Texas has executed 600 inmates since reinstating capital punishment in 1976, marking a historic milestone. The state, once the national leader in executions, now ranks behind Florida as the Supreme Court continues denying appeals from death row inmates challenging their convictions and sentences.
·Supreme Court rejected an intellectual disability claim from a Texas death row inmate
·Supreme Court refused to review fairness of hypnotizing a key prosecution witness in a capital case
·Texas executed its 600th inmate since 1976, with final statements from death row inmates documented
·Texas execution numbers have declined significantly, now trailing Florida in 2025
·A Texas woman on death row for a grisly murder case has returned to public attention
drawn from The Texas Tribune, Death Penalty Information Center, NBC News, The Guardian · updated 1d ago