By Jonathan Allen(Reuters) - A man on death row in Texas who had expected to be executed on Thursday night is now set to testify next week before the state lawmakers who believe he may have been wrongly convicted of murdering his 2-year-old daughter and secured him an extraordinary reprieve.
On Wednesday, the lawmakers voted to issue a subpoena for Roberson to testify before the House Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence.
On Thursday, they secured an order from a Texas judge staying the execution and forbidding state officials from preventing Roberson from answering the subpoena.
"This was an extraordinary maneuver by these Texas lawmakers, and it did the trick," said Robin Maher, director of the Washington-based Death Penalty Information Center.
"What I hope is that everyone involved in this case, particularly state officials pushing for a new execution date, will have an opportunity to reconsider their options."

Texas death row inmate to testify before lawmakers who secured reprieve By Reuters