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The vast majority of children in foster care are there because they experienced neglect. Too often, neglect is a proxy for poverty and stressed families torn apart. For families—especially low-income families and families of color—becoming involved with the child welfare system is both traumatic and counter productive. What can be done to create a foster case system that works.

Comedians Vanessa Gonzalez, Raul Sanchez, and Tori Pool took center stage June 6 in celebration of Latino comedy as part of TPR's Creekside Sessions series. They participated in an hour-long set before sitting down for a conversation moderated by Fronteras producer, Marian Navarro.

This week on Texas Matters, a school bus tour is highlighting the mass shootings of Texas; with climate change disasters now the norm, some Houston residents are transforming their homes into emergency hubs; and a state program to help people to pay traffic tickets is punishing the low income further into debt.

Cristina García discusses her latest novel, Vanishing Maps. The novel follows the del Pino family we first met in García's first novel, Dreaming in Cuban.

High blood pressure kills more people than all infectious disease combined. High blood pressure (hypertension) means that your blood is pumping with more force than normal through your arteries. Untreated, high blood pressure increases the risk of heart attack, stroke and other serious health problems. Nearly half of Americans ages 20 years and up have high blood pressure.