KTRK also became known for its legendary consumer and investigative reporter, Marvin Zindler, whose week-long reports on a La Grange brothel in 1973 led to the closing of the Chicken Ranch, a bordello that was later immortalized in the musical and film, "The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas" and ZZ Top's hit song "La Grange." Zindler was also widely noted in the Houston market for his Friday night "Rat and Roach Report" focusing on Houston restaurants that have failed health inspections, which ended with his trademark line "Slime in the Ice Machine". Zindler signed a lifetime contract with KTRK in 1988, making him the first person ever offered such a contract by then-owner Capital Cities, which had a reputation for being a financially frugal company. Zindler continued to work for the station until his death from pancreatic cancer in 2007, even filing reports from his hospital bed during treatment. As of 2013, the station's consumer reporting is now handled by "Action 13" consumer investigator Jeff Ehling and "Stretch Your Dollar" feature reporter Patricia Lopez, while the station's investigative reporting is now handled by investigative reporter Ted Oberg.