Texas is set to carry out its ninth execution of 2011, tonight in Huntsville. It would be the state's 473rd post-Furman execution since 1982
Tonight's execution would be the 234th conducted under the administration of Rick Perry. He became Governor of Texas upon the resignation of George W. Bush in December 2000. 152 men and women were executed in five years under Governor Bush's tenure.
The AP report on the scheduled execution of Martin Robles is, "Corpus Christi gang member set to die Wednesday," via the Corpus Christi Caller-Times.
Houston's KPFT-FM will host Execution Watch on the web and it's HD radio broadcast signal beginning at 6:00 p.m. (CDT), tonight.
To date, there have been 30 executions in the nation this year; 1,264 post-Furman executions since 1977.
According to TDCJ, six additional executions are scheduled in Texas this year. It's possible that state district courts will set more 2011 execution dates. Karl Keys at Capital Defense Weekly notes execution dates in Texas and other states.
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