The top local stories this morning from KERA News:
The U.S. Supreme Court today will hear arguments in a Texas death row case. The high court in 2002 ruled that people who are mentally disabled may not be executed. But at issue in this case is how Texas determines the condition.
Lawyers for 57-year-old prisoner Bobby James Moore say the state used outdated methods when it decided Moore isn't mentally disabled.
Lawyers for Moore want his death sentence set aside. He was convicted of fatally shooting a Houston grocery clerk during a 1980 robbery.
The state attorney general's office says Texas "fully complies" with Supreme Court precedents.
Other stories this morning:
- The Southern Poverty Law Center is releasing a report this morning about incidents of hate across the country since the election. Many of them involve students.
- National Endowment for the Arts chair Jane Chu is in town this week to tour Dallas arts groups. She’ll also be on Think today at noon on KERA.
You can listen to North Texas stories weekdays at 8:22 a.m. and 6:20 p.m. on KERA 90.1 FM.
