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Texas man whose execution was halted by subpoena set to testify to lawmakers

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Dr. Phil McGraw, center, leaves the room after giving testimony to a committee discussing the case of death row inmate Robert Roberson, Monday, Oct. 21, 2024, in Austin, Texas. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)
Capitol staff members look into a room where a committee is is discussing the case of death row inmate Robert Roberson, Monday, Oct. 21, 2024, in Austin, Texas. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)
A person waiting outside a hearing room watches a live feed of the committee hearing as State Rep. Joe Moody, D-El Paso, makes comments Monday, Oct. 21, 2024, in Austin, Texas. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)
Barrett Hess, left, and Marcella Marino, right, hold signs as they stand outside a room where a committee is discussing the case of death row inmate Robert Roberson, Monday, Oct. 21, 2024, in Austin, Texas. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)
Dr. Phil McGraws, in blue suit gesturing with hand, makes comments during a committee hearing in the case of death row inmate Robert Roberson, Monday, Oct. 21, 2024, in Austin, Texas. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)
Dr. Phil McGraw, in blue suit, leaves the room after giving testimony to a committee discussing the case of death row inmate Robert Roberson, Monday, Oct. 21, 2024, in Austin, Texas. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)
Dr. Phil McGraw, in blue suit sitting at table, gives testimony to the state House Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence during a committee hearing in the case of death row inmate Robert Roberson, Monday, Oct. 21, 2024, in Austin, Texas. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)
The state House Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence listens to testimony from Terre Compton, sitting at table center left, a resident of Palestine, Texas, and a member of the jury that convicted Robert Roberson, Monday, Oct. 21, 2024, in Austin, Texas. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)
State Rep. Brian Harrison, R-Midlothian, holds a statement as he questions a witness during the committee hearing regarding the death row case of Robert Roberson, Monday, Oct. 21, 2024, in Austin, Texas. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)
Texas Rep. Joe Moody, D-El Paso, right, talks with Rachel Wetsel, clerk for the state House Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence, left, as a witness gives testimony in the committee hearing regarding the case of death row inmate Robert Roberson, Monday, Oct. 21, 2024, in Austin, Texas. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)
Jennifer Martin, center, and Thomas Roberson, in green shirt, right, attend a committee hearing on Robert Roberson's death row case, Monday, Oct. 21, 2024, in Austin, Texas. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)
FILE - Texas lawmakers meet with Robert Roberson at a prison in Livingston, Texas, Sept. 27, 2024. (Criminal Justice Reform Caucus via AP, File)
Thomas Roberson, older brother of condemned prisoner Robert Roberson, attends a committee hearing on Roberson's death row case, Monday, Oct. 21, 2024, in Austin, Texas. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)
Jennifer Martin attends a committee hearing on Robert Roberson's death row case, Monday, Oct. 21, 2024, in Austin, Texas. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)
Texas Rep. Jeff Leach, R-Plano, right, poses a question to a witness as Rep. David Cook, R-Mansfield, left, listens during a committee hearing regarding the death row case of Robert Roberson, Monday, Oct. 21, 2024, in Austin, Texas. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)
Dr. Phil McGraws, in blue suit gesturing with hands, makes comments during a committee hearing in the case of death row inmate Robert Roberson, Monday, Oct. 21, 2024, in Austin, Texas. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)
Jennifer Martin, left, and Thomas Roberson, older brother of condemned prisoner Robert Roberson, right, holds signs as they protest outside the prison where Roberson is scheduled for execution at the Huntsville Unit of the Texas State Penitentiary, Thursday, Oct. 17, 2024, in Huntsville, Texas. (AP Photo/Michael Wyke)
Dr. Phil McGraw stands as he leaves the room after giving testimony to a committee discussing the case of death row inmate Robert Roberson, Monday, Oct. 21, 2024, in Austin, Texas. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)
Texas state representatives Lacey Hull, left, and John Bucy III comment during a press conference after the stay granted by the Texas Supreme Court to halt the execution of Robert Roberson, at the Huntsville Unit of the Texas State Penitentiary, Thursday, Oct. 17, 2024, in Huntsville, Texas. (AP Photo/Michael Wyke)
Sascha Anderson, right, and Sam McRae, left, hold signs as they stand outside a room where a committee is discusing the case of death row inmate Robert Roberson, Monday, Oct. 21, 2024, in Austin, Texas. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)
Dr. Phil McGraw, in blue suit, leaves the room after giving testimony to a committee discussing the case of death row inmate Robert Roberson, Monday, Oct. 21, 2024, in Austin, Texas. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)
Media members are seen inside a hearing room where committee members are discussing the case of deathrow inmate Robert Roberson, Monday, Oct. 21, 2024, in Austin, Texas. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)

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Dr. Phil McGraw, center, leaves the room after giving testimony to a committee discussing the case of death row inmate Robert Roberson, Monday, Oct. 21, 2024, in Austin, Texas. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)