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Texas man becomes 1st person executed in U.S. this year

Texas man becomes first person executed in U.S. this year

A Texas man became the first person executed in the U.S. this year. The man killed his ex-girlfriend and her new boyfriend. At one point, he escaped prison for three days.

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Texas executes 55-year-old man in first US execution of 2026

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Texas executes man convicted of 1998 double murder

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Texas carries out first US execution of the year

The state of Texas executed Charles Thompson on January 28 for the 1998 killings of his ex-girlfriend and her boyfriend at a suburban Houston apartment.

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Texas killer asks victims' families for forgiveness before becoming first execution of 2026

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Texas inmate executed for murder of ex-girlfriend, her new boyfriend

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Texas executes 55-year-old man in first U.S. execution of 2026

In his last statement, Thompson asked the families of his victims for forgiveness, while stating he hopes they can "begin to heal" and move on.

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Texas man convicted of 2 fatal shootings becomes the first person executed in the U.S. this year

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First Texas execution of 2026 is Houston double murderer

Texas death row appeals to watch in 2026

One of the cases headed back to court in 2026 is that of Robert Roberson. He argues he was wrongfully convicted of killing his daughter.

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Texas, once the national leader in capital punishment, ranks far behind Florida in 2025 executions

There have been five executions apiece this year in Texas, Alabama and South Carolina. Florida leads the nation with 18. Kristin Houle Cuellar is executive director of the Texas Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty, which compiled the statistics for its ...

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Several major Texas death row appeals loom in 2026 amid drop in executions

Several appeals in some of Texas’ highest-profile capital punishment cases are set for 2026 as the state continues to maintain a historically low number of executions. 2025 marked the second year Texas was not the leading state in executions in a ...

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Texas man convicted of 2004 murder of TCU professor scheduled for execution

The Texas man convicted of kidnapping and murdering a retired 77-year-old Texas Christian University professor in 2004 has been scheduled for execution, according to the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. Edward Lee Busby was found guilty of abducting ...