Texas can schedule Robert Roberson’s execution — but lawmakers still expect his testimony first

Robert Roberson seeks a new trial after his 2003 conviction for the murder of his 2-year-old daughter, Nikki Curtis, in Palestine, Texas. (Credit: Shelby Knowles for The Texas Tribune)

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Texas can proceed with scheduling the execution of death row inmate Robert Roberson despite his claims of innocence and calls for a new trial. But a Texas House committee, whose members believe Roberson was convicted based on junk science, still expects him to provide them with testimony about his conviction and appeals.