# Texas Executes First Person Since Christa Pike's Failed Injection

> Texas carries out nation's first execution since Christa Pike's failed lethal injection.
- Title: Texas Executes First Person Since Christa Pike's Failed…
- Summary: Texas carries out nation's first execution since Christa Pike's failed lethal injection. Texas executed Jamaal Howard, the 30th person killed this year in…
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- Source: ABC7 New York — https://abc7ny.com/story/texas-carries-nations-first-execution-christa-pikes-failed-lethal-injection/19919589
- Published: 2026-10-08T02:03:00+00:00
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- Topics: texas, execution, jamaal howard, christa pike, pentobarbital, huntsville, lethal injection, texas department of criminal justice, news, local
## Texas Executes First Person Since Christa Pike's Failed Injection
Texas carried out its first execution since Christa Pike's failed lethal injection attempt this year.
## Jamaal Howard Convicted of Store Robbery
Jamaal Howard, 46, was convicted of killing Vickie Swartout during a 2000 store robbery caught on surveillance video.
## Howard's Final Statement
Howard apologized to Swartout's family, saying, 'I wish you accept my apology and I wish for your forgiveness.'

> I wish that you accept my apology and I wish for your forgiveness
## Howard's Execution Details
Howard died at 8:03 p.m. Wednesday after receiving a fatal dose of pentobarbital at Huntsville state prison.
## Howard's Attorneys Sought to Block Execution
Howard's attorneys argued he was intellectually disabled and faced risks similar to Christa Pike's failed injection case.
## Texas Executes 30th Person This Year
Texas executed 30 people this year, with two more planned later in the year.
## Key takeaway

Texas executed Jamaal Howard, the 30th person killed this year in the U.S., after his attorneys failed to stop the lethal injection.