Texas to execute man convicted in triple murder as a Georgia execution is put on hold

Texas execution would be the fifth in the state in 2026, while Georgia has yet to put anyone to death this year

A man convicted in the shooting deaths of three people is set to be executed Wednesday in Texas. Meanwhile, another execution that was scheduled for the same time in Georgia has been halted by a judge.

This would be the fifth execution in Texas, while Georgia has yet to put anyone to death this year. The nation's busiest death chamber is in Florida, which accounted for more than half the 25 executions already carried out in the US this year.