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Episodes
College Station City Council Members Have Mixed Reactions To Participating In The Salvation Army’s Capital Campaign
7/26/2024
A majority of College Station city council members tentatively supports contributing something towards the Salvation Army’s $9.1 million dollar capital campaign. How much, was not reached during a budget workshop discussion on July 16th. College [Read More...]
Duration:00:07:51
A College Station Councilman Is Interested In Selling Parkland
7/25/2024
A College Station councilman is interested in selling parkland for commercial development. Dennis Maloney’s comments came at the end of a July 16th budget workshop. Maloney said he never sees anyone in EastGate Park, which [Read More...]
Duration:00:01:42
Brazos County Commissioners Spend More Money To Demolish The Former Bryan ISD Administration Building
7/25/2024
Brazos County commissioners approve spending more money on demolishing the former Bryan ISD administration building. According to county documents, the demolition contractor said the additional $8,200 dollars was to remove and dispose asbestos. County judge [Read More...]
Duration:00:00:58
College Station City Council Budget Discussions Includes Staffing The Enforcement Of Local Housing Occupancy Laws
7/24/2024
College Station city council budget discussions during workshops last week (July 16) included having enough people to enforce local housing occupancy laws. City manager Bryan Woods told council members that since enforcement resumed June 1st, [Read More...]
Duration:00:02:39
Bryan City Council Approves A $2 Million Dollar Short Term Loan To Developers Of A Midtown Park Entertainment Facility
7/23/2024
The Bryan city council approves a $2 million dollar, short term loan for the owner of the Midtown Park movie theater, bowling, restaurant, and entertainment complex that is still under construction. Mayor Bobby Gutierrez says [Read More...]
Duration:00:02:01
Bryan City Council Is Told About New Bryan ISD Security Fences Bordering City Parks
7/18/2024
Bryan motorists may have noticed new fences surrounding some school campuses that also border city parks. City council members were given an update during their July 9th regular meeting that Bryan ISD installed security fencing [Read More...]
Duration:00:00:34
College Station ISD School Board Members Approve Pay Increases By Spending Money From The District’s Savings
7/17/2024
College Station ISD school board members decide to spend another $2 million dollars out of the district’s savings account for pay raises in the soon to start school year. That’s above the $4 million dollars [Read More...]
Duration:00:02:03
Bryan ISD School Board Takes Up Two Safety And Security Items
7/17/2024
Monday night’s (July 15) Bryan ISD school board meeting included two items involving safety and security. Behind closed doors, board members discussed what the agenda described as the “deployment of critical infrastructure and security devices”. [Read More...]
Duration:00:01:48
City Of Bryan Announces A New Chief Financial Officer
7/17/2024
A recent e-mail from the city of Bryan contained announcements that included the naming of new chief financial officer (CFO). The announcement came after the Bryan city council’s July 9th workshop meeting, when someone named [Read More...]
Duration:00:00:46
Bryan ISD School Board And A Former Central Office Administrator Settle Allegations Of Discrimination And Retaliation
7/12/2024
Bryan ISD school board members hold a special meeting to resolve allegations of discrimination and retaliation by a now-former central office administrator. At a special board meeting Wednesday night (July 10), members came out of [Read More...]
Duration:00:02:11
City Of Bryan Update On Capital And Parks Projects
7/12/2024
July’s regular meeting of the Bryan city council included updates on capital and parks projects. Deputy city manager Hugh Walker reported “good progress” is being made on a portion of South College bordering Midtown Park [Read More...]
Duration:00:02:27
Brazos County Commissioners Get Two Reports About The Local Impact Of Hurricane Beryl
7/12/2024
Brazos County commissioners get two reports about the local impact of Hurricane Beryl during this week’s regular meeting (July 9). The sheriff’s office chief deputy for corrections, Kevin Stuart, said 109 inmates from Aransas County [Read More...]
Duration:00:04:02
College Station ISD Unveils New Logos
7/10/2024
For the first time in at least 46 years, College Station ISD has a new logo. An explanation was given during the CSISD school board’s June 18th meeting. Communications director Austin Dunson says the new [Read More...]
Duration:00:08:16
Bryan ISD School Board Budget Approval Includes A New Budget Schedule
7/10/2024
Bryan ISD school board members at their June 17th meeting changed the district’s budget year to begin July 1. Click HERE to read and download budget information from the June 17, 2024 Bryan ISD board [Read More...]
Duration:00:01:44
College Station City Council Members Receive Staff’s Proposed Budget For Fiscal Year 2025
7/9/2024
The proposed College Station city budget for fiscal year 2025…more than 400 pages…is now in the hands of city council members. A special meeting was held Monday (July 8) to receive a notebook containing the [Read More...]
Duration:00:01:24
Bryan ISD School Board Members And Administrators Are Accused Of Discrimination Against Students And Educators
7/8/2024
Bryan ISD school board members and administrators are accused of discriminating against Hispanic and Black educators and students. Jody and Marie Rodriguez, who are BISD alumni, said during the board’s June 17th meeting that they [Read More...]
Duration:00:08:15
Bryan Council Awards Incentives To The New Owner Of Commercial Property
7/4/2024
A vacant strip center in Bryan is being redeveloped with financial assistance from the Bryan city council. During the council’s June 18th meeting, approval was given to reimburse new property owners up to $100,000 dollars [Read More...]
Duration:00:01:55
Bryan City Council Increases The Width Of New Residential Streets
7/4/2024
About 20 years ago, the Bryan city council agreed to reduce the width of streets in new residential neighborhoods from 32 to 27 feet. During the council’s June 18th meeting, approval was given to increase [Read More...]
Duration:00:06:17
Bryan City Council Approves Three Requests Affecting The Fire Department’s EMS Service
7/3/2024
Three requests from the Bryan fire department’s EMS service were approved during the Bryan city council’s June 18th meeting. It is now illegal to call for a Bryan fire department ambulance for what turns out [Read More...]
Duration:00:02:02
RELLIS Campus Again Hosting Fourth Of July Fireworks & Drone Show
7/3/2024
The Texas A&M system is again hosting a July 4th fireworks and drone show. System chancellor John Sharp told WTAW News “We have an interesting drone show. I think you’ll like what you’ll see towards [Read More...]
Duration:00:00:11