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Coverage dated May 14, 2026

Texas puts man to death for a retired professor’s killing in its 600th execution since 1982

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HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) — A man who experts for both prosecutors and defense attorneys had said was intellectually disabled became the 600th person executed in Texas since 1982, put to

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    Texas puts man to death for a retired professor’s killing in its 600th execution since 1982 (opens WFMZ Allentown)

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    HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) — A man who experts for both prosecutors and defense attorneys had said was intellectually disabled became the 600th person executed in Texas since 1982, put to

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    Texas puts man to death for a retired professor's killing (opens WMUR)

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    Edward Busby Jr. has become the 600th person executed in Texas since the state resumed carrying out the death penalty in 1982.

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