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General News 11/16/2009 at 1:15 PM EST

Texas accounts for half of executions in US â€“ but now has doubts over death row

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The public mood is swinging in the conservative state, which often seems to have an Old Testament view of justice. A former governor, Mark White � ��" previously a strong supporter of the death penalty � ��" has joined those calling for a reconsideration of capital punishment because of the risk of executing an innocent person.

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