The Texas Legislature has officially kicked off its new legislative session in Austin. Texas House Rep. Dustin Burrows, a Lubbock Republican, has won the powerful role of House speaker for this legislative session. A fight to get death row inmate Robert Roberson to testify before a state house committee will continue into this legislative session. At least 34 people convicted in cases relying on shaken baby diagnoses have been exonerated since 1992, according to the National Registry of Exonerations.
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This program originally aired on January 14, 2025