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Visiting on WTAW's The Infomaniacs with Tucker Young, city of College Station principal planner Heather Wade reviews the city's first public meeting about the new Harvey Road corridor study and the city's assistant communications director Bobbie Lehrmann previews the city's July 4th event.

For the 23rd time in 24 years, the Brazos County Historical Commission gets a distinguished service award from the Texas Historical Commission.Chairman Henry Mayo accepted the state award from county judge Duane Peters at this week's (June 23) county commission meeting.Burleson, Washington, and Milam counties were among the 62 counties who also received the state award, which is based on local activities during the preceding year.

The general manager of the private company that operates the Travis Field complex for the city of Bryan, Travis Triola, and marketing coordinator Brady Bell visit with WTAW's Tucker Young on The Infomaniacs June 25, 2026 about upcoming events.

This podcast contains comments from the June 23, 2026 Brazos County commission meeting.Brazos County commissioners respond to a public speaker's request to do more public awareness about risks associated with the migrating New World Screwworm.The request during Tuesday's meeting (June 23) came from local veterinarian Gina Mosavi. Her message was targeted to the owners of domestic animals to be on the lookout for the insect that is affecting the livestock industry.Mosavi's request was taken up at the end of Tuesday's meeting. Commissioner Bentley Nettles and county judge Duane Peters agreed to get an agent from the Brazos County extension office to provide an update and to post links on the county's website to provide information about the insect.Sheriff Wayne Dicky added that his livestock and animal control units are being trained in what to look for. And Dicky said he'll be contacting the health district to offer their assistance.

This podcast contains comments from the June 9, 2026 Bryan city council meeting.Action at the June regular meeting of the Bryan city council included borrowing more than $65 million dollars.More than $36 million is being borrowed for Bryan streets and drainage projects, almost $26 million is going to Bryan's new animal center and Midtown Park projects, and $3 million was borrowed for new fire engines.Click HERE to read and download presentation materials about the Bryan city council approving issuing $65 million dollars in certificates of obligation.The council also approved refinancing almost $11 million dollars inbonds issued by BTU in 2017 that will save $1.5 million dollars in interest and prevent raising base electric rates for the near future.Now retired BTU general manager Gary Miller says paying the debt early will prevent an increase in the base electric rates in the near future.Click HERE to read and download presentation materials about the Bryan city council approving refinancing BTU debt.

This podcast is a visit with Brazos County 85th district court judge Kyle Hawthorne and WTAW's Bill Oliver.On the eve of the United States 250th anniversary, 75 people will gather at the Bush Library and Museum Thursday morning (June 25) to become naturalization citizens. Brazos County district judge Kyle Hawthorne will administer the oath of allegiance as he had done more than 40 times in 12 years.Hawthorne told WTAW News that naturalization ceremonies and adoptions are the two things where 50 percent of the people are not mad at him.The judge says the ceremony in the museum pavilion, where a Marine One helicopter and train engine are located, sends a tingle up his spine.Hawthorne encourages everyone to attend the ceremony, which starts Thursday morning at 10, where "these people (those who are becoming citizens) really get excited about it."And the judge is impressed with the four to five year effort that is made to become eligible to become American citizens.

This podcast contains comments from the June 23, 2026 Brazos County commission meeting.Brazos County commissioners vote four to one to sell to Burleson County, 286 road signs for $100 that are no longer used by the road and bridge department.Commissioner Fred Brown, who voted no, asked why Brazos County wasn't using the signs.County engineer Prathana Banerji said the signs have been in storage for more than ten years because they are out of compliance with state regulations.When Brown asked Banerji why Burleson County wanted the signs if Brazos County could not use them, Banerji told Brown that was a question to ask Burleson County officials.Click HERE to read and download the interlocal agreement approved at the June 23, 2026 Brazos County commission meeting.

College Station mayor John Nichols visits with WTAW's Tucker Young and Will Welch on The Infomaniacs June 24, 2026. Topics includes a review of the first public meeting of the city's future plans along and near Harvey Road between Texas and the freeway and a preview of the upcoming city council continuing discussion of the future development of the Northgate District.

This podcast contains comments from the June 16, 2026 College Station ISD school board meeting.Around 1,500 College Station ISD employees are dealing with a new provider of health insurance.Price was the driving factor in the CSISD school board decision's at their June 16th meeting.Changing to Baylor Scott & White (BSW) starting September 1 was going to save between $87 and $455 dollars a month, depending on the plan, compared with staying with Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Texas for the 2026-2027 school year.CSISD board members were told Blue Cross was raising their rates 28 percent because the dollar amount of claims they paid last year was nine percent above the revenue they received from CSISD employees.More money paid in claims over revenue from premiums was also the reason CSISD received four proposals out of soliciting 17 health insurance carriers.Board members were told as many as one-fourth of CSISD employees will have to switch providers from the St. Joseph to the BSW network.Much of the CSISD board discussion was about the short amount of time that members and employees were given to review the proposals.Click HERE to read and download a memo about CSISD health insurance that was part of the agenda of the June 16, 2026 CSISD board meeting.Click HERE to read and download presentation materials at the June 16, 2026 College Station ISD school board meeting.

The director of Texas A&M's veterinary emergency team, Dr. Deb Zoran, visits with WTAW's Will Welch and Tucker Young on The Infomaniacs June 24, 2026 to talk about the New World Screwworm.

This podcast contains comments from the June 15, 2026 Bryan ISD school board meeting.Bryan ISD school board members agree to go through a different process to replace mechanical equipment. Deputy superintendent Brian Merrell's recommendation was unanimously approved at the last board meeting (June 15) to pay for replacing air conditioning chillers at six elementary schools with bond money from 2020 instead of 2025. Merrell also said to meet the deadline to spend bond money from 2020, the purchase will be done through a cooperative that takes less time instead of going through competitive bids.The budget was not announced to replace chillers at Bonham, Crockett, Houston, Johnson, and Navarro elementary schools.There were no presentation materials associated with this agenda item.

This podcast contains comments from the June 11, 2026 College Station city council meeting.The city of College Station is in the middle of the public comment period about how more than $3.5 million dollars in federal community development grant money will be spent next year.Raney Whitwell of the city's community development office told the city council at their last meeting (June 11) that the most common recipients are those meeting income guidelines.Recipients can also qualify by what Whitwell describes as being part of a limited clientele.A third option is to live in a neighborhood that qualifies having enough low and moderate income residents.The public comment period continues through July 13.The College Station city council is scheduled to take final action on the 206 page draft plan on July 23rd.Click HERE to read and download the more than 200 page draft community development plan.Click HERE to read and download presentation materials from the June 11, 2026 College Station city council meeting.

This podcast contains comments from the June 9, 2026 Brazos County commission meeting.A committee appointed at the last Brazos County commission meeting (June 9) has more than 50 people. After county judge Duane Peters spent more than five minutes reading the names, the initial reaction from commissioner Fred Brown was that this committee, to consider salary appeals by elected officials, was "going to be a train wreck" because there are so many members.County judge Duane Peters explained this committee is composed of members of the Brazos County grand jury. Only nine members gather for an individual appeal.Peters says state law controls the committee's action, saying if all nine members support the appeal it is automatically approved. If eight members support the appeal, commissioners make the final decision. If seven or fewer members support the appeal, the appeal is denied.After the explanation, the list of committee members was unanimously approved.

This podcast contains comments from the June 16, 2026 College Station ISD school board meeting.College Station ISD school board members adopt a budget for the 2026-27 school year which requires taking more than $6 six million dollars out of savings and decreases the property tax rate by almost one cent.CSISD chief financial officer Healther Wilson told board members the budget reflects adding $4.5 million for pay raises and adding employees at the expanded career and technical education center.Wilson is estimating fewer students in CSISD next year will result in a loss of $2 million in state funding.Wilson also said 60 percent of CSISD's net taxable value was in the appeal process. As of the June 17th board meeting, Wilson said successful appeals lowered CSISD's total valuation by $588 million dollars. That lowered Wilson's estimation of valuation growth from seven to 3.9 percent.Not impacted by property taxes is a separate fund controls CSISD's food service operations. The board approved Wilson's recommendation to increase student school lunch prices for the first time since 2019. Wilson said the 25 cent increase was due to the end of temporary federal grant money.Click HERE to read and download presentation materials shown at the June 16, 2026 College Station ISD school board meeting.

This podcast contains comments from the June 9, 2026 Bryan city council meeting.The first activity hosted by the new Bryan Youth Sports Association received rave reviews at the June meeting of the Bryan city council meeting. Councilwoman Marca Ewers-Shurtleff said a tackle football camp drew the maximum registration of 125 fourth through sixth grade students in Bryan ISD.Shurtleff said "And even if you don't have a heart and you're not interested in molding children and getting them on the right path, from an economic standpoint it is a huge cost saver if we can save one of these kids from going down the wrong path and ending up in the system, we certainly have tripled our investment on them."Councilman Paul Torres added "We're really excited about it because it is for every kid. It's not just for elite kids, it's just for every kid where they can go out there and they can really learn the game in the beginning so that way when they get to the high school level they've already learned the game."Funded by the city of Bryan, the organization is led by retired Texas A&M head football coach and athletic director Jackie Sherrill.

This podcast contains comments from the June 15, 2026 Bryan ISD school board meeting.Bryan ISD school board members approve the purchase of online monitoring of buses and express no opposition to the administration's plan to schedule the replacement of buses.The cost of a pilot program to track buses, more than $261,000 dollars, will be paid from surplus money in BISD's 2020 bond issue. BISD's transportation director Brian Washington says this will benefit students, their parents, and bus drivers who will no longer have to read paper bus routes while they are driving.Click HERE to read and download presentation materials about the online bus monitoring pilot program that were shown at the June 15, 2026 Bryan ISD school board meeting.Washington's proposed bus replacement program is to ensure BISD buses are driven for no more than 15 years.Washington's proposed use of new buses from year one to year five will be for out of district trips. Year six through ten, the bus will move to in-district routes. And after ten years buses will be used on a substitute basis.Washington also said BISD currently has 40 buses that do not have seat belts, which is a state requirement that starts in 2019.Click HERE to read and download presentation materials about the proposed bus replacement schedule that was presented at the June 15, 2026 Bryan ISD school board meeting.

This podcast contains comments from the June 11, 2026 College Station city council meeting.The College Station city council agrees with the city manager to not require owners of student rental housing and short term rentals to notify renters about city ordinances. City manager Bryan Woods promoted at the last council meeting (June 11), the city doing more to inspire owners to voluntarily tell their tenants about complying with city codes. College Station's education efforts includes collaborating with Texas A&M to tell students about how to avoid common violations.Additional ideas during the council discussion included using the city of College Station's "see-click-fix" app and placing a large Q-R code on city structures to direct people to city information.Click HERE to be directed to the city of College Station's "see-click-fix" webpage.No presentation materials were shown during the council discussion.

This podcast contains comments from the June 9, 2026 Brazos County commission meeting.Last year, Brazos County commissioners approved $1 million dollars in this year's budget to hire an outside consultant to develop a 20 to 25 year master plan. At the commission's June 9th meeting, approval was given to recommendations to start accepting proposals and form the committee that will review the proposals.The county's project manager, Trevor Lansdown, responded to a public speakers question about the timing because there will be a new county judge and one or two new commissioners taking office January 1st. Lansdown said the timing wasn't great, but authority to spend the money didn't happen until last October and staff has been working since then to get to this point.The purpose of the Brazos County master plan, quoting a county document, "will serve as a twenty to twenty-five (20–25) year roadmap guiding growth, service delivery, infrastructure, and operational efficiency. The plan will align the County’s people, facilities, technology, and policies with projected demographic and economic trends to ensure effective, data-driven governance and resource stewardship. This comprehensive plan will provide both a long-term vision and short-term actionable strategies for elected officials, department heads, and staff."

College Station city councilman Bob Yancy visits with WTAW's Tucker Young on The Infomaniacs June 19, 2026. Topics includes a preview of a upcoming council discussion on the Northgate District area plan, data centers, the impact in College Station of the proposed SpaceX project in Grimes County, public participation in council meetings, and Yancy's possible candidacy for mayor.

This podcast contains comments from the June 11, 2026 College Station city council meeting.The College Station city council discussed, but took no additional action at its June 11th meeting, on how to reduce the number of crashes involving electric scooters, bicycles, and related vehicles.Click HERE to read and download presentation materials from the June 11, 2026 College Station city council meeting.On College Station streets between 2021 and 2025 there have been 214 crashes involving bicycles and 71 involving scooters and related electric vehicles.Councilman and bicycle enthusiast Scott Shafer, who is also a Texas A&M administrator, brought up educating each incoming class of Aggie freshmen about city ordinances and enforcement efforts.Councilman Mark Smith wants to make sure whatever changes are made by the city are similar to regulations on the Texas A&M campus.Staff suggestions included establishing "bicycle boxes" on streets with traffic signals were those riders would wait until they had the green light.Other suggestions included prohibiting vehicles on sidewalks, prohibiting operators from using smartphones, additional signs, and modifying city streets.

This podcast contains comments from the June 16, 2026 College Station ISD school board meeting.For the second time in three months, College Station ISD school board members and administrators discuss in private, safety and security issues. The only thing that was said at the June 16th meeting, came from board president Kim Ege.She quoted the agenda, which said "The Board will meet in executive session to discuss safety and security updates. The session will be held pursuant to the "Discussion Regarding Intruder Detection Audit and Corrective Action Plan" exception in the Open Meetings Act as set forth in Section 551.076 of Texas Government Code."After returning to open session, Ege adjourned the meeting.There was no explanation if what was discussed Tuesday was a new security issue or if it was the continuation of a closed door discussion that began during the board's April 21st meeting.

This podcast contains comments from the June 9, 2026 Bryan city council meeting.The Bryan city council supports removing metal benches at the Bryan and Oakwood city cemeteries.Parks and recreation director Mike Riggens told councilmembers that staff brought issues to the city's cemetery advisory board. The board at its April 22nd meeting recommended to amend the ordinance to immediately not allow benches to be installed beginning in Block 27 and beyond unless the benches are constructed of natural stone.Click HERE to read and download presentation materials from the June 9, 2026 Bryan city council meeting.The recommendation also sought amending the city ordinance to establish a “sunset” date on all existing benches not constructed of natural stone to be removed, effective six months after the council approved the ordinance change.Formal council action was not taken at the June 9th meeting, but no councilmembers opposed the recommendations.Riggens told councilmembers that the metal benches requires more time to mow and do other landscape maintenance, there are safety concerns caused by the wind blowing lightweight benches into neighboring gravestones and those visiting neighboring gravesites, and there have been benches that have been placed on or near adjacent gravesites.Riggens also said benches that are removed will be placed in a storage building.Riggens also said the changes do not apply at Grandview cemetery, which is not operated by the city.Councilman Ray Arrington said this will affect his family because there has been a metal bench at his mother's gravesite since 1951. Arrington added "we'll do whatever the council says to do (and) we'll definitely follow the ordinance."

This podcast contains comments from Brazos County veteran services officer Kale Murray at the June 9, 2026 Brazos County commission meeting.Brazos County's new veteran services officer updates county commissioners on activities.Kale Murray, who was promoted in March 2026, was hired in 2024 to run the Brazos County VSO branch office at Texas A&M to work with 4,000 Aggie veterans.Since his promotion, Murray hired an assistant VSO, Diana Mills.And at the commission meeting, Murray presented longtime administrative assistant Ben Holmes with an award from the Texas Veterans Commission.Click HERE to read and download presentation materials from the June 9, 2026 Brazos County commission meeting.

This podcast is a visit with Brazos County veterans services officer Kale Murray and WTAW's Tucker Young on The Infomaniacs June 18, 2026.

This podcast is a visit with Chris Lamb of the Bryan fire department and WTAW's Tucker Young on The Infomaniacs June 18, 2026 about summer heat reminders.

This podcast is the June 17, 2026 news conference after Texas A&M track and field head coach Pat Henry announced his retirement after 22 years with the Aggies as part of a 54 year career. Henry is introduced by Texas A&M athletic director Trev Alberts.

This podcast contains comments from the June 16, 2026 Blinn College board of trustees meeting.Blinn College's official enrollment for the 2026 spring semester was the highest spring headcount since the pandemic.But most of the conversation at Tuesday's (June 16) board of trustees meeting was about the continued decline on the Bryan campus. This spring's headcount of 3,764 compares with more than 12,000 ten years ago.Trustee Randy Wells asked administrators more than once if there should be a change in the focus of Blinn's Bryan campus. Wells also asked to have a workshop about the future of the Bryan campus.A second Blinn location in Brazos County, the RELLIS campus, also had fewer this spring compared with a year ago.The decreases in Bryan and RELLIS were more than offset by increases in three other areas.The number of dual credit high school students jumped 22 percent or by almost 600 compared with last spring. There were also more students on Blinn's main campus in Brenham and those taking online classes.Click HERE to read and download presentation materials from the June 16, 2026 Blinn College board of trustees meeting.

Bryan ISD school board members on Monday night (June 15) unanimously approve a balanced budget for the next fiscal year that does not change their property tax rate and does not require spending money from reserves.Board member David Stasny brought up the budget taking into account, their decision two weeks ago to sell land and a building for $375,000 dollars. That's an action Stasny considers to be important if the board decides to ask voters for a local property tax increase. A state law called a voter approved tax rate election (VATRE) allows school districts to ask BISD voters to increase the property tax rate by up to two cents without returning some of the money to the state.Click HERE to read and download presentation materials from the June 15, 2026 Bryan ISD school board meeting that were shown during the budget public hearing, where there were no public speakers.Click HERE to read and download presentation materials from the June 15, 2026 Bryan ISD school board meeting during the adoption of the budget for the 2026-27 school year.

U.S. Agriculture Department undersecretary Scott Hutchins, who is in Bryan/College Station speaking at a conference, visits with WTAW's Tucker Young on The Infomaniacs June 17, 2026 about the New World Screwworm.

Bryan city councilman Jared Salvato visits with WTAW’s Tucker Young to discuss updates on  resuming construction at the Midtown Park entertainment venue and other features at the park, BTU’s new general manager, and more during his appearance on The Infomaniacs on Wednesday, June 17, 2026. 

This podcast contains comments from the June 15, 2026 Bryan ISD school board meeting.Bryan ISD school board members approve administrator recommendations to hire three new principals.The unanimous votes at the end of Monday night's meeting (June 15) had no public comments from board members or administrators.All three selections are promotions from assistant principal positions in BISD.Whitney Foreman is the new principal at Rayburn Intermediate. She was most recently assistant principal at Houston Elementary.Click HERE to read and download BISD's news release of Whitney Foreman.Jacklyn Nacianceno is the new principal at Bonham Elementary. She was most recently assistant principal at Johnson Elementary.Click HERE to read and download BISD's news release of Jacklyn Nacianceno.Dee Darnell is the new principal at Jones Elementary. she was most recently an assistant principal at Jones.Click HERE to read and download BISD's news release of Dee Darnell.News releases from BISD did not say if the hirings were the result of retirements or other personnel actions.

This podcast contains comments from the June 9, 2026 Brazos County commission meeting.Brazos County's district attorney updates county commissioners on recent jury trials.Jarvis Parsons report during the commission's June 9th meeting included convictions of one man for defrauding an elderly man and two men convicted of murder.Parsons said 44 percent of murders in Brazos County in the last 13 years have involved drug related robberies.In one of the murder convictions, Parsons said that jury demonstrated that every individual is worthy of life at the basic level. He also credited the work of two investigators who found a handprint on a cell phone which led to identifying the man who was convicted of the murder.

Kathleen Sanderson of the Bryan/College Station Salvation Army visits with WTAW's Tucker Young and Will Welch on The Infomaniacs June 15, 2026 about their collection of school supplies and fans and previews their June 25th "Behind The Red Shield" education event.

This podcast contains comments from the June 9, 2026 Brazos County commission meeting.Twice in one meeting, Brazos County commissioners take action on purchasing land.At the commission's June 9th meeting, following a 3-1 vote to approve a sales agreement buying land in front of the sheriff's office and jail,commissioners returned from an executive session and unanimously voted to give the county judge authority to sign a letter of intent to purchase more property at an unidentified location for an undisclosed price and for an undisclosed purpose.Responding to a WTAW News request for more information, a county spokeswoman said "The County is currently unable to identify the location of the property in question as it would have a detrimental effect on the County’s position in any negotiations. If any final action is to be taken in the future, that property would then be publicly identified as it is brought before the commissioners for a vote."

This podcast contains comments from the June 11, 2026 College Station city council meeting.The College Station city council returns the responsibility for mowing and landscaping services to a locally owned company.After a year of complaints about the performance of a Dallas based company, the council unanimously voted June 11 to bring back Green Teams, which had the contract for ten years.Green Teams owner Tucker Gallagher said he was thrilled to be back.The council agreed to increase the number of mowings from 18 to 27.The contract price increased by $370,000 dollars to more than $1.4 million.City staff, which last year for the first time accepted bids from out of town companies, removed that provision in this round of bids.Click HERE to read and download the contract that was approved at the June 11, 2026 College Station city council meeting.Click HERE To read and download presentation materials at the June 11, 2026 College Station city council meeting.

This podcast is a visit with city of Navasota spokeswoman Taylor Hughes and WTAW's Bill Oliver.The city of Navasota has announced the return of the landmark LaSalle monument. City spokeswoman Taylor Hughes says this follows repairs after the granite base was struck by a small truck in December 2025.The monument, which was unveiled in 1930, is located in the median of Washington Avenue east of downtown Navasota. The French explorer's trips to Texas in the 1680's ended when he was killed near Navasota. The monument was in storage during the six weeks it took to repair the base.News release from the city of Navasota:The City of Navasota is pleased to announce the return of the René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle monument to its prominent location along Washington Avenue following an extensive restoration process. The monument was damaged in December 2025 when it was struck by a small truck, causing the granite base to shift and resulting in damage to the outer edges and corners of the structure. To ensure the monument could be restored properly, the City worked with Watson Monument Company of College Station to assess the damage and provide the necessary documentation for the insurance claim process. During the last week of March 2026, Watson Monument Company carefully removed the La Salle statue from its damaged base and transported it to their College Station facility for safekeeping. The granite base was then shipped to a specialized restoration facility in Georgia, where skilled craftsmen completed intricate repairs to the damaged corners and edges. The restoration process took more than six weeks to complete. Once repairs were finished, the granite base was returned to Texas and prepared for reinstallation. On June 10, 2026, the La Salle statue was returned to Navasota and reset on its restored base, returning the monument to its original appearance and condition. A specialized adhesive was applied during today's installation and will require several days to fully cure. Watson Monument Company will return on Friday, June 12, to complete the final finishing touches on the monument.The City of Navasota appreciates the patience of residents throughout the restoration process and is excited to once again showcase this historic landmark along Washington Avenue. To commemorate the monument's return and celebrate its historical significance to the community, there will be a special re-dedication ceremony scheduled for later this summer. Additional details will be announced as plans are finalized.

The city of College Station's marketing coordinator Grace Hallowell and the city's recreation supervisor of special events Jeep Wentsch preview upcoming events with WTAW's Tucker Young on The Infomaniacs June 12, 2026.

This podcast contains comments from the June 9, 2026 Bryan city council meeting.September 2024 will mark two years since the scheduled opening of the still to be completed construction of the Bryan Midtown Park entertainment complex.The owner of the venue is promoting on its website, a November 2026 opening of what will include a movie theater, bowling, indoor and outdoor pickleball, a restaurant, a brewery, and an outdoor amphitheater and lawn area.The Bryan city council at its June 9 meeting approved without discussion, a third amendment to an economic development agreement with the owner.WTAW News has asked the city for a copy of the third amendment and when construction will resume.The only information given during the council meeting was a reference to a promissory note requiring a guarantee from the owner by the close of business on June 19th. WTAW News has asked a city spokesman if this is a new promissory note or if this involves a $2 million dollar loan the council approved in 2024.

This podcast contains comments from the June 9, 2026 Brazos County commission meeting.A divided Brazos County commission approves the unbudgeted purchase of land in front of the sheriff's office and jail for future expansion.The purchase price of almost $2.5 million dollars is $1 million more than the appraised value.County judge Duane Peters, who was part of the three to one majority vote, said there was no room to negotiate the price.Peters also said the county was too late in two earlier attempts to buy the nearly seven acres at Highway 21 and Sandy Point Road.Also approving the purchase were commissioners Bentley Nettles and Wanda Watson. Voting no was Fred Brown. Chuck Konderla was not at Tuesday's meeting (June 9).The vote followed comments from two public speakers questioning the timing of the purchase and the price.Click HERE to read and download the sales agreement that was approved at the June 9, 2026 Brazos County commission meeting.

Bryan police officer Seth Waller visits with WTAW's Bill Oliver about the city's "Boots, Badges & Big Rig Fest" taking place Friday (June 12) at the Travis Field complex behind the city stadium. 

This podcast contains comments from the June 9, 2026 Bryan city council meeting.Prime parking spaces in downtown Bryan will now have a two hour time limit weekdays between eight and five.The Bryan city council on Tuesday (June 9) unanimously approved a two hour limit along Main Street between 23rd and 26th.This impacts 226 out of 2,500 parking spaces.The six month pilot program will use technology that includes license plate reading cameras to enforce and ticket violators.There will be no towing.The maximum fine for a first violation is $35 dollars and after that the fine would range from $35 to $500 dollars.The council's vote follows three years of research, public input, and the work of a committee led by former mayor and now city manager Andrew Nelson.Click HERE to read and download the ordinance that was approved at the June 9, 2026 Bryan city council meeting.Click HERE to read and download presentation materials shown at the June 9, 2026 Bryan city council meeting.

Ringer Library manager Derika Bailey provides an update of activities throughout the Bryan/College Station Library System during a visit with WTAW's Tucker Young on The Infomaniacs June 11, 2026.

This podcast contains comments from the June 1, 2026 Bryan ISD school board meeting.For the second time in three months, Bryan ISD school board members discuss behind closed doors safety and security issues. On June 1, as what happened on March 23rd, there were no public statements about corrective action plans related to intruder detection inspections.The June 1st executive session was one of two held by the BISD board. After the second private discussion, board president Joel Bryan introduced what turned out to be a unanimous motion to sell a BISD building on Highway 21 just east of Texas Avenue at Calhoun Street.The owner of neighboring commercial property is buying the BISD building and land for $375,000 dollars.

College Station mayor John Nichols visits with WTAW's Tucker Young and Will Welch on The Infomaniacs June 10, 2026. Topics includes a review of city services during the recent soccer match at Kyle Field, the city's upcoming July 4th celebration, and a preview of the next city council meeting.

This podcast is a visit with Bryan police officer Seth Waller and WTAW's Bill Oliver.Bryan police and fire investigators are looking into the deaths of two people inside a duplex that had fire damage.BPD officer Seth Waller says Monday (June 8) around 4:40 p.m., a 9-1-1 call was received from family members who did a welfare check at a residence in the 2700 block of Osborn.This is in a 55+ neighborhood west of the freeway and north of William Joel Bryan Parkway.First responders who found the victims reported there was no active fire.More information is expected to be released on Tuesday.

This podcast contains comments from the May 28, 2026 College Station city council meeting.The College Station city council hears that it will take a year for city staff and a consultant that will be hired to study the future development along and near Harvey Road between Texas and the freeway.Heather Wade of the city's planning and development office says 5,500 people live in and near the area, the volume of traffic on Texas Avenue approaches 50,000 vehicles a day, and Harvey Road generates at least 20,000 vehicles a day.Wade says residents, businesspeople, and other stakeholders are invited to participate.The study will explore four sub-areas...which are Post Oak Mall, additional commercial west of the mall, mostly apartment complexes on the north side of Harvey Road, and more commercial along Texas between Harvey and George Bush.Click HERE to read and download presentation materials from the May 28, 2026 College Station city council meeting.

City of College Station City Manager Bryan Woods visits with WTAW’s Scott DeLucia to share updates on what it’s like to serve in the city manager role, the use of A.I., job opportunities, and more during his appearance on The Infomaniacs on Friday, June 5, 2026. 

It's been a working relationship that spanned more than half a century. Ben Downs joins the show to reflect on Scott's extraordinary career.

Before The Infomaniacs there was Much & Mire. Texas Broadcasting Hall of Famer and one of Scott's origional co-hosts Mary Mike Hatcher joins the show to reflect.

Two of the origional hosts when WTAW took on the News Talk format were Scott and Chip Howard. Hear them catch up and reflect on decades work here in Aggieland.