In today's edition of "The Commuter Cut," Ernie and Celeste talk with Peter Salib, Assistant Professor of Law at the University of Houston Law Center, who shares his thoughts on House Bill 1375 and its potential impact on bookstores.

Also, we hear from Dan Potter, Director of the Houston Population Research Center at the Kinder Institute for Urban Research, who discusses Houston’s financial literacy after a new survey found that 1 in 6 Harris County residents don’t have a checking or savings account.

Plus, Craig Considine, author and scholar of religion and interfaith dialogue at Rice University, shares insight on the conclave and the search for the new Pope.