fitzgerald was working as a public information officer for the texas department of criminal jus tus. >> so you have become the face for the executions in texas. >> yes. >> and that's because every time there's an execution in texas, there's a certain kind of ritual to it. and you are the person giving the information about what happened. >> true. we allow five people, five media members, we did, allow five media members to come in and witness the execution. so when the execution was over, i would go forward and tell the media that didn't come in. so and so is pronounced dead, here's the final statement. yeah. >> by 2000, texas governor george w. bush had his sigh esighteds set. >> there was growing debate in this country over capital punishment. and with the texas governor running for president, the i