Just before an arson expert was supposed to give important testimony to a Texas board investigating the state’s handling of a case that may have led to the execution of an innocent man, Gov. Rick Perry stepped in and removed three members of the board and appointed a new chairperson, who cancelled the scheduled testimony. Zack Roth reports.

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