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Trump’s $5,000 promise and FCC pressures Kimmel over Talarico interview: The Good, Bad, and Ugly of the week

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Houston no longer has the tallest building in Texas: The Good, Bad, and Ugly of the week

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Dan Patrick’s banned book list: The Good, Bad, and Ugly of the week

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Tech company’s low-tech sunglasses sell out: The Good, Bad, and Ugly of the week

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John Oliver goes after Buc-ee’s: The Good, Bad, and Ugly of the week

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Americans spend half their free time looking at screens: The Good, Bad, and Ugly of the week

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New rainbow flags coming to Montrose: The Good, Bad, and Ugly of the week

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An age limit on prediction markets: The Good, Bad, and Ugly of the week

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Austin competing with Houston for an NHL team: The Good, Bad, and Ugly of the week

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A shuttle bus to Buc-ee’s during the World Cup: The Good, Bad, and Ugly of the week

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

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

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

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

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

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Houston’s sinking suburbs: The Good, Bad, and Ugly of the week

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No comedian at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner: The Good, Bad, and Ugly of the week

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The search for 400,000 stolen KitKat bars: The Good, Bad, and Ugly of the week

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So we have vaping squirrels now? The Good, Bad, and Ugly of the week

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Changing the rodeo dress code: The Good, Bad, and Ugly of the week

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Long lines at the airport: The Good, Bad, and Ugly of the week

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Trump’s unusual endorsement strategy: The Good, Bad, and Ugly of the week

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Beyonce’s mother’s gumbo at the rodeo: The Good, Bad, and Ugly of the week

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Teaching vs. indoctrinating college students: The Good, Bad, and Ugly of the week

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Unofficial sketch of the Nancy Guthrie kidnapping suspect: The Good, Bad, and Ugly of the week

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Brisket ‘donuts’ among the new Astros ballpark foods: The Good, Bad, and Ugly of the week

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Bruce Springsteen’s ICE protest song: The Good, Bad, and Ugly of the week

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Ted Cruz leaving the state ahead of bad weather: The Good, Bad, and Ugly of the week

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Matthew McConaughey trademarks his catchphrase: The Good, Bad, and Ugly of the week

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New food pyramid pushes meat and dairy: The Good, Bad, and Ugly of the week

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A Christmas camel kicking catastrophe: The Good, Bad, and Ugly of the week

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In-N-Out Burger axes order number 67: The Good, Bad, and Ugly of the week

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Fake heads on robotic dogs: The Good, Bad, and Ugly of the week

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Houston has two of the deadliest roads in America: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly of the week

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The end of the penny: The Good, Bad, and Ugly of the week

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Shutdown wreaks havoc at Houston airports: The Good, Bad, and Ugly of the week

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Suspending black cat adoptions during October: The Good, Bad, and Ugly of the week

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Playing the ‘Imperial March’ in front of National Guard troops: The Good, Bad, and Ugly of the week

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Katy Pride celebration foreced to move last-minute: The Good, Bad, and Ugly of the week

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Why Houston’s removing its rainbow crosswalks…again: The Good, Bad, and Ugly of the week

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Halloween display gets controversial for depicting political hangings: The Good, Bad, and Ugly of the week

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Camp Mystic plans to partially reopen: The Good, Bad, and Ugly of the week

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Low-flying military helicopters being seen over Houston: The Good, Bad, and Ugly of the week

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

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Naked bike ride in Houston as a protest: The Good, Bad, and Ugly of the week

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Gun store owner prohibited from owning guns: The Good, Bad, and Ugly of the week

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HISD blocked from displaying Ten Commandments: The Good, Bad, and Ugly of the week

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A UFC fight at the White House: The Good, Bad, and Ugly of the week

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Beatles statues relocating to a Houston car dealership: The Good, Bad, and Ugly of the week

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Shipley Do-Nuts sold to a California company: The Good, Bad, and Ugly of the week

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Houston’s World Series of Dog Shows returns: The Good, Bad, and Ugly of the week

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X’s AI “Grok” goes full Nazi: The Good, Bad, and Ugly of the week

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Deciding an election with a coin flip: The Good, Bad, and Ugly of the week

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An escaped mongoose walks into a bar: The Good, Bad, and Ugly of the week

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Sneaking inside the Astrodome: The Good, Bad, and Ugly of the week

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FEMA head says he didn’t know there was a hurricane season: The Good, Bad, and Ugly of the week

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AI isn’t saving workers time on the job: The Good, Bad, and Ugly of the week

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George Floyd mural demolished: The Good, Bad, and Ugly of the week

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Letting pregnant women use the HOV lane: The Good, Bad, and Ugly of the week

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Yelp snubs Houston barbecue: The Good, Bad, and Ugly of the week

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An AI-powered mood ring for dating: The Good, Bad, and Ugly of the week

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Astros fans reselling bobbleheads: The Good, Bad, and Ugly of the week

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Backlash over the Blue Origin flight: The Good, Bad, and Ugly of the week

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Texas Roadhouse becomes the new king of casual dining: The Good, Bad, and Ugly of the week

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Allowing teachers to pray in the classroom: The Good, Bad, and Ugly of the week

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Fort Bend ISD considers Bible-infused curriculum: The Good, Bad, and Ugly of the week

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Stealing a golden toilet: The Good, Bad, and Ugly of the week

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Southwest ends free bag-checking: The Good, Bad, and Ugly of the week

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Dan Patrick wants to rename the New York strip: The Good, Bad, and Ugly of the week

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The Rodeo Returns: The Good, Bad, and Ugly of the week

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KFC’s headquarters headed to Texas: The Good, Bad, and Ugly of the week

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Chevron planning to lay off 20 percent of its workforce: The Good, Bad, and Ugly of the week

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Cowboy Carter Tour coming to Houston: The Good, Bad, and Ugly of the week

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Huge mammoth skull unearthed in Central Texas: The Good, Bad, and Ugly of the week

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Trump Burger headed to Houston: The Good, Bad, and Ugly of the week

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Charlotte’s NBA team steps into a PR ‘Hornets’ nest: The Good, Bad, and Ugly of the week

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Beyoncé’s ‘Cowboy Carter’ inspires a new college class: The Good, Bad, and Ugly of the week

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The mysterious return of Enron: The Good, Bad, and Ugly of the week

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Alex Jones tries to halt the sale of InfoWars to The Onion: The Good, Bad, and Ugly of the week

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A ride-sharing service featuring armed drivers: The Good, Bad, and Ugly of the week

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Elon Musk discovers Harris County exists: The Good, Bad, and Ugly of the week

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Port Arthur named one of the country’s worst small cities: The Good, Bad, and Ugly of the week

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Yankees GM says World Series drought should’ve ended in 2017: The Good, Bad, and Ugly of the week

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The blue alert that woke up Texas: The Good, Bad, and Ugly of the week

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Biggest ranch in Texas goes up for sale: The Good, Bad, and Ugly of the week

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The Astros take the hard route to another division title: The Good, Bad, and Ugly of the week

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Winning lottery ticket goes unclaimed: The Good, Bad, and Ugly of the week

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The Showboat Drive-In rolls its final credits: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly of the week

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Simone Biles retires one of her moves: The Good, Bad, and Ugly of the week

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The country’s third-largest statue is in Sugar Land: The Good, Bad, and Ugly of the week

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Playing for two different teams in the same game: The Good, Bad, and Ugly of the week

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Mayonnaise-scented cologne: The Good, Bad, and Ugly of the week

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Texas Children’s Hospital laying off workers: The Good, Bad, and Ugly of the week

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Principal turnover at HISD: The Good, Bad, and Ugly of the week

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The Oscar Mayer Wienermobile finds itself in a bit of a pickle: The Good, Bad, and Ugly of the week

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A Texan named ‘Literally Anyone Else’ is running for president: The Good, Bad, and Ugly of the week

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METRO trains lose their stripes: The Good, Bad, and Ugly of the week

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Hidalgo and Whitmire’s relationship gets weirder: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly of the week

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Putting warning labels on social media: The Good, Bad, and Ugly of the week

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Joey Chestnut banned from Fourth of July hot dog eating contest: The Good, Bad, and Ugly of the week

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HISD mistakenly tells some students they had to repeat a grade: The Good, Bad, and Ugly of the week

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Records from the Negro Leagues become part of MLB history: The Good, Bad, and Ugly of the week

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A week without power in Houston: The Good, Bad, and Ugly of the week

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Chuck E. Cheese’s animatronic band goes silent: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly of the week

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Tiff’s Treats will deliver a bar of gold with your cookies: The Good, Bad, and Ugly of the week

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Confusing Joel Osteen and Haley Joel Osment: The Good, Bad, and Ugly of the week

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New Texans uniforms: The Good, Bad, and Ugly of the week

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Super Bowl ring lost in a pool of chili: The Good, Bad, and Ugly of the week

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Tearing down the ‘Reality Bites’ house: The Good, Bad, and Ugly of the week

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TxDOT buying back 288 toll lanes: The Good, Bad, and Ugly of the week

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‘Yellowstone’ actor booted off a Houston flight: The Good, Bad, and Ugly of the week

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Blue Bell’s new St. Louis-inspired flavor: The Good, Bad, and Ugly of the week

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Artists dropping out of SXSW in protest: The Good, Bad, and Ugly of the week

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HPD under investigation: The Good, Bad, and Ugly of the week

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Controversial statue at the University of Houston: The Good, Bad, and Ugly of the week

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John Oliver’s unique offer to Justice Clarence Thomas: The Good, Bad, and Ugly of the week