The new rules require district attorneys in counties with 400,000 or more people to submit reports and provide certain case files to state officials.

The rules require counties with over 400,000 residents to submit detailed reports and grant the Texas Attorney General’s Office access to case files.

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has claimed his move aims to protect the public by urging large-county prosecutors to crack down on violent criminals.

Attorneys for death row inmate Robert Roberson have filed a formal objection to Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton's request to set an execution date, citing ongoing legal proceedings and compelling new evidence of Roberson's innocence.

A man whose execution was delayed last year by an unprecedented move by Texas lawmakers could soon get a new execution date. On Monday, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton requested a new execution date for Robert Roberson.

A judge could set a new execution date for no sooner than 90 days from now, though Roberson has a pending appeal.