In a city known for its characters, this man stands out. He always dresses in flashy street clothes and has a microphone in hand. And, yes, he’s there to have a good time.

The Supreme Court will examine claims that allege Bayer failed to include a cancer risk warning on its popular weedkiller. If Bayer wins, it could prevent others from suing over the failure to provide health warnings. www.texasstandard.org/stories/baye...

Texas plays UCLA in the women’s Final Four Friday night. The other two teams still vying for a spot in the big game are UConn and South Carolina. buff.ly/dinCXTy

“Grit and Grace: How Jewish Women Built a Better Texas” explores lesser-known figures in the Lone Star State. buff.ly/u0wwj0V

For the second time in four months, SpaceX announced that one of its orbiting Internet access satellites has broken up. buff.ly/Lcgfb30

Hundreds gathered Wednesday night at Space Center Houston, close to where NASA will manage the 10-day mission, to watch four astronauts begin their journey to the moon.

When it came down to the instructions directing jurors on how to reach their verdict, the word “antifa” only came up once in dozens of pages. The prosecution’s antifa-related evidence during trial didn’t directly correlate to the plain text of the criminal charges.

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Justices are hearing arguments this morning in a case that almost certainly will result in a historic ruling: President Trump’s challenge to a constitutional provision that has long been interpreted to guarantee American citizenship to every child born in the United States. buff.ly/GbJAb7Z

The annual Conservative Political Action Conference, or CPAC, has wrapped in Grapevine, Texas. The event included speeches from Texas officials — including Gov. Greg Abbott, Attorney General Ken Paxton and Sen. Mayes Middleton — all current candidates for statewide office.

Texas’ ban on the sale of smokeable hemp products takes effect Tuesday, March 31. Stores in the Houston area and across the state have been scrambling to sell off their inventory before the ban takes effect. buff.ly/dVNjRDO

Veterans used to be exempt from SNAP’s work requirements. But the One Big Beautiful Bill Act passed by Congress last year removes that exemption.

The influential Conservative Political Action Conference was held in Grapevine this weekend. While the annual event draws attendees and speakers from all over, a host of Texans — including Gov. Greg Abbott, U.S. Senate hopeful Ken Paxton and state Sen. Bryan Hughes — spoke Friday.

As Corpus Christi searches for solutions to its worsening water shortage, political tensions are rising at City Hall. Here's the latest on desalination plans, industrial water proposals and how the city’s mayor is now facing an unrelated recall effort.

A UT-Austin researcher is keeping space safe by tracking junk the size of a wrench in orbit. Revisit our talk with MacArthur Fellow Moriba Jah on his work preventing satellite collisions: txst.us/blgekj

For 50 years, Japanese snow monkeys have called South Texas home. Transplanted from Japan in the ’70s, they've adapted to Texas in surprising ways.

“I took a little Phillips phonograph, bought all the Beatles LPs, went to a motel with a case of Thunderbird wine and sat down to figure out what these cats were into. After two days of drinking and listening, I got it. They were playing the beat on the beat.”

Texas' deployment of floating buoys in the Rio Grande is raising questions about safety and flooding. buff.ly/DGEK87e

ICE agents, who were deployed to Bush Intercontinental Airport earlier this week, began checking IDs and assisting TSA officers with logistics before Trump made his Thursday night announcement. buff.ly/HyRih7r

The team of scientists are experimenting with existing virtual fencing technology to develop a plan for cattle ranchers in the event that their herds become infected by the New World Screwworm (NWS) parasite.

Amazon may be set to re-enter the phone business after failing more than ten years ago. The giant retailer also announced this week that it will expand its same-day delivery options in some areas.

When 25 campers and two counselors died at Camp Mystic in flooding last July 4, past campers were united in their grief. But now the effort to reopen the camp this summer is tearing some of these close-knit friends apart. buff.ly/BWeVSuE

A 3-foot-wide meteor weighing about a ton broke through the Earth’s atmosphere on Saturday and exploded with the force of 26 tons of TNT. Then a piece of the space rock crashed into a home. buff.ly/rwEQTAc

Most of the kimchi consumed in South Korea is made elsewhere, since the country can't produce enough to keep up with demand. Now a Texas A&M University researcher is looking into whether Texas-made kimchi has a future on the global market: buff.ly/FgpkBj0

Many people flock to Las Vegas for a shot to hit the jackpot, but next spring there’s a new competition there: the BBQ World Cup. buff.ly/rK6bFgu

The late civil rights icon is facing allegations of sexually abusing women and girls tied to the farmworker movement. The fallout is already reshaping how he’s honored across Texas, from canceled events to ending a state holiday. buff.ly/bx0T0sU

The University of North Texas recently made national headlines for closing an art exhibition on campus days after it opened. But it’s not an isolated incident. It’s just one example of a growing climate of fear and censorship, and it’s happening at colleges across the country. txst.us/9yz829

In parts of rural Central Texas where access to mental health care is limited, libraries are stepping in to help fill the gap. txst.us/ilvk6q

In the 1970s, incarcerated musicians across Texas formed bands and recorded music inside prison walls. The Marshall Project's Maurice Chammah and former prison musician Morgan White discuss the history, the recordings and what those experiences meant for the people involved.

While she didn’t win the Texas Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate, Rep. Jasmine Crockett dominated the Black vote in the party’s primary. Now, political experts say James Talarico must win over Crockett’s voters to have a chance in November. buff.ly/B6qsIXD

El Paso is one of the largest cities in Texas – but much of the country still misunderstands it. Journalist Jazmine Ulloa grew up there. After the 2019 Walmart mass shooting that targeted Hispanic shoppers, she set out to tell a deeper story of the border city she knows. buff.ly/f7MYWMQ

NASA is hiring new talent to rebuild its core competencies and meet the agency’s aggressive moon deadlines. But this push to staff up comes just two months after thousands of civil servants received their final paycheck from last year’s buyouts.

People are leaving or avoiding living in states with abortion bans, a new paper shows — resulting in lower rental prices and higher vacancies than in states that protect reproductive rights. buff.ly/rXSXg3I

As the military has eliminated diversity and equal opportunity policies, some advocates say they’ve also seen the culture change concerning sexual assault and harassment. txst.us/0dwdrx

A new oil refinery planned for Brownsville could bring thousands of jobs and a major energy investment to the region. But it could also pose risks to the region’s environment and water supply. txst.us/nujb46

“What we saw was that the practice of using what are sometimes called DEI initiatives, we saw those being used as sort of a Trojan horse for these other policies to come into the university to bring censorship into the classroom.” buff.ly/cBdDBRl

The show has artists and pop culture icons to sit down and talk about a single Willie Nelson song that changed them or affected them somehow.

Smokable cannabis products must be removed from Texas stores by the end of the month under new rules adopted by the state’s health department.

State Rep. Vikki Goodwin and labor organizer Marcos Velez, the Democratic candidates vying to challenge incumbent Republican Lt. Gov Dan Patrick, face off in a May 26 runoff. txst.us/12m4b4

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) this week quietly removed two stretches of planned border walls from its map of “Smart Wall” projects in the Big Bend region of West Texas, including one such project slated to run through Big Bend National Park. txst.us/7ytfym

How is the war in Iran affecting you? Maybe you have connections in Iran or elsewhere in the Middle East. Maybe the latest attacks have you anxious or concerned. Head to texasstandard.org/talk and record a short voice message we may share on air later this week.

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North Texans say they’re waiting anxiously to reach family and friends back in Iran amidst the major military campaign that began in the country Saturday morning. buff.ly/zun6vDQ

“It’s not your friendly neighborhood cop walking the beat, right? It feels like a takeover, feels like an invasion.”

After a Super Bowl ad gone wrong, home security company, Ring, will no longer partner with a surveillance and security firm to share and analyze users’ doorbell cam video.

After police discovered Robert Eugene Brashers was responsible for the deaths of the four teens in 1991, Travis County has moved to exonerate four men previously accused and convicted of the murders.

With rising beef prices, skyrocketing operating costs, and fewer people eating out, it seems like the barbecue bubble is in fact starting to burst.

James Talarico raised more than $2 million for his U.S. Senate campaign after his interview with Stephen Colbert was shared on YouTube, his campaign said. buff.ly/dyIV0jc