Bipartisan Lawmakers Come Together to Stop Execution in Texas | EWTN News Nightly

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Robert Roberson was sentenced to die last Thursday, but a bipartisan group of Texas lawmakers worked together to stop the execution for now. Democratic Texas state representative Joe Moody is the chairman of a state House committee who led the effort. He is also a Catholic. Moody explained to EWTN News Nightly how his views on the death penalty shifted after Pope Francis changed the Church's stance on the issue. Another lawmaker from Texas, Republican State Representative Lacey Hull, joins to tell us why she thinks Robert Roberson deserves a new trial. This case is drawing bipartisan support for Robert. Hull discusses how unusual this is in Texas. Governor Greg Abbot says lawmakers "stepped out of line with last night's hearing." Hull explains how she would respond to him. ------------ EWTN News Nightly provides the latest news and analysis from a Catholic perspective. Join host Tracy Sabol, our Capitol Hill, White House and Rome Correspondents, as well as many other diverse guests daily, to get the latest from the U.S. and the Vatican on topics regarding our Catholic faith and interests. ------------- EWTN News Nightly airs on EWTN weekdays at 6pm & 9pm ET. ------------ Don't miss an episode of EWTN New Nightly. Get updates here: https://www.ewtn.com/tv/shows/ewtn-news-nightly ------------- Sign up today to receive the EWTN News Nightly newsletter: https://www.ewtn.com/enn ------------- Follow EWTN News Nightly on Social Media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ewtnnewsnightly Twitter: https://twitter.com/EWTNNewsNightly Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ewtnnewsnightly/ ------------- Subscribe to EWTN YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/user/EWTN ------------- You can support the EWTN News mission: https://bit.ly/3qDR1qf