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Up to 12 inches of rain during the first week of May tested the capacity of retention and detention ponds. That was a subject that was discussed by the College Station city council the week [Read More...]

A pioneer broadcaster in Bryan/College Station and former Bryan councilman Greg Rodriguez has died. That was announced by current Bryan councilman James Edge during Thursday’s (May 15) visit on WTAW’s The Infomaniacs. Click below to [Read More...]

The College Station council approved its second budget amendment of the 2025 fiscal year at last Thursday’s meeting (May 8) as recommended by fiscal services director Mary Ellen Leonard. One of the amendments affects the [Read More...]

Monday afternoon (May 12) was a four minute special meeting of the Texas A&M system board of regents. Chairman Bob Albritton of Fort Worth and vice chairman Jay Graham of Houston made the trip to [Read More...]

More concerts could be coming to College Station. City councilman Bob Yancy suggested at the city council at their last meeting (May 8) about partnering with the newly created Brazos Valley Live Music Association. In [Read More...]

The 78th time a College Station city council meeting includes the Midtown district behind Baylor Scott and White hospital, the governing body is asked to participate in a multimillion dollar commercial project. Midtown developer James [Read More...]

Brazos County commissioners on a three to two vote, approve making a second attempt to hire an outside consultant to review employee pay and job descriptions. Fred Brown, who questioned why the study could not [Read More...]

Bryan’s mayor says responsibility for the construction delay on William Joel Bryan Parkway rests with Optimum communications. Bobby Gutierrez told listeners on WTAW’s The Infomaniacs that Optimum has not moved overhead lines attached to BTU [Read More...]

Brazos County judge Duane Peters brought up at the end of Tuesday’s meeting (May 6), what he called “false accusations” from opponents of the future highway to the east of College Station and Bryan. Peters [Read More...]

The end of Monday’s (May 5) Bryan ISD school board meeting was spent approving two personnel changes as recommended by the superintendent. There were no comments before or after naming a new elementary school principal [Read More...]

Brazos County commissioners at their last meeting (April 29) decided against spending $500,000 dollars on a contract for consulting services. The decision to not pursue what the agenda item described as an Americans With Disabilities [Read More...]

Public comments during this week’s Brazos County commission meeting included a request from the local Habitat for Humanity organization to support proposed state legislation to create a revolving loan program for affordable housing. Habitat BCS [Read More...]

There are new rules for those visiting Texas prisons. Recommendations presented by the prison system’s general counsel, Stephanie Greger, were approved at the last prison board meeting. Corrections officers are now allowed to search the [Read More...]

The director of the Brazos Valley Food Bank (BVFB) is hoping that the president brings back a program that operated during Donald Trump’s first administration “to get this food to neighbors in need.” Theresa Managpora [Read More...]

Brazos County commissioners approve realigning voting precincts. The unanimous vote at Tuesday’s meeting (April 29) accepted recommendations by elections administrator Trudy Hancock. She told commissioners state law requires precinct updates every March or April in [Read More...]

A tradition in the Texas House is for incumbent members to tease rookie members when they introduce their first legislation on the House floor. That happened Monday (April 28) to both of Brazos County’s new [Read More...]

The first park in the city of College Station is now a member of an exclusive group. Recognition was given at the last city council meeting for Brison Park being designated as one of 64 [Read More...]

The College Station city council takes final action on extending the residential recycling agreement. Approval was given at the council’s April 24th meeting to a five year extension with the city’s current provider valued at [Read More...]

Tuesday’s Brazos County commission meeting (April 22) included recognizing five jail inmates for helping save the life of a detention officer. Commissioner Chuck Konderla said the inmates took immediate action to help after the officer [Read More...]

A new principal at Bryan High School is approved at the end of Monday night’s Bryan ISD board meeting. Without comment, there was a unanimous vote to accept the superintendent’s recommendation of Magnolia West associate [Read More...]