Mixed reaction in Texas to Supreme Court decision 06/20/2002 Associated Press AUSTIN - Supporters of a ban on executing the mentally retarded in Texas were jubilant Thursday after a divided U.S. Supreme Court ruled that such executions are unconstitutionally cruel. Opponents, meanwhile, initially reacted with silence, saying they needed more time to review the high court decision. "I'm elated," said state Sen. Rodney Ellis, a Houston Democrat who last year filed a bill to ban the execution of the mentally retarded in Texas that was vetoed by Republican Gov. Rick Perry. Ellis told The Associated Press that he planned...