2nd Texas man set for execution in torture-slaying

A 31-year-old North Texas man is headed to the Texas death chamber for the torture and slaying of a mentally challenged woman 13 years ago.

Michael Wayne Hall is to die Tuesday in Huntsville for the killing of Amy Robinson.

Authorities say Hall and Robert Neville abducted 19-year-old Robinson as she rode her bike to work at an Arlington supermarket. Neville was put to death five years ago for Robinson’s killing.

Hall’s lawyers contend that he, too, is mentally impaired and ineligible for lethal injection. On Monday, the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals rejected that argument. The Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles rejected a clemency request last week.