Month: May 2010

It was a short-lived advisory for Navasota water users. The boil order was lifted

For the first time, Brazos County Commissioners have recognized the Civil War participation of Confederate soldiers. County Judge Randy Sims said a proclamation was approved in principle last week and its language was finalized this [Read More…]

The Bryan school board has hired a new Director of Technology. Returning to the central office is Barbara Ybarra. She had spent just over a year at Davila Middle School as Assistant Principal and Dean [Read More…]

Letter carriers in Bryan and College Station hope to spend more time on their Saturday routes picking up bags…as in bags of food. Kelly French, the President of Bryan’s letter carriers association, says it’s time [Read More…]

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) _ Attorneys general from five Gulf coast

ON THE GULF OF MEXICO (AP) _ A 100-ton containment box is being lowered into the Gulf of Mexico in an unprecedented attempt to divert oil spewing from a well at the bottom of the [Read More…]

ALAMO, Texas (AP) _ An Austin man faces charges alleging he planned an acid attack that left a south Texas woman with serious chemical burns. Eugenio Martinez, 37, was charged Wednesday with aggravated assault and [Read More…]

IRVING, Texas (AP) _ Retail gasoline prices in Texas jumped 7 cents in the past week to average $2.82 a gallon. AAA Texas on Thursday reported the increase follows a national hike in prices at [Read More…]

FRIENDSWOOD, Texas (AP) _ A police foot chase of burglary suspects through a Houston suburb prompted lockdowns at five nearby schools. The Clear Creek school district ordered the lockdowns after a home burglary was reported [Read More…]

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) _ A study finds nighttime driving is becoming more hazardous for teen drivers and the likely cause is talking and texting on cell phones. The report was released Thursday by the Texas [Read More…]