To step back to the issue of execution...
OK, the states are free to decide for themselves how they're going do most things. Aside from whatever the Federales don't stick their noses into.
If you were in Texas, a state KNOWN for it's belief in strict justice, WHY WERE YOU COMMITTING CRIMES THAT WERE PUNISHABLE BY DEATH?!! That's on your back, not the Governor's. You might want to take that into consideration.
I had a friend from down there who explained that it was still a valid legal defense in Texas to argue your victim needed killin'. I don't look down on a state with a strict system. I SUPPORT IT! If you don't want standards, go elsewhere. California or Massachusettes might be more friendly to your alternative view of right and wrong. Texas evidently has no patience for it. Seems like the system works.
As for what's-her-name asking for a stay of execution because she was saved-Well, your new-found faith is nice, but that doesn't bring back your victims, now does it? Enjoy-Polarbear