League City covers up its license plate reading cameras: 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.
Summary by The Bellaire Editorial Desk · Byline on the source page: Michael Hagerty, as published by Houston Public Media (NPR/PBS) · · 1 min read
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
Could California become the first state in the country to enact a billionaire tax? Voters will decide on Proposition 40, which is an effort to fund the state's healthcare system....
ABC13 Houston (KTRK / ABC) · Nov 6, 2026

government
Mayor Whitmire says the city will limit cooperation with federal immigration authorities after Democrats won power in Texas for the first time in decades....
ABC13 Houston (KTRK / ABC) · Nov 6, 2026
safety
Texas is working to end the daily streak of deaths on its roadways through its annual “End the Streak” campaign. But despite years of progress, deadly crashes remain a major concern, especially in Harris County. According to TxDOT, Harris County leads the state in DWI fatalities....
KPRC 2 Click2Houston (NBC) - Local · Nov 6, 2026

News
Officials across Europe reported more bomb threats against multiple flights on Friday, following a string of hoaxes that have caused flight diversions this week....
ABC13 Houston (KTRK / ABC) · Nov 6, 2026
safety
Police say they've solved a young mother's murder almost 20 years later.
ABC13 Houston (KTRK / ABC) · Nov 6, 2026

business
Tesla CEO Elon Musk says production of the Cybertruck will begin winding down at Gigafactory Texas next year as the company shifts resources to its Cybercab program following sluggish sales and ongoing challenges....
ABC13 Houston (KTRK / ABC) · Nov 6, 2026

News
Giant pandas Ping Ping and Fu Shuang made their public debut at Zoo Atlanta's new Arthur M. Blank Panda Grove on Friday.
ABC13 Houston (KTRK / ABC) · Nov 6, 2026

government
Following the alleged gang rape of a student, Cornell University is expected to release the results of a no-confidence vote regarding its handling of sexual violence....
ABC13 Houston (KTRK / ABC) · Nov 6, 2026

government
We told you two things about the Texas polls: they missed the final results by three to five points in each of the last three statewide elections and that nobody could tell you who was going to win. Turns out we were more right on that last part than we thought....
ABC13 Houston (KTRK / ABC) · Nov 6, 2026

government
HPD's interactions with ICE posed a political conundrum to Whitmire over the past year.
Houston Public Media (NPR/PBS) · Nov 6, 2026
government
Cesar Espinosa from the civil rights nonprofit FIEL Houston and immigration attorney Ruby Powers consider how the midterm election results might affect immigration policy and ICE enforcement in Houston and Texas as a whole....
Houston Public Media (NPR/PBS) · Nov 6, 2026

safety
Thomas Markle Sr. moved to Florida after many years in the Philippines.
ABC13 Houston (KTRK / ABC) · Nov 6, 2026