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Death Penalty Debate Spurs State Legislation Push
The article discusses dissenting justices urging legislatures to decide death penalty policy, leaving states free to craft laws without court-imposed limits. It notes Texas and two other states petitioning for reconsideration and recounts a Huntsville editor Don Reid’s long watch over executions since 1937, including the 1964 tally and Texas’ role in electrocutions.
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