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It wants to use for executions because the companies that sell the drugs don't want them used in executions. the texas prison system is therefore turned to compounding pharmacies to make them batches of drugs. the texas prison system is being sued by death row prisoners who wants to know who is making the drugs, how they're being made. tomorrow, the office will give the ruling on whether or not the prison system is allowed to keep secret about the drugs or tell the public in the past. but also, in the past year, greg abbott has taken huge donations from a guy who runs pacs. gave abbott quarter...

Attorney general. greg abbott's office in texas repeatedly ruled the open public records law means the state has to disclose how texas kills its prisoners. the drugs they use. where the drugs come from, et cetera. texas like other states has had trouble getting the drugs that it wants to use for executions because the companies that sell the drugs don't want them used in executions. the texas prison system is therefore turned to compounding pharmacies to make them batches of drugs. the texas prison system is being sued by death row prisoners who wants to know who is making the drugs, how they'...

You might know. right now the texas state attorney general. greg abbott's office in texas repeatedly ruled the open public records law means the state has to disclose how texas kills its prisoners. the drugs they use. where the drugs come from, et cetera. texas like other states has had trouble getting the drugs that it wants to use for executions because the companies that sell the drugs don't want them used in executions. the texas prison system is therefore turned to compounding pharmacies to make them batches of drugs. the texas prison system is being sued by death row prisoners who wants ...

Are turning to compounding pharmacies to make new drugs. many are refusing to disclose where they're obtaining their new drugs and that secrecy, that lack of trans parngs si about how our states are killing our citizens has led to multiple legal challenges, even halting executions in some states. there are concerns about how the new drug combinations work. on january 16th ohio tried out a new untested combination of drugs in the execution of dennis mcguire and it took him nearly 25 minutes to die. witnesses reported he was gasping for air. the state has now delayed their next execution until n...

Jon: right now the senate is holding a hearing into the deadly meningitis outbreak. contaminated steroid shots blamed for 32 deaths in this country and more than 460 cases of the disease. the owner of the factory that produced those shots is on the list of witnesses set to testify today. jonathan serrie live for us in washington right now. jonathan? >> reporter: hi there. actually, reporting from the atlanta bureau on developments unfolding in washington as we speak. much of the discussion going on right now is whether compounding pharmacies should face increased regulation and oversight. you ...