The original content of Democracy Now! Headlines appears under the Creative Commons BY-NC-ND 3.0 License (United States). For more, including their other shows and media, visit www.democracynow.org. October 15, 2015 Texas Executes Death Row Prisoner amid Concerns over Injection Drugs --------------------------------------------------------------------- Meanwhile, Texas has executed death row prisoner Licho Escamilla, who was convicted of killing a Dallas police officer in 2001. He was the 12th person executed by the state of Texas this year. This comes amid reports Texas may be using a lethal injection drug that is expired and could prolong suffering.