Texas Executes Jamaal Howard Following Legal Appeals Over Lethal Injection Drug

Jamaal Howard, 46, was executed by lethal injection with pentobarbital at a Texas state prison on Wednesday evening, marking the first US execution since Christa Pike's botched attempt.

State and federal courts, along with the US Supreme Court, denied defense requests to pause the execution based on arguments regarding degraded drug supplies.

Howard was convicted for the 2000 murder of convenience store clerk Vickie Swartout during a robbery, and apologized to her family in his final statement.