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Episodes
Bryan ISD School Board Members Are Told Why They Have To Spend Excess Money In The District’s School Meal Fund
5/23/2024
The Bryan school district makes enough money from school meals that the state requires spending some of the excess. That led the BISD school board at this week’s meeting to replace equipment. The board approved [Read More...]
Duration:00:01:17
Texas A&M System Announces Creating “Peaker Power Plants” Around The State
5/22/2024
The Texas A&M system announces the creation of building a statewide network of small power plants on system properties. Financing will come from a $5 billion dollar state fund that was created following blackouts during [Read More...]
Duration:00:02:20
Overturned ATV Claims The Life Of A Leon County Man
5/22/2024
A Leon County man has died after being ejected from his all terrain vehicle. Texas department of public safety Sgt. Justin Ruiz says this took place Monday (May 20) at 4:20 in the morning on [Read More...]
Duration:00:00:55
Bryan ISD School Board Approves Naming Bryan High School’s Softball Field For Janice Williamson
5/21/2024
Bryan ISD school board members Monday night (May 20) approved naming the Bryan High softball field for the person who founded the program. Bryan High alum Janice Williamson recently announced her retirement after 43 years [Read More...]
Duration:00:00:27
Texas A&M System Board Of Regents Decide To Continue ACT/SAT Test Scores As An Option For Applying To The Flagship Campus
5/20/2024
High school seniors applying to universities are finding that more institutions have resumed requiring SAT and/or ACT test scores as part of their application. That is not a requirement at Texas A&M. And the board [Read More...]
Duration:00:01:47
Brazos Valley Pickleball Association Submits A Petition To The City Of College Station
5/20/2024
The College Station city council was informed during its May regular meeting that a petition was submitted to add more pickleball courts. The president of the Brazos Valley Pickleball Association, Joe Hegwood, said 233 city [Read More...]
Duration:00:03:03
City Of Bryan Receives Floodplain Management Awards For Efforts That Were Used During Recent Flooding Storms
5/17/2024
Before flooding rains in May and April, the Bryan city council congratulated staff for receiving two of six awards from the Texas Floodplain Management Association. City engineer Paul Kaspar said the city received the state [Read More...]
Duration:00:05:58
College Station City Council Continues Discussions On Increasing Fees For Parks And Recreation Activities
5/15/2024
The College Station city council resumes its conversation about fees charged for parks and recreation programs. The discussion at Monday’s council meeting (May 13), there will agreement to continue studying possible increases. Much of the [Read More...]
Duration:00:01:47
Two Brazos County Event Venues Are Generating More Revenue Than Expected
5/15/2024
Business is better than expected at two event venues owned by Brazos County. During the county commission meeting on May 7th, commissioner Steve Aldrich confirmed with county auditor Katie Conner, $824,000 dollars in additional revenue [Read More...]
Duration:00:00:45
Texas A&M System Still Auditing DEI Compliance At The Flagship Campus
5/14/2024
Texas A&M is one of two universities out of 11 in the A&M system that have yet to have system audits completed regarding compliance with the new state law eliminating diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) [Read More...]
Duration:00:02:45
College Station City Council Receives An Explanation About Police Department Phone Lines Going Down
5/14/2024
Multiple times this year, phone lines to the College Station police department’s non emergency number have gone down. That led city councilwoman Elizabeth Cunha to ask city manager Bryan Woods for an explanation at the [Read More...]
Duration:00:01:40
Brazos County Commissioners Issue Proclamation For National Police Week And National Peace Officers Day
5/13/2024
This week (May 12-18) is National Police Week and Wednesday (May 15) is Peace Officers Memorial Day. Brazos County judge and former constable Duane Peters read a proclamation during last week’s county commission meeting. Sheriff [Read More...]
Duration:00:03:18
Blinn College Trustees Increase Tuition And Fees For The 2024-25 Academic Year
5/10/2024
Blinn College trustees set tuition and fees for the 2024-25 academic year. Chief financial officer Clen Burton said increasing tuition one dollar per credit hour and fees by three dollars per credit hour for all [Read More...]
Duration:00:00:58
Governor Names New Student Regents At Public Universities After Farewell Comments Are Made By This Year’s Texas A&M System Student Regent
5/10/2024
This week’s Texas A&M system board of regents meetings were the last for this year’s student regent. Click below to hear comments from Annie Valicek of West Texas A&M during the May 7, 2024 regents [Read More...]
Duration:00:03:58
Bryan ISD School Board Deliberates Five Issues Behind Closed Doors Then Takes Action On One Item
5/9/2024
Another economic development prospect has approached the Bryan ISD school board for incentives. That was one of five items scheduled for discussion in private during Monday’s (May 6) board meeting. After a 75 minute executive [Read More...]
Duration:00:00:31
Bryan ISD Administrators Announces Spending Cuts Of More Than $6 Million For The 2024-25 School Year
5/7/2024
More than $6 million dollars of spending cuts were identified by Bryan ISD administrators for the 2024-25 school year. BISD school board members expressed no opposition during Monday’s (May 6) meeting. Click HERE to read [Read More...]
Duration:00:01:46
Bryan/College Station Chamber Of Commerce Delegation Returns To Washington D.C.
5/7/2024
A delegation from the Bryan/College Station chamber of commerce is in Washington D.C. for its annual meeting with federal lawmakers. The chamber’s community liaison, Royce Hickman, says 36 community leaders began their visit Monday (May [Read More...]
Duration:00:01:35
Brazos County Tax Office Upgrading Property Tax Software Means No Property Tax Services On Wednesday
5/7/2024
Brazos County property owners will not be able to conduct business at the tax office on Wednesday, May 8. Tax assessor-collector Kristy Roe says they are making a change in computer software which will not [Read More...]
Duration:00:00:25
College Station City Council Grants An Impact Fee Appeal
5/6/2024
Since 2015, a local developer has been working on a multi family housing and commercial project across FM 60 from Easterwood Airport along Turkey Creek Road. Having planned to pay the city of College Station [Read More...]
Duration:00:01:43
Brazos County Commission Proclamations For Corrections Officers And Nurses
5/6/2024
This week is National Correctional officers and employees week and National Nurses week. Brazos County commissioners issued proclamations last week, which was followed by comments from county officials and employees. Click HERE to read and [Read More...]
Duration:00:08:49