Though he runs the largest state in the Union, Gov. Rick Perry made time to champion the Boy Scouts of America in his new book, On My Honor.

Mexican National José Medellín, a condemned murderer and rapist was executed by lethal injection on Tuesday and was pronounced dead at 9:57 p.m. CDT (10:57 p.m. EDT) according to the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. Despite a last-ditch appeal pitting President Bush against Governor Rick Perry in a dispute over federal and state authorities and international treaties regarding detained foriegners from decades ago.