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Houston Matters

A real-life ‘Ratatouille’ moment: The Good, Bad, and Ugly of the week

Michael Hagerty

Posted on July 8, 2022 · 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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Rat-Filled Sinkholes Are 2020’s Latest Nightmare: The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly Of The News

Michael Hagerty

Posted on November 6, 2020 · 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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Number Of Typhus Cases Growing In Galveston County

Associated Press

Posted on July 23, 2018 · The Galveston County Health District reports 17 people with the infection so far this year

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What State Government Can Learn From College Football

Ross Ramsey, Texas Tribune

Posted on December 4, 2017 · One particular type of government program is hyper-sensitive to poor performance and quick to change at almost any dollar cost, which begs the question: Why doesn't everything work like college football?

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Texas Health Regulators Overrun By ‘Several Hundred’ Rats At Austin Headquarters

Edgar Walters, The Texas Tribune

Posted on November 30, 2017 · The Texas Health and Human Services Commission has a $60,000 vermin problem, and is hiring private exterminators to deal with an estimated "several hundred" sewer rats in the building

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