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Despite promises to make voting easy but "cheating hard," Texas remains one of the toughest states to vote in. If Texas lawmakers create a program that lets families use state funds to pay for private school, who would be the most likely to use it? And for years the National Guard patrolled the southwest border now the Pentagon is looking for an off-ramp.

This week on Texas Matters – Governor Greg Abbott delivers the state of the state address. He continues his attacks on the term “woke” and trumpets his support for school vouchers. We have reaction. Also new historic documents have been uncovered shedding light on the Slocum Massacre when an east Texas Black community was wiped out by a white mob.

Could this be the legislative session that passes school vouchers? And what does that mean for public education in Texas?

The United States government has hit the limit on borrowing more money. The U.S. Treasury is taking extreme steps to prevent a default while Republicans in Congress, led by Hill Country Representative Chip Roy, say they are ready to bring the nation to default unless cuts are made to Social Security and other spending.

The price of food is on the rise and the reason is climate change. A new report looks at how a warming planet is impacting how Texas is able to produce food. And a new study exposes how Texas based Exxon knew in the 1970's that their product would cause climate change and they covered it up.

President Biden announced the hardening of immigration restrictions Thursday, including the expansion of Title 42 programs to remove people quickly without letting them seek asylum. This is an attempt to address one of his administration’s most politically vulnerable issues as the Republican party takes over Congress and heads into campaigning for 2024.

In this week's Petrie Dish, we follow up with Hidalgo County’s health authority about the increasing number of coronavirus cases and hospitalizations in the area.

An increasing number of cases of the delta variant in the United States has many experts urging caution.

The director of the Centers for Disease Control urged adolescents aged 12 and up to get vaccinated against COVID-19 after a recent increase in COVID hospitalizations for that age group. Many adolescents have questions about the vaccine. Petrie Dish asked an expert for the answers.

As of May 13, nearly 120 million Americans are fully vaccinated, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released new guidance saying anyone who is fully vaccinated can take off their masks in most situations, outside and inside.For many in the United States it can feel like the pandemic is over, but many people across the country remain unvaccinated and COVID surges are still happening across the globe. This week's Petrie Dish takes a look at the state of the pandemic.