The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly from Houston Matters

Texas may hit record energy demand: The Good, Bad, and Ugly of the week

The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly logo in blue and white [https://cdn.hpm.io/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/28061724/GBU-Banner.jpg] 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 [https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/topics/good-bad-ugly/] of it all. This week, our panel weighs in on these stories: * ERCOT predicts record energy demand [https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/infrastructure/2026/06/03/553633/ercot-predicts-record-summer-energy-demand/] this summer * Houston highways may have influenced local cloud formations [%20https://spacecityweather.com/on-tuesday-morning-houstons-freeways-created-clouds-of-their-own/] * Hackers used Instagram's AI support to get access to other accounts [https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c98rzr72dpyo] Our panel of non-experts this week includes: * Mary Flood [https://www.androvett.com/people/mary-flood], legal consultant with Androvett Legal Media & Marketing * Joy Sewing [https://www.houstonchronicle.com/author/joy-sewing/], news columnist with the Houston Chronicle * Marco Roberts, chairman of the Texas Conservative Liberty Forum [https://www.facebook.com/TexasLibertyForum] Watch

FIFA World Cup ticket sales under investigation: The Good, Bad, and Ugly of the week

The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly logo in blue and white [https://cdn.hpm.io/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/28061724/GBU-Banner.jpg] 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 [https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/topics/good-bad-ugly/] of it all. This week, our panel weighs in on these stories: * FIFA coming under investigation [https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/npr/2026/05/28/nx-s1-5836514/fifas-world-cup-ticket-sales-outraged-fans-now-they-are-under-investigation/] for how and when it sells tickets to World Cup matches -- and for how much * Houston billionaire Tilman Fertitta buying Caesars Entertainment [https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/business/2026/05/28/553087/caesars-entertainment-fertitta-houston-company/] * A stationary replica of KITT from Knight Rider grounded in Illinois but somehow getting traffic tickets in New York [https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://apnews.com/article/knight-rider-car-speeding-ticket-new-york-24d37fa3e975363d8bcef5bbbb7bf089__;!!LkSTlj0I!G-b7GGNUXE6fPrZSbpzlRiAlowOYiYcEoPH7ANRGgZAoebmC81692BIK9scE9ST_ZlXtd4OirS_5MD_op8ym_CxOg0A$] Our panel of non-experts this week includes: * Vivian Ho [https://www.bakerinstitute.org/experts/vivian-ho/], health economist at Rice University and Baylor College of Medicine * David Branham [https://www.uhd.edu/faculty/branhamd.aspx], professor of political science at the University of Houston-Downtown * Jack Young [https://kgmca.shorthandstories.com/jack-young/index.html], University of Houston theatre professor Watch

Real outrage over a fake sign: The Good, Bad, and Ugly of the week

The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly logo in blue and white [https://cdn.hpm.io/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/28061724/GBU-Banner.jpg] 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 [https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/topics/good-bad-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 [https://www.businessinsider.com/pizza-hut-ai-system-dragontail-lawsuit-franchisee-2026-5] * A sign about tipping servers [https://houston.culturemap.com/news/restaurants-bars/fake-tipping-sign-torchys-tacos/] 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 [https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/cybertruck-driver-takes-vehicle-into-texas-lake-again/ar-AA23AQXn] Our panel of non-experts this week includes: * Marcus Davis [https://thebreakfastklub.com/about-tbk/marcus-davis/], owner of the Breakfast Klub restaurant * Charles Kuffner, who writes the political blog Off the Kuff [http://offthekuff.com/wp/] * Marco Roberts, chairman of the Texas Conservative Liberty Forum [https://www.facebook.com/TexasLibertyForum] Watch

The WNBA is officially headed back to Houston: The Good, Bad, and Ugly of the week

The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly logo in blue and white [https://cdn.hpm.io/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/28061724/GBU-Banner.jpg] 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 [https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/topics/good-bad-ugly/] of it all. This week, our panel weighs in on these stories: * Former Texas Lotto leader being charged with a felony [https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/investigations/article/lottery-director-indictment-2023-jackpot-22257763.php] for helping bettors buy millions of tickets to guarantee a jackpot win in 2023 * The WNBA officially heading back to Houston [The%20WNBA will indeed be back in Houston next year] next year * Efforts to bring back the Houston toad [https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/energy-environment/animals/2026/05/11/551504/texas-parks-houston-toad-egg-release-bastrop-county-milam/] in Texas – just not Houston Our panel of non-experts this week includes: * Raúl Ramos [https://www.uh.edu/class/history/faculty-and-staff/ramos_r/], associate professor of history at the University of Houston * Natalie Arceneaux [https://www.linkedin.com/in/nataliearceneaux/], president of Arceneaux International Consulting * Lisa Falkenberg [https://www.houstonchronicle.com/author/lisa-falkenberg/], senior columnist with the Houston Chronicle Watch https://www.youtube.com/live/OJ4ALFFyBVk?si=5khRVmk_vbZGlBit&t=1913

A potential garbage pickup fee: The Good, Bad, and Ugly of the week

The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly logo in blue and white [https://cdn.hpm.io/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/28061724/GBU-Banner.jpg] 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 [https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/topics/good-bad-ugly/] of it all. This week, our panel weighs in on these stories: * A potential garbage pickup fee [https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/city-of-houston/2026/05/01/550680/houston-trash-fee-garbage-solid-waste-budget-whitmire/%20] for Houston residents * A vast majority of Americans supporting age caps and term limits [https://www.npr.org/2026/05/07/nx-s1-5806294/congress-age-caps-term-limits-npr-poll] for members of Congress * A robot passenger [https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2026/05/04/Southwest-Airlines-Oakland-California-Elite-Event-Robotics-Bebop/1581777911612/%20] causing a flight delay on Southwest Airlines Our panel of non-experts this week includes: * Mustafa Tameez [https://www.outreachstrategists.com/team/#mustafa-tameez], media and public affairs consultant and the CEO of Outreach Strategists * Jennifer Hadayia [https://airalliancehouston.org/our-work/our-team/jennifer-m-hadayia-mpa/] of Air Alliance Houston Watch