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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.

As border communities celebrate a victory against building a border wall, Abbott’s floating river barrier is about to be built. Solar power is saving the Texas grid during the record-breaking heat wave and Texas leaders aren’t happy about that. And how forensic hypnosis was finally banned from Texas Courtrooms.

From Port Arthur, Texas Janis Joplin was the first queen of rock 'n' roll. Her voice was singular. She was rough around the edges, vulnerable and charismatic, and she paved the way for countless women in rock.