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The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly from Houston Matters A lot can happen in a week. Some of it good. Some of it bad. Some of it downright ugly. When faced with intriguing developments in the week's news, we turn to a rotating panel of "non-experts" to parse The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly of it all.
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The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly from Houston Matters

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A lot can happen in a week. Some of it good. Some of it bad. Some of it downright ugly. When faced with intriguing developments in the week's news, we turn to a rotating panel of "non-experts" to parse The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly of it all.

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A Texan named 'Literally Anyone Else' is running for president: The Good, Bad, and Ugly of the week

A lot can happen in a week. Some of it good. Some of it bad. Some of it downright ugly. When faced with intriguing developments in the week's news, we turn to a rotating panel of "non-experts" to parse The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly of it all. This week, our panel weighs in on these stories: Elon Musk moving more of his companies to Texas Astros mascot Orbit getting booed at the All-Star Game in Arlington A Texan named "Literally Anybody Else" running for president Our panel of non-experts this week includes: Vivian Ho, health economist at Rice University and Baylor College of Medicine Natalie Arceneaux, president of Arceneaux International Consulting

A Texan named 'Literally Anyone Else' is running for president: The Good, Bad, and Ugly of the week

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METRO trains lose their stripes: The Good, Bad, and Ugly of the week

A lot can happen in a week. Some of it good. Some of it bad. Some of it downright ugly. When faced with intriguing developments in the week's news, we turn to a rotating panel of "non-experts" to parse The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly of it all. This week, our panel weighs in on these stories: Uncertainty about bike sharing in Houston after Houston BCycle shut down Transit trains in Houston are getting blander, while ones in Boston are getting googly eyes Our panel of non-experts this week includes: David Branham, professor of political science at the University of Houston-Downtown Houston Chronicle columnist Joy Sewing

Hidalgo and Whitmire's relationship gets weirder: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly of the week

A lot can happen in a week. Some of it good. Some of it bad. Some of it downright ugly. When faced with intriguing developments in the week's news, we turn to a rotating panel of "non-experts" to parse The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly of it all. This week, our panel weighs in on these stories: A social media comment making the strange working relationship between Mayor John Whitmire and Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo...even stranger The Texas A&M baseball coach heatedly swearing he planned to never take another job again...only to go to UT the next day Champion eater Joey Chestnut finding a different hot dog eating contest (in Texas) for the Fourth of July, after being banned from the Nathan's contest Our panel of non-experts this week includes: Marcus Davis, owner of the Breakfast Klub restaurant Jessica Brown, co-director of Station Theater

Hidalgo and Whitmire's relationship gets weirder: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly of the week

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Putting warning labels on social media: The Good, Bad, and Ugly of the week

A lot can happen in a week. Some of it good. Some of it bad. Some of it downright ugly. When faced with intriguing developments in the week's news, we turn to a rotating panel of "non-experts" to parse The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly of it all. This week, our panel weighs in on these stories: METRO not pursuing federal funding for a shelved bus-rapid transit project used in part to sell voters on a $3.5 billion bond five years ago The U.S. Surgeon General calling for warning labels on social media platforms, like the ones on cigarette packages A rare strawberry moon appearing over Texas for the first time since 1985 Our panel of non-experts this week includes: Lisa Falkenberg, editor of opinion for the Houston Chronicle Charles Kuffner, who writes the political blog Off the Kuff

Putting warning labels on social media: The Good, Bad, and Ugly of the week

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Joey Chestnut banned from Fourth of July hot dog eating contest: The Good, Bad, and Ugly of the week

A lot can happen in a week. Some of it good. Some of it bad. Some of it downright ugly. When faced with intriguing developments in the week's news, we turn to a rotating panel of "non-experts" to parse The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly of it all. This week, our panel weighs in on these stories: Kyle Rittenhouse getting a new gig with Texas Gun Rights Sony Pictures buying Alamo Drafthouse Cinemas Competitive eater Joey Chestnut being banned from competing in this year's Nathan's Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest on July 4th Our panel of non-experts this week includes: Vivian Ho, health economist at Rice University and Baylor College of Medicine Marco Roberts, chairman of the Texas Conservative Liberty Forum

Joey Chestnut banned from Fourth of July hot dog eating contest: The Good, Bad, and Ugly of the week

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HISD mistakenly tells some students they had to repeat a grade: The Good, Bad, and Ugly of the week

A lot can happen in a week. Some of it good. Some of it bad. Some of it downright ugly. When faced with intriguing developments in the week's news, we turn to a rotating panel of "non-experts" to parse The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly of it all. This week, our panel weighs in on these stories: A study suggests air quality in Houston could improve if everybody switched to electric vehicles HISD mistakenly informing some families that their students had to attend summer school or be held back a year Our panel of non-experts this week includes: Houston Chronicle columnist Joy Sewing Raúl Ramos, associate professor of history at the University of Houston David Branham, professor of political science at the University of Houston-Downtown

HISD mistakenly tells some students they had to repeat a grade: The Good, Bad, and Ugly of the week

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Records from the Negro Leagues become part of MLB history: The Good, Bad, and Ugly of the week

A lot can happen in a week. Some of it good. Some of it bad. Some of it downright ugly. When faced with intriguing developments in the week's news, we turn to a rotating panel of "non-experts" to parse The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly of it all. This week, our panel weighs in on these stories: Mayor Whitmire arguing a transit line isn't necessary from Gulfton to The Galleria because people from Gulfton are "largely undocumented immigrants" Records from the Negro Leagues officially becoming part of Major League Baseball history Our panel of non-experts this week includes: Charles Kuffner, who writes the political blog Off the Kuff Natalie Arceneaux, president of Arceneaux International Consulting

Records from the Negro Leagues become part of MLB history: The Good, Bad, and Ugly of the week

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A week without power in Houston: The Good, Bad, and Ugly of the week

A lot can happen in a week. Some of it good. Some of it bad. Some of it downright ugly. When faced with intriguing developments in the week's news, we turn to a rotating panel of "non-experts" to parse The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly of it all. This week, our panel weighs in on these stories: CenterPoint restoring power to most — but not all — Houstonians after last week's storms A luxury boutique hotel that was referenced in a Drake song closing its doors Our panel of non-experts this week includes: Marcus Davis, owner of the Breakfast Klub restaurant Lisa Falkenberg, editor of opinion for the Houston Chronicle Jessica Brown, co-director of Station Theater

Chuck E. Cheese's animatronic band goes silent: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly of the week

A lot can happen in a week. Some of it good. Some of it bad. Some of it downright ugly. When faced with intriguing developments in the week's news, we turn to a rotating panel of "non-experts" to parse The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly of it all. This week, our panel weighs in on these stories: The Galveston County Sheriff's Office gearing up for up to 100,000 people to descend on Bolivar Peninsula for "Jeep Weekend" Chuck E. Cheese restaurants pulling the plug on their animatronic band Our panel of non-experts this week includes: Marco Roberts, chairman of the Texas Conservative Liberty Forum Mary Flood, legal consultant with Androvett Legal Media & Marketing

Chuck E. Cheese's animatronic band goes silent: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly of the week

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Tiff's Treats will deliver a bar of gold with your cookies: The Good, Bad, and Ugly of the week

A lot can happen in a week. Some of it good. Some of it bad. Some of it downright ugly. When faced with intriguing developments in the week's news, we turn to a rotating panel of "non-experts" to parse The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly of it all. This week, our panel weighs in on these stories: All but one of the wrongful death lawsuits filed after the deadly crowd surge at the 2021 Astroworld Festival being settled Tiff's Treats now offering to deliver a dozen cookies along with a one-ounce bar of gold Our panel of non-experts this week includes: Raúl Ramos, associate professor of history at the University of Houston Jennifer Hadayia or Air Alliance Houston

Tiff's Treats will deliver a bar of gold with your cookies: The Good, Bad, and Ugly of the week

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