 The couple settled in Rising Star in 1920.Robertson was the first native-born Texan to hold the position of Poet Laureate of Texas; among the publications which featured her work were "Kaleidograph", "Southwest Review", "Holland's Magazine", "Country Gentleman", "Good Housekeeping", and "Ladies' Home Journal".Robertson was a charter member of the Texas Institute of Letters, whose president she became in 1944; she was also a member of both the Poetry Society of America and Texas Federation of Women's Clubs.