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.

This week, our panel weighs in on these stories:

• The Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo's plans to build new facilities
• Houston finally having the inside track on an NHL expansion team -- unless it ends up in Austin
• An AI-replication of actor Michael Caine’s voice being used to narrate an audiobook of The Odyssey

Our panel of non-experts this week includes:

• Joy Sewing, news columnist with the Houston Chronicle
• Charles Kuffner, who writes the political blog Off the Kuff
• David Branham, professor of political science at the University of Houston-Downtown

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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.

This week, our panel weighs in on these stories:

• Texas joining the states investigating FIFA over its World Cup ticketing policies
• A sign welcoming World Cup fans to Houston showing a Chilean flag instead of Texas
• A shuttle bus to Buc-ee's being included in public transit for World Cup visitors in Dallas

Our panel of non-experts this week includes:

• Mustafa Tameez, media and public affairs consultant and the CEO of Outreach Strategists
• Vivian Ho, health economist at Rice University and Baylor College of Medicine
• Natalie Arceneaux, president of Arceneaux International Consulting

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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.

This week, our panel weighs in on these stories:

• ERCOT predicts record energy demand this summer
• Houston highways may have influenced local cloud formations
• Hackers used Instagram's AI support to get access to other accounts

Our panel of non-experts this week includes:

• Mary Flood, legal consultant with Androvett Legal Media & Marketing
• Joy Sewing, news columnist with the Houston Chronicle
• Marco Roberts, chairman of the Texas Conservative Liberty Forum

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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.

This week, our panel weighs in on these stories:

• FIFA coming under investigation for how and when it sells tickets to World Cup matches -- and for how much
• Houston billionaire Tilman Fertitta buying Caesars Entertainment
• A stationary replica of KITT from Knight Rider grounded in Illinois but somehow getting traffic tickets in New York

Our panel of non-experts this week includes:

• Vivian Ho, health economist at Rice University and Baylor College of Medicine
• David Branham, professor of political science at the University of Houston-Downtown
• Jack Young, University of Houston theatre professor

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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.

This week, our panel weighs in on these stories:

• A system designed to improve efficiency for Pizza Hut deliveries causing the opposite
• A sign about tipping servers at Torchy’s Tacos ending up being an AI-generated fake
• A Texas man getting arrested after testing out his Tesla Cybertruck in a lake

Our panel of non-experts this week includes:

• Marcus Davis, owner of the Breakfast Klub restaurant
• Charles Kuffner, who writes the political blog Off the Kuff
• Marco Roberts, chairman of the Texas Conservative Liberty Forum

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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.

This week, our panel weighs in on these stories:

• Former Texas Lotto leader being charged with a felony for helping bettors buy millions of tickets to guarantee a jackpot win in 2023
• The WNBA officially heading back to Houston next year
• Efforts to bring back the Houston toad in Texas – just not Houston

Our panel of non-experts this week includes:

• Raúl Ramos, associate professor of history at the University of Houston
• Natalie Arceneaux, president of Arceneaux International Consulting
• Lisa Falkenberg, senior columnist with the Houston Chronicle

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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.

This week, our panel weighs in on these stories:

• A potential garbage pickup fee for Houston residents
• A vast majority of Americans supporting age caps and term limits for members of Congress
• A robot passenger causing a flight delay on Southwest Airlines

Our panel of non-experts this week includes:

• Mustafa Tameez, media and public affairs consultant and the CEO of Outreach Strategists
• Jennifer Hadayia of Air Alliance Houston

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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.

This week, our panel weighs in on these stories:

• Houston’s northern suburbs along with Katy sinking faster than the rest of Greater Houston
• Sargassum/seaweed returning to Galveston in a major way
• New commands instructing some AI models to stop talking so much about certain creatures -- some real, some mythological

Our panel of non-experts this week includes:

• Mary Flood, legal consultant with Androvett Legal Media & Marketing
• Ernie Manouse, co-host of Hello Houston
• Jack Young, University of Houston theatre professor

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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.

This week, our panel weighs in on these stories:

• ERCOT forecasting future energy needs to be four times the state’s highest-ever demand…but may now revise the figure
• This year's White House Correspondents' Association Dinner featuring a mentalist instead of a comedian
• A temporary pool being added to the 18th hole at Memorial Park Golf Course so golfers at The Chevron Championship can continue a particular tradition started in California

Our panel of non-experts this week includes:

• Marcus Davis, owner of the Breakfast Klub restaurant
• Vivian Ho, health economist at Rice University and Baylor College of Medicine
• David Branham, professor of political science at the University of Houston-Downtown

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:

• Matt Lanza of Space City Weather leaving Houston
• The reports of a 193-year-old tortoise's death being greatly exaggerated
• KitKat looking for a break in the case of some 400,000 stolen candy bars

Our panel of non-experts this week includes:

• Mustafa Tameez, Outreach Strategists
• Jack Young, University of Houston theatre professor
• Jessica Brown, co-director of Station Theater