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:

• Last Friday, Elon Musk announced Grok had been updated after Musk complained that it and other AI chatbots like it were “too woke.” Well, Musk and his programmers may have overshot the mark a bit. By Tuesday, Grok was praising Adolf Hitler, calling itself “MechaHitler,” and publishing a number of antisemitic posts captured in screenshots but since apparently deleted.

• After yearsof fumbling with shoe laces, enduring strangers’ smelly feet, and watching security lines move slower than molasses in January, at a news conference Tuesday, Homeland Security Director Kristi Noem announced the policy requiring most passengers to remove their shoes at TSA checkpoints was no longer in effect.

Our panel of non-experts this week includes:

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

• A spot on Pasadena’s City Council being decided by a coin toss
• The reasons Texas is developing its own test to license psychologists and the repercussions for other states

Our panel of non-experts this week includes:

• Lisa Falkenberg, senior columnist with the Houston Chronicle
• Marco Roberts, chairman of the Texas Conservative Liberty Forum
• Frank Billingsley, 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:

• Fort Bend County Judge KP George announcing he’s running for a third term — but this time as a Republican
• Texas coming in dead last for health care access and affordability in a recent assessment
• A mongoose that escaped from a wildlife park being safety captured after he turned up at a local pub

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
• Raúl Ramos, associate professor of history at the University of 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:

• After footage of the interior of the Astrodome is released online, law enforcement cracks down on people allegedly trying to sneak in
• Walmart delivery drones coming to Houston

Our panel of non-experts this week includes:

• Jessica Brown, co-director of Station Theater
• Marcus Davis, owner of the Breakfast Klub restaurant
• Ernie Manouse, one of the hosts 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:

• The head of FEMA saying (but possibly joking?) that he didn’t know there was a hurricane season here
• The National Weather Service receiving permission to hire 125 meteorologists and specialists after losing more than 560 employees earlier this year due to Trump administration cuts and retirements
• The Texas Workforce Commission mistakenly suggesting Chevron is firing more employees than it actually has at its facility in Midland

Our panel of non-experts this week includes:

• David Branham, professor of political science at the University of Houston-Downtown
• Houston Chronicle columnist Joy Sewing
• 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 recent study suggesting AI isn't saving workers a ton of time on the job
• Eight Houston-area barbecue restaurants making Texas Monthly’s Top 50 list (after Yelp snubbed the city)

Our panel of non-experts this week includes:

• Lisa Falkenberg, senior columnist with the Houston Chronicle
• Vivian Ho, health economist at Rice University and Baylor College of Medicine
• Marco Roberts, chairman of the Texas Conservative Liberty Forum

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 building in the Third Ward and the George Floyd/Black Lives Matter mural on it being demolished the week of the fifth anniversary of Floyd’s murder
• A Houston man suing Whataburger because a store allegedly left onions on his hamburger
• Sesame Street now being available on Netflix for free, in addition to PBS

Our panel of non-experts this week includes:

• • Natalie Arceneaux, president of Arceneaux International Consulting
  • Raúl Ramos, associate professor of history at the University of 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:

• Record-breaking temperatures in Houston this week
• Letting moms and soon-to-be-moms have unlimited access to HOV lanes in Texas
• A streaming service that just can't stopping changing its name

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