Texas legislators subpoena Robert Roberson to speak hours before his scheduled execution ... and more news

Texas legislators held a daylong hearing Wednesday examining the evidence and hearing expert testimony in the case of Robert Roberson, the East Texas man who could become the first in the country to be put to death for the disputed “shaken baby syndrome” theory. In other news, the town of Fairview has created a Zoning Defense Fund for legal costs in anticipation of a lawsuit from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints over the town’s denial of a controversial proposed temple; a federal jury in Fort Worth awarded American Airlines $9.4 million on Tuesday in the airline’s suit against Skiplagged, a website that promotes bargain fares through “hidden city” ticketing, a practice that saves many fliers money but, American contends, costs airlines millions in uncaptured revenue; and Mark Cuban says he feels bad for Jerry Jones, after Jones’ meltdown in a radio interview earlier this week.  The Cowboys owner took a defensive tone during his weekly radio hit with “Shan & RJ” on 105.3 The Fan, drumming up the buzz around his team after a 47-9 loss to Detroit.

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