Texas executes Jamaal Howard after lawyers request a pause

Texas carried out the first US execution since Christa Pike's botched lethal injections, after Jamaal Howard's lawyers sought a pause.

The Chestnut Post Staff · October 7, 2026 at 11:30 PM EDT

Texas has executed Jamaal Howard in the first US execution since the botched lethal injections involving Christa Pike, BBC News reported.

Howard's lawyers had asked a judge to put the execution on hold following the problems with Pike's injections.

Originally reported by BBC News. Read the full story at BBC News

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