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Texas execution of Mexican national ignites controversy

By Take Two Staff
Published Jan 22, 2014
In this Jan. 19, 2014 photo, a woman holds up a sign showing a photo of Texas death-row inmate Edgar Tamayo that reads in Spanish "The town of Miacatlan offers you our support, Edgar Tamayo Arias" during a protest demanding Tamayo's pardon in his hometown of Miacatlan, Mexico.
In this Jan. 19, 2014 photo, a woman holds up a sign showing a photo of Texas death-row inmate Edgar Tamayo that reads in Spanish "The town of Miacatlan offers you our support, Edgar Tamayo Arias" during a protest demanding Tamayo's pardon in his hometown of Miacatlan, Mexico. Lawyers for 46-year-old Edgar Tamayo are suing Gov. Rick Perry and the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles, challenging what they argue is an unfair and secretive clemency process in Texas. Tamayo is set for lethal injection on Wednesday, Jan. 22 in Huntsville. (AP Photo/Tony Rivera)
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Texas execution of Mexican national ignites controversy

An execution scheduled for Wednesday in Texas has ignited a wave of controversy. And it's more than just the usual debate over the death penalty.

46-year-old Edgar Tamayo was convicted of killing a Houston police officer in 1994.

But he is a Mexican national and his execution pits both the Mexican government and the Obama Administration -- who have pushed for a delay -- against the state of Texas.

For more, we're joined by reporter Tim Johnson with McClatchy's Mexico bureau.