Texas has executed inmates with intellectual disabilities.

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Until 2002, Texas did not prohibit the execution of individuals with intellectual disabilities. However, in 2002 the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in Atkins v. Virginia that it is unconstitutional to execute people with intellectual disabilities, and in 2014, the courts granted a stay of execution to a Texas inmate with an IQ of 67, citing the Atkins decision.

Texas Has Executed Inmates with Intellectual Disabilities