Texas House committee does not hear testimony from death row inmate

AUSTIN (Nexstar) -- Robert Roberson, a Texas man on death row convicted of killing his 2-year-old daughter in 2003, was not in attendance to testify at the Friday hearing of the Texas House Criminal Jurisprudence Committee.

It was not a surprise to the lawmakers in attendance after the Texas Attorney General's Office filed a motion Thursday night to try and block Roberson from being transported to Austin to testify.

The House Committee subpoenaed Roberson on Dec. 10 and compelled...