Attorneys for death row inmate Robert Roberson have filed a formal objection to Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton's request to set an execution date, citing ongoing legal proceedings and compelling new evidence of Roberson's innocence.

A judge could set a new execution date for no sooner than 90 days from now, though Roberson has a pending appeal.

A man whose execution was delayed last year by an unprecedented move by Texas lawmakers could soon get a new execution date. On Monday, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton requested a new execution date for Robert Roberson.

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled 6-3 against challenges from Texas legislators and landowners to a temporary nuclear waste facility near the New Mexico border.

Texas has not allowed gender-affirming care for two years, but parents had hoped there might be a small window of opening before Wednesday's opinion.