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Lawmaker: Texas shouldn’t read executed inmates’ last words

By PAUL J. WEBER - Associated Press

This undated photo provided by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice shows John William King. The white supremacist on Texas death row who orchestrated one of the most gruesome hate crimes in U.S. history was executed for the infamous dragging death nearly 21 years ago of James Byrd Jr., a black man from East Texas. King received a lethal injection Wednesday evening, April 24, 2019. (Texas Department of Criminal Justice via AP)

The Latest: Texas executes man for 1998 dragging death

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In this Wednesday, April 10, 2019, photo Mylinda Byrd Washington, 66, right, and Louvon Byrd Harris, 61, hold up photographs of their brother James Byrd Jr. in Houston. James Byrd Jr. was the victim of what is considered to be one of the most gruesome hate crime murders in recent Texas history. (AP Photo/Juan Lozano)

Texas town reflects on dragging death ahead of execution

By JUAN A. LOZANO - Associated Press

Jamie Byrd-Grant, daughter, Renee Mullins, daughter, and Thurman Byrd, brother, unveil a bench in memory of James Byrd Jr. on the lawn of the Jasper County Courthouse in Jasper, Texas, Thursday, June 8, 2018. (Ryan Pelham/The Beaumont Enterprise via AP)

Texas family honors man dragged to his death 20 years ago

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Man convicted of notorious dragging death gets court review

By MICHAEL GRACZYK - Associated Press

Appeals stall punishment in dragging death case

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