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EPISODE · Sep 12, 2025 · 15 MIN

Is Houston the poorest large city in America? The Good, Bad, and Ugly of the week

from The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly from Houston Matters · host Michael Hagerty

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 supplanting Philadelphia as America's poorest large city Houston’s new million-dollar firetruck going unused because it’s too big for its fire station Carnival Cruise Line and Van Leeuwen Ice Cream unveiling sunscreen-flavored ice creamOur panel of non-experts this week includes: Houston Chronicle columnist Joy Sewing Mary Flood, legal consultant with Androvett Legal Media & Marketing David Branham, professor of political science at the University of Houston-Downtown

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