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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)

John King, convicted ringleader in Texas dragging death of James Byrd Jr., to be executed

By Juan A. Lozano and Michael Graczyk - 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

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)

John William King executed in Texas for dragging death of James Byrd Jr.

By Juan A. Lozano and Michael Graczyk - Associated Press

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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** FILE ** Lawrence Russell Brewer listens to the guilty verdict in his capital murder trial at the Brazos County Courthouse in Bryan, Texas, in September 1999. (AP Photo/Butch Ireland, Pool)

White supremacist set to die for Texas dragging

By Michael Graczyk - Associated Press

Texas executes supremacist for infamous dragging death

By Michael Graczyk - Associated Press