Month: January 2010

The Bryan City Council voted Tuesday night to unanimously approve an expansion plan that will allow for a new mixed-use development on the east side of Highway 6. Mitch Morehead,

A researcher at Texas A&M has released data showing the BCS area might not meet some federal standards. Click to hear WTAW’s Chris Clift talk with Texas A&M assistant professor of atmospheric sciences Dr. Gunnar [Read More…]

A College Station man working in Afghanistan had a close call with a suicide bomber Tuesday. Click to hear WTAW’s Chris Clift talk with Phil Sikes: Civilian security consultant Phil Sikes

This week our visit with the Bryan PD involved an update on a pair of murder investigations. Click to hear WTAW’s Chris Clift talk with Officer Jason James: Bryan investigators teamed with Robertson County authorities [Read More…]

A Franklin man is in Brazos County Jail charged with the murder of a Bryan woman.

WASHINGTON (AP) _ Toyota is taking a harder look at its sudden acceleration problem. It’s suspending sales of eight models and halting production at six plants. It’s unclear when production will resume. Among the models [Read More…]

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) _ The next generation of student testing in Texas will be called the STAAR. Texas Education Commissioner Robert Scott announced Tuesday that the much-maligned Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills will be [Read More…]

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) _ Gov. Rick Perry’s office has revealed that it changed 11 Texas Enterprise Fund contracts with companies that got taxpayer-funded grants to create jobs in Texas. Two other companies, including mortgage giant [Read More…]

SAN ANTONIO (AP) _ The developer of a San Antonio neighborhood where a landslide threatens about a dozen homes concedes that it lacked a permit for a towering retaining wall that began crumbling Sunday. Lauren [Read More…]

TEXAS CITY, Texas (AP) _ A hangman’s noose has been discovered at a BP refinery in Texas City and the company is offering a $10,000 reward to find the person responsible. Refinery manager Keith Casey [Read More…]