HOUSTON (AP) _ The Federal Emergency Management Agency is refusing to provide money to help rebuild the small Texas town where a deadly fertilizer plant explosion leveled numerous homes and a school, and killed 15 people. According to a letter obtained by The Associated Press, FEMA says it reviewed the state’s appeal for the funds [...]
The Bryan City Council has given first round approval to a multi-million dollar housing project. If final approval is given later this month, construction will take place over the next ten years on more than 600 homes on Bryan’s west side. The vote came after residents of the neighboring Oak Meadows and Autumn Lake developments [...]
College Station Mayor Nancy Berry discussed Kyle Field renovations and new parks fees, among other topics, during her regular appearance on The Infomaniacs, Wednesday, June 12. Nancy Berry visits with WTAW’s Scott DeLucia
District 5 State Senator Charles Schwertner (R) made his regular appearance on The Infomaniacs, Wednesday, 12 June. State Senator Charles Schwertner visits with WTAW’s Scott DeLucia
U.S. Representative Bill Flores (R-TX) of Bryan shared his thoughts about the NSA, Edward Snowden, and civil liberties during his regular appearance on The Infomaniacs on Wednesday, June 12. Bill Flores visits with WTAW’s Scott DeLucia
A house explosion Tuesday morning in Dobbin, between Plantersville and Montgomery, has left an infant and two adult women with life-threatening injuries. The eight month old boy was airlifted to UTMB-Galveston with severe burns and other injuries. The child’s 58-year-old grandmother and 65-year-old aunt were airlifted to Memorial Hermann Hospital in Houston with burns and [...]
The homeless man arrested for the robbery of Bryan’s First Victoria Bank May 31 has been charged with a second armed robbery from four years ago. Bryan Police report that 61 year old James Kyle Graham fits images and witness descriptions from an armed robbery committed at the former Bryan Guaranty Bank on South Texas [...]
The day after performing in Austin, the bassist for Mumford & Sons landed in an emergency room. NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) _ Mumford & Sons bassist Ted Dwane has a blood clot on his brain that will require surgery. The Grammy Award-winning folk-rock group has postponed concerts Tuesday in Dallas, Wednesday in The Woodlands in Texas [...]
Tuesday’s Bryan City Council meeting includes a proposed housing development on the city’s west side, a project that’s been deliberated for nearly two years. At issue is rezoning 166 acres north of Villa Maria towards Leonard Road and west of Chick Lane. A year ago, developers withdrew their request before it went to the council. [...]
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) _ Gov. Rick Perry has added funding for transportation to the special session, with only two weeks left to go. In a statement he released Monday, Perry said the state’s growing economy and population made additional spending on roads and bridges necessary. In January, Perry called on the Legislature to take money [...]
