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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...]

In February, new Brazos County commissioner Fred Brown drew some laughter about the county using the less popular Diners Club credit card. During the commission’s April 15th meeting, Brown again drew some laughter after questioning [Read More...]

April’s meeting of the College Station ISD school board continued a discussion of planning a budget for the next school year with no additional state money. Superintendent Tim Harkrider said no teachers will be laid [Read More...]

Brazos County commissioners a contract to install a perimeter security fence at the juvenile detention center, as recommended by director Linda Ricketson. Commissioners were told not having a perimeter fence kept those being held from [Read More...]

The College Station city council hears from a dozen speakers about impact fees. That’s the charge on new development to help pay for streets and other infrastructure. Ten opponents during Thursday’s meeting (April 10) included [Read More...]

The future widening of Old Reliance Road in Bryan between Austin’s Colony Parkway to the east city limits will also include steps to reduce flooding. The Bryan city council at Tuesday’s workshop meeting (April 8) [Read More...]

Brazos County commissioners approve five contracts at Tuesday’s meeting (April 8) related to the decision of taking over operations of the downtown Bryan parking garage. A citizen’s question of why the commission agreed to lease [Read More...]

Since September 2024, the Bryan ISD school board and the governor’s office has been negotiating a possible agreement giving property tax breaks towards a $13 billion dollar semiconductor manufacturing and research complex on the RELLIS [Read More...]

In August 2023, the Bryan city council decided on the logos that will be placed on the water tower that is under construction off West Villa Maria along Chick Lane. At Tuesday’s council workshop meeting [Read More...]

Some local residents are the victim of a scam targeting pet owners searching for their lost pets. The executive director at Aggieland Humane Society, Katrina Ross, shared on WTAW’s The Infomaniacs the scammers are pretending [Read More...]

A project of Brazos County commissioner Fred Brown to give a chance to give more county business to locally owned businesses will be taking place. Brown announced during Tuesday’s commission meeting (April 8) that a [Read More...]

The Bryan fire station across Texas Avenue from Davila middle school will remain closed indefinitely after mold was discovered last month. City manager Kean Register told the city council Tuesday night (April 8) that BFD [Read More...]