Mountains added to the Houston skyline on World Cup broadcast: The Good, Bad, and Ugly of the week
The Houston Matters panel of non-experts weighs in on stories from the week’s news and decides if they’re good, bad, or ugly.
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The Houston Matters panel of non-experts weighs in on stories from the week’s news and decides if they’re good, bad, or ugly.

government
It'll be warm and humid again today but a stormy front blows through on Election Day, bringing the chance for showers and storms Tuesday with cooler temperatures the rest of the week....
ABC13 Houston · Nov 2, 2026
News
Episode: 1651 Specificity and understanding: Coming to grips with September 11th. Today, six weeks later, we think about specificity.
Houston Public Media · Nov 2, 2026

News
Michigan Democrat Abdul El-Sayed's former opponent in the U.S. Senate primary, Haley Stevens, has stunned party officials by endorsing Republican Mike Rogers....
ABC13 Houston · Nov 2, 2026

safety
A business jet carrying nine people nose-dived into a South Florida neighborhood Sunday and erupted into a giant fireball that appeared to just miss homes near a busy roadway....
ABC13 Houston · Nov 2, 2026

News
"Folks like FDR were inside these walls...Margaret Thatcher came here; famous Houstonians have been in the space," a local historian said. "There's so much history here."...
ABC13 Houston · Nov 2, 2026

News
Four people face murder charges after a 35-year-old man was fatally shot following an early morning disturbance at a Pearland apartment complex.
Fox 26 Houston · Nov 2, 2026

News
Shootings in four college communities over the weekend left three people dead and at least 29 others injured.
Fox 26 Houston · Nov 2, 2026

safety
Pearland PD said that four people were arrested in connection with the shooting death of 35-year-old Shane Chambers.
ABC13 Houston · Nov 2, 2026

News
Mass shootings over the Halloween weekend across the U.S. left at least six people dead and dozens injured.
ABC13 Houston · Nov 2, 2026

government
Storms are expected Tuesday as a cold front slides through Houston on Election Day. The front could produce widespread heavy rain, strong winds and hail across the area on Tuesday....
Fox 26 Houston · Nov 1, 2026

safety
An Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent was indicted on an aggravated assault charge following a crash in Harris County. His defense attorney is firing back, calling the incident an accident, not a crime....
Fox 26 Houston · Nov 1, 2026

News
A federal judge has dismissed a Justice Department lawsuit seeking to block certification of Alaska's U.S. Senate race if Republican incumbent Dan Sullivan loses....
ABC13 Houston · Nov 1, 2026