Texas high court blocks execution of Robert Roberson after novel legal move by lawmakers ... and more news

The Texas Supreme Court ordered the state to allow Robert Roberson III to comply with a subpoena for this testimony. In other news, a former professor and administrator at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Fort Worth pleaded guilty to a felony this week after being charged with making a false statement to FBI investigators. Matt Queen served as a professor and interim provost at Southwestern, the largest Baptist seminary in Texas; Dallas drivers planning to use eastbound Interstate 20 this weekend should expect delays as a section of the highway is closed for ongoing construction. The Texas Department of Transportation will close all lanes of eastbound I-20 between Cockrell Hill Road and S. Hampton Road from 10 p.m. Friday to 5 a.m. Saturday. The eastbound I-20 on-ramp from Cockrell Hill Road will also be closed. Drivers will be detoured and should anticipate slowdowns in the area. All lanes of Kirnwood Boulevard and Westmoreland Road will also close between the east and westbound I-20 frontage roads during that time; and if you’ve ever found driving in Texas a painful experience, you might have a good reason. Texas is the 10th worst state to drive in, according to a new report by MoneyGeek. The analysis ranked driving in all 50 states based on a combination of traffic, transportation costs, safety, road infrastructure and weather. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices