Texas's executions in the fall of 2026
Active · last development Oct 7: “Texas set to execute man for fatally shooting a convenience store clerk during robbery in 2000”
Texas carried out a run of executions in the fall of 2026, including both men convicted of a 2005 triple killing,[1][2] while the state's highest criminal court rejected a lower court's finding that death row prisoner Melissa Lucio is innocent.[3]
What this arc covers
The executions carried out and scheduled in Texas in September and October 2026, including LeJames Norman and his codefendant, both sentenced to death for a 2005 triple killing, and a man convicted of killing a convenience store clerk in 2000, and the state appeals court's rejection of an innocence ruling for a woman who spent 18 years on death row.
Earliest story we hold Sep 15, 2026 · 4 stories · 24 independent sources (counted once each) · 22 days
Background
Texas executed LeJames Norman on September 16, 2026, the state's fifth execution of the year, for the 2005 shooting deaths of three people during an attempted robbery at his neighbor's home in rural Texas.[1] A week later it executed Ker'Sean Ramey, the other man convicted in the killings.[2] The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals rejected a lower court's finding that Melissa Lucio, on death row for 18 years, is innocent in the death of her 2-year-old daughter, a case that drew bipartisan calls for her release.[3] In October, Texas was set to execute Jamaal Howard for the 2000 killing of a convenience store clerk, in what would be the nation's 30th execution of the year.[4]
Supporting stories (4)
- Texas to execute man convicted in triple murder as a Georgia execution is put on hold
- Texas is set to execute a second man convicted in 2005 triple killing
- Texas appeals court rejects ruling of innocence for woman on death row for 18 years
- Texas set to execute man for fatally shooting a convenience store clerk during robbery in 2000
Overview updated Oct 7, 2026
Part of The death penalty
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- Christa Pike's failed execution and Tennessee's halt to executionsAug 11 – Oct 5, 2026
- Texas's executions in the fall of 2026This arcSep 15 – Oct 7, 2026
- The Fort Hood shooter Nidal Hasan's execution by firing squadOct 5 – Oct 7, 2026
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| Week of | Left | Center | Right | Articles |
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| Sep 14, 2026 | 1 | 12 | 2 | 27 |
| Sep 21, 2026 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 30 |
| Oct 5, 2026 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
8% left · 84% center · 8% right of 24 independent sources among the outlets we track, across 4 stories.
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September 2026
Sep 15– 17Texas to execute man convicted in triple murder as a Georgia execution is put on hold28 articles · 19 independent sources1 left, 12 center, 2 right- Sep 22– 24Texas is set to execute a second man convicted in 2005 triple killing18 articles · 13 independent sources1 left, 9 center, 1 right
- Sep 24– 26Texas appeals court rejects ruling of innocence for woman on death row for 18 years13 articles · 11 independent sources0 left, 4 center, 0 right
October 2026
Oct 7Texas set to execute man for fatally shooting a convenience store clerk during robbery in 20007 articles · 7 independent sources1 left, 1 center, 1 right