Texas 's prison agency has enough for two lethal doses of pentobarbital . prison officials have execution dates for Wednesday and one next week . Four more executions are expected in 2019 and one other in May . Texas has executed a nation - leading 521 inmates since 1982 . That same year it it became the first state to use lethal injection . Other death - penalty states are facing similar rates of lethal drugs .
Texas 's prison agency has enough for two lethal injections of pentobarbital . Prison officials have execution scheduled for Wednesday and one next week . Four more executions are expected in April and one other in May . Texas has executed a nation-leading 521 inmates since 1982 . That same year it it became the first state to use lethal injection . Other death-penalty states are facing similar shortages of injection drugs .