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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.
Executions 2020–present. The number in the "#" column indicates the nth person executed since 1982 (when Texas resumed the death penalty).As an example, John Steven Gardner (the first person executed in Texas during the 2020 decade) was the 568th person executed since resumption of the death penalty.
The list of people executed by the U.S. state of Texas, with the exception of 1819–1849, is divided into periods of 10 years. Since 1819, 1,340 people (all but nine of whom have been men) have been executed in Texas as of 23 May 2024. Between 1819 and 1923, 390 people were executed by hanging in the county where the trial took place. [1]
Executions 1990–1999. The number in the "#" column indicates the n th person executed since 1982 (when Texas resumed the death penalty). As an example, Jerome Butler (the first person executed in Texas during the 1990 decade) was the 34th person executed since resumption of the death penalty. Source: List of executed offenders by the TDCJ ...
A Texas jury early Wednesday recommended a south Texas man be sentenced to death for fatally shooting a state trooper in 2019. The Hidalgo County jury that convicted Victor Godinez last week of ...
In the United States, capital punishment is a legal penalty throughout the country at the federal level, in 27 states, and in American Samoa. [b] [1] It is also a legal penalty for some military offenses. Capital punishment has been abolished in 23 states and in the federal capital, Washington, D.C. [2] It is usually applied for only the most ...
Indeed, at least 196 people sentenced to death in the United States since 1973 have been exonerated, 16 of them in Texas, according to the non-profit Death Penalty Information Center.
Capital punishment is retained in law by 55 UN member states or observer states, with 140 having abolished it in law or in practice.The most recent legal executions performed by nations and other entities with criminal law jurisdiction over the people present within its boundaries are listed below.