The Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles is a state agency that makes parole and clemency decisions for inmates in Texas prisons. It is headquartered in Austin, Texas. The BPP was created by constitutional amendment in 1935. From Wikipedia
Johnson's lethal injection marks the fourth execution in Texas this year and the 18th in the U.S., concluding a decade-long legal process following his brutal 2012 crime.
