A controversial plan to ship nuclear waste from across the country to a site in rural West Texas has been blocked since last year after Texas prevailed in a federal lawsuit. The high court has now agreed to take up the case.

After more than 22 years on death row, Texas inmate Robert Roberson is set to be executed on October 17. The former lead detective for the police department that arrested him has joined those saying that Roberson is innocent. And KERA's Bekah Morr reports that the federal government will have obstacles to overcome in its project to connect the Texas power grid with those in the Southeast.