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After 5 decades and 600 executions, these are the last words on Texas’ death row

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An NBC News analysis of final statements from prisoners on Texas’ death row shows that some convey a readiness to die. Others are defiant. Many seek salvation.

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After 5 decades and 600 executions, these are the last words on Texas’ death row

An NBC News analysis of final statements from prisoners on Texas’ death row shows that some convey a readiness to die. Others are defiant. Many seek salvation.

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After 5 Decades and 600 Executions, Here Are the Last Words on Texas Death Row

HOUSTON, Texas – Tied to a stretcher, at the moment of death, prisoners in the Texas execution chamber have been asked a solemn question since the state began administering lethal injections: Do you have any last statement? Over the course of more than five decades, hundreds of people have raised their voices, glimpsed their entrance into heaven, imploring forgiveness and trying to settle their crimes. They have attacked the judicial system, pro…

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NBC News broke the news in United States on Wednesday, May 20, 2026.
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