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Texas carries out nation’s first execution since Christa Pike’s failed lethal injection

Published October 7, 2026 11:06 pm • Updated October 7, 2026 11:06 pm •

A Texas man who fatally shot a convenience store clerk in 2000 has been executed, a week after a failed lethal injection in Tennessee

A Texas man who fatally shot a convenience store clerk in 2000 has been executed, a week after a failed lethal injection in Tennessee

Source: ABC News US — Original report ↗

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Original source: ABC News US ↗