The director of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice shall designate an executioner to carry out the death penalty provided by law.
Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 43.18
EXECUTIONER
Acts 1965, 59th Leg., vol. 2, p. 317, ch. 722
Official source: Texas Constitution and Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Texas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.