Month: July 2009

Closing arguments concluded Thursday afternoon and

The College Station City Council had a number of public hearings on their agenda Thursday night, including improvements in the Northgate area and changes to the flood mitigation ordinance. Click to hear the story from [Read More…]

The Dansby Grant Foundation has awarded $10,000 to help the Brazos Valley Community Action Agency provide dental care to those in need. Click to hear WTAW’s Chris Clift talk with Vishal Kinra, BVCAA Program Administrator: [Read More…]

HOUSTON (AP) _ U.S. marshals and police have arrested more than 1,400 fugitives and cleared 1,654 warrants during a month-long cooperative between federal, state, and local law enforcement in South Texas. U.S, Marshal Elizabeth Saenz [Read More…]

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas (AP) _ Corpus Christi police looking for a man wanted for an alleged parole violation got an assist help from a discerning feline. Police records show officers were searching a mobile home [Read More…]

IRVING, Texas (AP) _ The retail cost of gasoline across Texas has fallen to $2.41 a gallon. AAA Texas on Friday reported the average price at the pump was down 8 cents from one week [Read More…]

HALTOM CITY, Texas (AP) _ One man is hospitalized and another is jailed after an attack with a samurai-style sword Thursday in the Fort Worth suburb of Haltom City. Police Sgt. Eric Peters tells the [Read More…]

BASTROP, Texas (AP) _ Authorities have arrested two men accused of holding more than two dozen immigrants hostage in a rural Central Texas drop house. Bastrop County Sheriff’s officials say 29-year-old Juan Carlos Sanchez-Camacho and [Read More…]

HOUSTON (AP) _ Houston Mayor Bill White says there will be a thorough investigation of several recent racist and sexist incidents at the Houston Fire Department. White called the acts of vandalism “shameful” and said [Read More…]

SAN ANTONIO (AP) _ Shriners say they will keep a presence in all 22 cities where they now provide care for children, but some of the facilities may be downgraded to outpatient surgical centers. The [Read More…]