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Brazos County commissioners take the next step on two building projects. Commissioners approved for the county’s new office building across Texas Avenue from the courthouse, a $50 million dollar construction contract and a $4.5 million [Read More...]

A Bryan city council discussion at this week’s workshop meeting (March 18) included more industries headed to the north side of town. Mayor Bobby Gutierrez shared a list that will be located along what will [Read More...]

The March meeting of the Bryan city council included city manager Kean Register providing capital project updates and upcoming city sponsored activities. CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS • A preconstruction meeting for the Midtown Park Boardwalk [Read More...]

The first ever renovation of a more than 40 year old College Station apartment complex for low income elderly residents is completed. The city council at their last meeting, closed out the construction contract for [Read More...]

Before construction starts on another student apartment building in the Northgate district, the developer receives city council approval to acquire a five foot wide sidewalk easement along Church Avenue west of Boyett Street. Lucas Harper [Read More...]

Brazos County commissioners approve spending $1.6 million dollars to fix the section of Leonard Road west of Highway 47 that runs parallel to Thompsons Creek. Purchasing agent Charles Wendt tells WTAW News that the pavement [Read More...]

The 140th anniversary of the American Red Cross was included in a proclamation issued at Tuesday’s (March 11) Brazos County commission meeting. Click HERE to read and download the proclamation presented at the March 11, [Read More...]

College Station’s fire chief has given his annual report to the city council. Richard Mann said progress continues towards an April groundbreaking of College Station’s seventh fire station. Mann told the council that the fire [Read More...]

In February, Texas A&M’s vice president of operations sent a campus wide memo to contact university police (UPD) if they are approached by someone wanting to serve a warrant. The week after the memo was [Read More...]

In the next week or two, Brazos County commissioners will discuss the idea to create a county department of government efficiency. New commissioner Fred Brown suggested the county “DOGE” at the end of Tuesday’s meeting [Read More...]

The week after Brazos County commissioners approved spending almost $13,000 dollars on computer software to remove information from last November’s election ballots and cast vote records, two of the citizens asking for those records challenged [Read More...]

College Station residents are invited to participate in the development of the city’s next five year plan to spend federal money on programs benefitting those in low and moderate income categories. From a city video, [Read More...]

Construction began Monday (March 10) on the next portion of rebuilding Rock Prairie Road east of the freeway. City of College Station communications director, Colin Killian, says the portion of Rock Prairie between Bird Pond [Read More...]

The sole finalist for Texas A&UM system chancellor is Texas state comptroller Glenn Hegar. That follows a unanimous vote of the board of regents during a special meeting Friday morning (March 7). The only comments [Read More...]

The College Station city council is given an update on a consultant’s continuing study of a possible recreation center. The consultant’s first phase report included project planning, a needs assessment, and a market analysis. Click [Read More...]

Brazos County commissioners considering a contract to do a financial audit of the company hired to administer guardianship services hear from a constable about those services. During the commission’s February 25th meeting, it was brought [Read More...]

Brazos County commissioners unanimously approve a new agreement with Blinn College allowing Blinn nursing students to get training hours at county facilities. The commission’s chief of staff, Ed Bull, said Blinn nursing students will be [Read More...]

College Station ISD school board members award a contract associated with the second phase of the district’s career and technical education (CTE) center. The board approved facilities director Paul Buckner’s recommendation for a guaranteed maximum [Read More...]

Volunteers are being recruited for the Bryan/College Station chamber of commerce annual survey of local businesses. Chamber president Glen Brewer says on March 27, teams of three or four people will be visiting as many [Read More...]

Construction starts soon on another roundabout in College Station. That’s after the city council awards a contract for a roundabout at Jones-Butler and Holleman. Prior to the unanimous vote, was discussion about the city practice [Read More...]