The US Department of Justice's decision to allow firing squad executions for federal death row inmates is drawing attention from death penalty opponents in Texas, where there are currently more executions than any other state. While Texas does not permit firing squads, this shift has sparked a national conversation about alternative execution methods amid ongoing challenges with lethal injection. Changes in Texas would require legislative action and could face significant legal hurdles. Tiara Cooper, director of In Defense of Black Lives, said she was not surprised by the move by the Trump administration and that it shows that local leaders are being pressured into changing local policies due to federal pressure. The Texas Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty is against capital punishment in any form, arguing that it is irreversible, arbitrary, and racially biased and risks executing innocent people. For Texas to join the ranks of states like Idaho, Mississippi, Oklahoma, South Carolina, and Utah, a bill would require passing both chambers of the state legislature.