The justices, by a 6-3 vote, reversed a federal appeals court ruling that invalidated the license granted by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to a private company for the facility in southwest Texas. The outcome should also reinvigorate plans for a similar facility in New Mexico roughly 40 miles away.

The non-profit says there are at least 70 agreements of the type sought in the group's records request but state only produced five.

Donald Trump's trade policies made BYD reconsider its plans, choosing to invest in Brazil instead of the US' next-door neighbor

Michael Perry enters as the first Republican running in the primary election. Three Democrats also will vie in the race.