Wednesday’s decision affirms Attorney General Ken Paxton’s request for an October execution date for Roberson, whose case has divided the state’s Republicans.

A new execution date was set Wednesday morning in Palestine for death row inmate Robert Roberson, in his case involving the death of his 2-year-old daughter, Nikki Curtis. KETK/FOX51 News covers East Texas,

A district judge set a new execution date for Texas death row inmate, Robert Roberson. Roberson's new execution date is scheduled for Oct. 16, 2025. Roberson still has a pending appeal in the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals.