Without Media Witness, Texas Executes First Inmate In 10 Months

Quinton Jones was executed by lethal injection for killing his great aunt. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice apologized for not notifying the media, who were waiting nearby, about the execution. It remains unclear if any state laws were violated by not having media witnesses present.

Since what year have members of the press attended executions as witnesses?

What issue arose regarding the notification of the media about Jones's execution?