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Texas, which is the second most populous state of the Union, has executed 591 offenders since the U.S. capital punishment resumption in 1976 (beginning in 1982 with the Brooks execution) to October 1, 2024 (the execution of Garcia Glen White)—more than a third of the national total. [2]
One state has executed by far the most inmates, at 591. ... Texas executed eight inmates last year and five this year. ... Texas, 591. Oklahoma, 126. Virginia, 113.
Since then, Virginia has executed more than 1,300 people, the most of any other state. [3] In the modern, post-Gregg era, Virginia conducted 113 executions, the third most in the country, behind only Texas and Oklahoma. [4] The last execution in the state was on July 6, 2017, when William Morva was executed via lethal injection for murder. [5]
However, Texas, Oklahoma, Virginia, Florida, and Missouri are the top five states with the highest number of executions–Texas alone has imposed 570 executions since 1976. [198] The racial makeup of the people sentenced to death reveals a disproportionate representation of Black people.
By the end of this week, five men across the United States will have died from execution. Texas leads all-time death penalty numbers. US executes 5 men in 6 days.
Huntsville Unit, the location of the State of Texas execution chamber. The list of people executed by the U.S. state of Texas, with the exception of 1819–1849, is divided into periods of 10 years. Since 1819, 1,343 people (all but nine of whom have been men) have been executed in Texas as of 1 January 2025.
And Texas executed Travis James Mullis in the murder of his 3-month-old son in 2008. ... The Lone Star state has put 590 inmates to death since 1982, most recently Travis James Mullis.
1 By state. 2 By year. 3 Other. ... Lists of people executed in Texas; List of people executed in Utah; ... List of people executed in West Virginia;