08-10-2026 00:09 via washingtontimes.com

Texas court denies request to stop execution over Christa Pike's failed lethal injection

A Texas court on Wednesday refused to halt the execution of a man who fatally shot a convenience store clerk after his attorneys cited the failed lethal injection of Christa Pike in Tennessee.

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