Texas set to carry out first US execution since botched lethal injection of Christa Pike
Photograph: Houston Chronicle/Hearst Newspapers/Getty ImagesView image in fullscreenThe penitentiary in Livingston, Texas. Pike had complained her arms felt like they were going to explode as she was given the drug.She regained consciousness on Tuesday. Her lawyers say she has pneumonia and is unable to move her arms.View image in fullscreenJamaal Howard in this Texas department of criminal justice handout.
- ▪Photograph: Houston Chronicle/Hearst Newspapers/Getty ImagesView image in fullscreenThe penitentiary in Livingston, Texas.
- ▪Pike had complained her arms felt like they were going to explode as she was given the drug.She regained consciousness on Tuesday.
- ▪Her lawyers say she has pneumonia and is unable to move her arms.View image in fullscreenJamaal Howard in this Texas department of criminal justice handout.
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- ▪ Texas carries out first US execution since Christa Pike's botched lethal injections — BBC News — World
- ▪ Decoding America: What next after Christa Pike’s botched execution? — The Guardian — US
- ▪ Texas Plans Execution After Botched Lethal Injection in Tennessee — NYT — Home
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The penitentiary in Livingston, Texas. Photograph: Houston Chronicle/Hearst Newspapers/Getty ImagesView image in fullscreenThe penitentiary in Livingston, Texas. Photograph: Houston Chronicle/Hearst Newspapers/Getty ImagesTexasTexas set to carry out first US execution since botched lethal injection of Christa PikeJamaal Howard’s lawyers urge halt, citing risk of another failed execution after Pike’s ordeal in TennesseeUwa Ede-OsifoWed 7 Oct 2026 16.58 EDTLast modified on Wed 7 Oct 2026 16.59 EDTSharePrefer the Guardian on GoogleTexas on Wednesday is scheduled to carry out the first execution in the US after the the botched lethal injection of Christa Pike in Tennessee last week.Lawyers for Jamaal Howard, a Texas man on death row for capital murder, are seeking to halt the execution,…
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