towards the creation of a Texas stock exchange headquartered in Dallas. They announced pledges of $135 million to start up the project. NBC 5’s Phil Prazan has details.

It’s being called the biggest shakeup to Texas courts in more than a century. Gov. Greg Abbott swore in the justices for the newly formed Texas Business Court. NBC 5’s Keenan Willard takes a look at the new trial court system.

Texas Governor Greg Abbott swore in the justices for the Texas Business Court, a new trial court system that will hear civil suits stemming from the corporate world. At the kickoff celebration, NBC 5 got answers from state leaders on the oversight the new system will have.

Applications are now being accepted for the Texas Music Incubator Rebate Program. Live music venues can apply now.