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Texas Performs 600th Execution After Supreme Court Lifts Stay

5/16/2026

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Edward Busby Jr. was executed by lethal injection at the Texas Department of Criminal Justice prison in Huntsville on May 15, 2026, the state’s 600th execution since 1982.
The U.S. Supreme Court lifted a Fifth Circuit stay in a 6-3 decision hours before the execution.
Busby apologized to the victim’s family and asked for forgiveness before the pentobarbital injection began.

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Edward Busby Jr. was executed by lethal injection at the Texas Department of Criminal Justice prison in Huntsville on May 15, 2026, the state’s 600th execution since 1982.
The U.S. Supreme Court lifted a Fifth Circuit stay in a 6-3 decision hours before the execution.
Busby apologized to the victim’s family and asked for forgiveness before the pentobarbital injection began.