DPS: Execution drug supplier should stay secret

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AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The director of the Texas Department of Public Safety says pharmacies that supply execution drugs should be kept a secret because they could be in danger.

Steven McCraw’s letter was released Thursday by the Texas Attorney General’s office, which cited it in ruling that state prison officials don’t have to identify where they purchase the drug used to execute inmates.

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