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:

• 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

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:

• Several major sporting events and conferences converging on Houston all at once
• People continuing to flock to Texas suburbs, especially north of Houston
• Squirrels appearing to be vaping as they pick up discarded nicotine devices

Our panel of non-experts this week includes:

• David Branham, professor of political science at the University of Houston-Downtown
• Mary Flood, legal consultant with Androvett Legal Media & Marketing
• Houston Chronicle columnist Joy Sewing

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 changing its dress code to address security concerns
• Numerous issues on Texas roads involving Waymo driverless vehicles
• A discharged patient refusing to leave a hospital for five months
• Employees in a new report saying they're struggling with mental health

Our panel of non-experts this week includes:

• Marco Roberts, chairman of the Texas Conservative Liberty Forum
• Marcus Davis, owner of the Breakfast Klub restaurant
• Vivian Ho, health economist at Rice University and Baylor College of Medicine

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:

• Travelers in Houston seeing long security lines at local airports due to a partial government shutdown
• Buc-ee's receiving a failing grade from the Better Business Bureau
• Texas being one of a handful of states testing out flying cars

Our panel of non-experts this week includes:

• Natalie Arceneaux, president of Arceneaux International Consulting
• Charles Kuffner, who writes the political blog Off the Kuff
• Ernie Manouse, co-host of Houston Public Media's Hello 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:

• President Trump not wanting to endorse one candidate over another in the GOP runoff between John Cornyn and Ken Paxton -- and instead wanting one to drop out
• Spring Branch ISD removing a Ramadan display from one of its grade schools
• A carnival ride at the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo going on longer than riders expected

Our panel of non-experts this week includes:

• Jennifer Hadayia of Air Alliance Houston
• Jessica Brown, co-director of Station Theater
• Mustafa Tameez, media and public affairs consultant and the CEO of Outreach Strategists

Watch

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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:

• Corrections to Bible-infused K-8 curriculum being approved, and taxpayers footing the bill
• Beyonce’s mother's recipe for gumbo being served at the rodeo this year
• A study finding that baby chicks may be able to link certain sounds with shapes, just like humans

Our panel of non-experts this week includes:

• Jack Young, University of Houston theatre professor
• Houston Chronicle columnist Joy Sewing
• Raúl Ramos, associate professor of history at the University of 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:

• Police uncovering a scam in South Houston to steal money from families legally seeking U.S. citizenship
• Change afoot at the state’s public universities related to classroom content, among other things, and the debate over the line between teaching and indoctrinating students

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
• Mary Flood, legal consultant with Androvett Legal Media & Marketing

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 retired HPD sketch artist joining the conjecture over who may have kidnapped Nancy Guthrie by releasing a sketch she admits includes a lot of guessing
• The newly reconfigured Cy-Fair ISD board of trustees voting to restore several chapters in textbooks that were deemed controversial by the previous board and removed
• Three Friday the 13ths occuring this calendar year

Our panel of non-experts this week includes:

• Jessica Brown, co-director of Station Theater
• Marco Roberts, chairman of the Texas Conservative Liberty Forum
• Ernie Manouse, co-host of Hello Houston

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 sinkhole emerging on Interstate 10
• Brisket "donuts" and other interesting new food coming to Daikin Park this baseball season
• A woman and her car getting trapped in a car wash for an hour

Our panel of non-experts this week includes:

• Natalie Arceneaux, president of Arceneaux International Consulting
• Lisa Falkenberg, senior columnist with the Houston Chronicle
• Charles Kuffner, who writes the political blog Off the Kuff

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:

• Some voters in the 18th Congressional District, who have waited nearly a year to elect a new member of Congress, having to wait just a little longer Wednesday and Thursday
• The Texas State Board of Education delaying a vote on a controversial and very long reading list for students
• Bruce Springsteen releasing a protest song about ICE and the border patrol

Our panel of non-experts this week includes:

• Raúl Ramos, associate professor of history at the University of Houston
• Mustafa Tameez, media and public affairs consultant and the CEO of Outreach Strategists
• Frank Billingsley, co-host of Hello Houston

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