Judge: Texas must reveal execution drug maker
Agency argues that name of company should be kept secret for public security reasons.
AUSTIN (AP) A judge has ordered Texas to release the name of the compounding pharmacy that provides the lethal drugs used in state executions.
District Judge Darlene Byrne on Friday rejected arguments from the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. The agency argues that the name of the company should be kept secret for public security reasons.
But the judge sided with attorneys who argue the name should be public record.
A spokesman for the Department of Criminal Justice declined comment Friday. One of the attorneys suing the state, Maurie Levin, says the order is a victory, but he expects the state to appeal.
