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 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: Lt. Governor Dan Patrick’s preferred banned book list for schools includes a Holocaust memoir that’s soon-to-be required reading for Texas 8th graders A former Katy police officer facing charges he misused Flock cameras to stalk his ex-wife A Houston-area restaurant dropping tap-to-pay technology to fight
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: Gov. Greg Abbott pausing new data centers until energy and water usage can be audited The internet search company DuckDuckGo selling out of its sunglasses that do nothing A simple chord change by an organ being a reason for celebration at a German churchOur panel of non-experts this week includes: Charles
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 ranking as the second-least safe city in the U.S. in a new ranking by SmartAsset eBay settling for almost $50 million with a couple harassed by its former employees John Oliver challenging the litigious habits of Buc-ee's with a new line of merchandiseOur panel of non-experts this week includes: L
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: Missouri City officials approving a road redesign to keep trucks from getting hit by trains at a certain crossing The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission dropping its demand for the University of Pennsylvania to turn over a list of Jewish employees A survey showing that Americans spend half their free
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: Two updates on how community response and negotiation behind-the-scenes are paying off, from Montrose getting a new rainbow flag display to Memorial City ice skaters getting more time on their rink An AI-derived film called Odysseus: The Fall scheduled to hit streaming services at roughly the same time as
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: One of the nation’s top hurricane forecasters lowering its outlook for storms during the Atlantic hurricane season Texas lawmakers may try to curb prediction market use among Texas minorsOur panel of non-experts this week includes: Vivian Ho, health economist at Rice University and Baylor College of Medic
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 OdysseyOur panel of non-experts this week includes
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 DallasOur panel of non-experts this week includes: Musta
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 accountsOur panel of non-experts this week includes: Mary Flood, legal consultant with Androvett Legal Media & Marketing Joy Sewing, news c
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 YorkOur panel of non-ex
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 lakeOur panel of non-experts this week includes: Marcus Davis,
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 HoustonOur panel of non-experts this week includes: Raúl Ram
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 AirlinesOur panel of non-experts this week includes: Mustafa Tameez, media and public affairs consultant and t
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 mythologicalOur panel of non-experts this week inclu
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
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 barsOur panel of non-experts this week includes: Mustafa Tameez, Outreach Strategists Jack Young, University of Hous
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 devicesOur panel of non-experts this week includes: David Branham, professor of polit
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 healthOur panel of
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 carsOur panel of non-experts this week includes: Natalie Arceneaux, president
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 t
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 humansOur panel of non-experts this week includes: J
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 studentsOur panel of non-experts this w
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
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 hourOur panel of non-experts this week includes: Natalie Arceneaux, president of Arceneaux International Consulting Lisa
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 releas
