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So I found a thread about airlock suggesting you drain the entire system (cold side in this case), then with all cold valves slightly open (bleed the system?), turn on the main feed until water is running throughout. So for now, that seems to have solved the problem.

Faucet image. By the way, the supply lines come directly out of the slab foundation, so there's only roughly 12" of line coming straight up. No other access in these new houses for the water. The main shut off by the street and a really hard to reach shut-off up by the house. A really poor design.

Problem was present from the first day of move in. And to my frustration, there are zero access points. Meaning no mixing valves or rear panels to the tub (tub faucet is butted up against a shower stall - so no access). I meant no mixing valves anywhere on the premises. I tried the airlock...

"I didn't see no line Gus, I was just trying to make it across the territory." - Jake Spoon, Lonesome Dove

This is stumping me, maybe someone has an idea. In our one year old house in Texas, slab foundation, PEX throughout. The cold water faucet on the bathtub is the *only* faucet experiencing the problem. *Open the faucet. *Water comes out at full pressure for about 2 seconds, then drops to just a...