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It’s been one year since the Uvalde school massacre, and so many questions remain.We still don’t have answers about what drove the gunman, why law enforcement failed and why there continues to be no accountability. But more importantly why isn’t anything significant being done to prevent another Uvalde from happening? PBS Frontline and the Texas Tribune with Maria Hinojosa look for answers.

In the U.S., 1 in 3 people will get shingles, usually after age 50, with the risk of complications climbing sharply after age 60. Getting shingles can mean dealing with a burning pain that can be incapacitating and that can last for months or even years. There is a vaccine that’s safe and highly effective.

With so much rain recently South Texas is dealing with an explosion of mosquitoes. What does the public need to know to protect themselves from the disease-carrying bloodsuckers?

A forensic anthropology professor and her two graduate students spent a week in Eagle Pass, Texas, to help exhume and identify those who died crossing the U.S.-Mexico border. They reflect on their experience working with Operation Identification, an effort that uses community outreach and scientific analysis to ID migrant remains.

"The Point of No Return: American Democracy at the Crossroads" by Thomas Byrne Edsall is a collection of his columns from the New York Times. Edsall argues that the United States is at a crossroads, with its democracy in danger of collapse. He traces the roots of this crisis to the rise of Donald Trump, whom he sees as a symptom of a deeper rot in American politics.

When a mall that has been the town’s gathering place for decades is scheduled to close down, the community must face the ways they live their lives. Karin Lin-Greenberg discusses her novel, You Are Here.

What’s the latest with Attorney General Ken Paxton, his alleged crimes and possible impeachment? What are the charges? What is the impeachment process? Who could be the next Texas Attorney General?