https://www.tpr.org/news News en-US Copyright Tue, 09 Jun 2026 20:06:31 GMT https://www.tpr.org/news/2026-06-09/texas-rule-targeting-smokable-hemp-is-back-in-effect The Texas Fifteenth Court of Appeals has cleared the way for new Department of State Health Services rules governing hemp products to take effect again, including higher fees for businesses and limits on the sale of THCA flower and concentrates. Tue, 09 Jun 2026 20:06:31 GMT https://www.tpr.org/news/2026-06-09/texas-rule-targeting-smokable-hemp-is-back-in-effect Nathan Bernier https://www.tpr.org/news/2026-06-09/parents-of-girls-who-died-at-camp-mystic-want-their-day-in-court-a-judge-must-decide-if-they-get-it Camp Mystic faces five wrongful death lawsuits. It wants to resolve them out of court, through arbitration. Tue, 09 Jun 2026 20:03:16 GMT https://www.tpr.org/news/2026-06-09/parents-of-girls-who-died-at-camp-mystic-want-their-day-in-court-a-judge-must-decide-if-they-get-it Kailey Hunt | KUT https://www.tpr.org/news/2026-06-09/nasa-announces-all-male-crew-for-upcoming-artemis-iii-mission-slated-for-next-year Coming on the heels of the historic mission around the moon and back earlier this year—which brought the first woman in lunar territory—NASA has picked a racially diverse albeit all-male crew for next year’s mission in low Earth orbit. Tue, 09 Jun 2026 19:50:00 GMT https://www.tpr.org/news/2026-06-09/nasa-announces-all-male-crew-for-upcoming-artemis-iii-mission-slated-for-next-year Michael Adkison | Houston Public Media https://www.tpr.org/arts-culture/2026-06-09/asian-resource-center-planned-in-stone-oak The new community center will create space for gatherings, education and celebrating culture for San Antonio’s diverse Asian community. Tue, 09 Jun 2026 16:26:52 GMT https://www.tpr.org/arts-culture/2026-06-09/asian-resource-center-planned-in-stone-oak Jasper Kenzo Sundeen | San Antonio Report https://www.tpr.org/government-politics/2026-06-09/texas-republicans-won-by-going-all-in-on-maga-now-they-have-to-sell-it-to-everyone-else Some political scientists in the state believe going all-in on MAGA may have drawn a line in the sand, potentially hampering how well GOP nominees attract swing voters. Tue, 09 Jun 2026 15:31:16 GMT https://www.tpr.org/government-politics/2026-06-09/texas-republicans-won-by-going-all-in-on-maga-now-they-have-to-sell-it-to-everyone-else Blaise Gainey | The Texas Newsroom https://www.tpr.org/news/2026-06-09/how-bad-will-drought-be-in-texas-rio-grande-valley-farmers-are-bracing-for-the-worst The Rio Grande Valley typically grows between 60 to 80 million acres of fresh produce annually, but that has declined over the years due to drought. Tue, 09 Jun 2026 12:07:42 GMT https://www.tpr.org/news/2026-06-09/how-bad-will-drought-be-in-texas-rio-grande-valley-farmers-are-bracing-for-the-worst Berenice Garcia | The Texas Tribune https://www.tpr.org/news/2026-06-09/virgin-of-guadalupe-mural-to-temporarily-stay-up-at-garland-business A mural on the side of La Esquinita Panaderia y Taqueria will stay up for a year before it's painted over, the owner said. Tue, 09 Jun 2026 12:01:30 GMT https://www.tpr.org/news/2026-06-09/virgin-of-guadalupe-mural-to-temporarily-stay-up-at-garland-business Priscilla Rice https://www.tpr.org/news/2026-06-09/federal-judge-strikes-down-trumps-100-000-fee-on-new-h-1b-visas A federal judge on Monday struck down the Trump administration's $100,000 fee on new H-1B visas. The administration announced the fee as a way of preventing foreign workers from taking American jobs. Tue, 09 Jun 2026 11:58:55 GMT https://www.tpr.org/news/2026-06-09/federal-judge-strikes-down-trumps-100-000-fee-on-new-h-1b-visas The Associated Press https://www.tpr.org/news/2026-06-09/trump-vows-to-respond-after-iran-downed-a-u-s-army-helicopter-near-strait-of-hormuz A drone boat rescued two Army aviators who were aboard the Apache attack helicopter when it went down near the Strait of Hormuz. Tue, 09 Jun 2026 11:57:40 GMT https://www.tpr.org/news/2026-06-09/trump-vows-to-respond-after-iran-downed-a-u-s-army-helicopter-near-strait-of-hormuz The Associated Press https://www.tpr.org/news/2026-06-09/the-supreme-court-is-in-its-final-stretch-this-term-here-are-the-major-cases-left The Supreme Court is heading into its crunch time, the part of the year when the justices are racing to finish decisions and dissents in the cases that remain undecided. Here's what's left. Tue, 09 Jun 2026 11:55:10 GMT https://www.tpr.org/news/2026-06-09/the-supreme-court-is-in-its-final-stretch-this-term-here-are-the-major-cases-left Nina Totenberg