On May 15, 2015, the State of Texas put Jeffrey Williams to death for the murder of plainclothes Houston police officer Troy Blando in 1999 while being arrested for stealing a car. The U.S. Supreme Court denied his last appeal regarding a claim of ineffective assistance of counsel. Read more from the Associated Press, via the Austin American-Statesman.
It was the sixth execution to take place in Texas this year, out of twelve nationwide, and the first involving a case from Harris County since District Attorney Mike Anderson was sworn into office in January. Texas has executed 498 people since 1982.
With the May 21 scheduled execution of Robert Pruett stayed for DNA testing, the next execution is scheduled to take place on June 12.