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Since 1819, 1,341 people (all but nine of whom have been men) have been executed in Texas as of 9 September 2024. Between 1819 and 1923, 390 people were executed by hanging in the county where the trial took place. [1] During the American Civil War, three Confederate deserters and a man convicted of attempted rape were executed by firing squad. [1]
The following is a list of people executed by the U.S. state of Texas since 2020.To date, 22 people have been executed since 2020. All of the people during this period were convicted of murder and have been executed by lethal injection at the Huntsville Unit in Huntsville, Texas.
List of people executed in Texas, 2010–2019. The following is a list of people executed by the U.S. state of Texas between 2010 and 2019. All of the 120 people (117 males and 3 females) during this period were convicted of murder and executed by lethal injection at the Huntsville Unit in Huntsville, Texas. [1]
The following is a list of people executed by the U.S. state of Texas between 2000 and 2009. All of the 248 people (246 males and 2 females) during this period were convicted of murder and have been executed by lethal injection at the Huntsville Unit in Huntsville, Texas. [1][2] The count is the most of any decade in Texas history, surpassing ...
Capital punishment is a legal penalty in the U.S. state of Texas for murder, and participation in a felony resulting in death if committed by an individual who has attained or is over the age of 18. In 1982, the state became the first jurisdiction in the world to carry out an execution by lethal injection, when it executed Charles Brooks Jr.
List of people executed in Texas, 1950–1959. The following is a list of people executed by the U.S. state of Texas between 1950 and 1959. During this period 76 people were executed by electrocution at the Huntsville Unit in Texas. [ 1][ 2] Three electrocutions took place on September 5, 1951; though no intervening law to prohibit multiple ...
The following is a list of people executed by the U.S. state of Texas between 1982 (when the state resumed executions) to 1989. All of the 33 people during this period were convicted of murder and have been executed by lethal injection at the Huntsville Unit in Huntsville, Texas. [1] [2]
Ivan Abner Cantu (June 14, 1973 – February 28, 2024) was an American man from Dallas, Texas, convicted of the double murder of his cousin, James Mosqueda and Mosqueda's girlfriend, Amy Kitchen, who were shot in their home.