Texas board votes against clemency for a man facing execution in shaken baby syndrome case

HOUSTON (AP) — The Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles on Wednesday denied a request for clemency for a man who this week could be the first person in the U.S. executed for a murder conviction tied to the diagnosis of shaken baby syndrome.
The parole board voted to not recommend that Robert Roberson’s death sentence be commuted to life in prison or that his execution be delayed.
Gov. Greg Abbott can only grant clemency after receiving a recommendation from the board. Abbott does have