Month: January 2017
Registration Continues For Blinn-Bryan Community Orientation Days
The start of the spring semester at Blinn College in Bryan will include the semi-annual Community Orientation Days. Coordinator of student activities Lane King says the two day event in the student center offers non-profits [Read More…]
Layoffs Announced At MD Anderson Cancer Center
HOUSTON (AP) – One of the nation’s top cancer hospitals, Houston’s MD Anderson Cancer Center, is cutting about 1,000 employees to address millions of dollars in operating losses. Officials say the reductions, through layoffs and [Read More…]
Lt. Gov. Unveils Texas “Bathroom Bill”
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – Texas lawmakers will decide whether to embrace an issue that caused a national uproar in North Carolina – banning transgendered people from using the bathroom of their choice. Lt. Gov. Dan [Read More…]
Post Oak Mall Macy’s Not On New Store Closure List
Last August, Macy’s announced closing 100 of its 730 stores as part of a restructuring. The department store chain announced Wednesday 65 locations are closing. The Post Oak Mall store is not among the eight [Read More…]
Cowboys sign former top 10 pick Cooper for depth on line
FRISCO, Texas (AP) _ The Dallas Cowboys have signed guard Jonathan Cooper, hoping the top 10 pick from 2013 can provide depth in the playoffs on the injury-plagued left side of the line. La’el Collins [Read More…]
Texas A&M’s Noil declares for NFL Draft
Texas A&M wide receiver Speedy Noil has announced via Twitter that he intends to forego his senior season and enter the NFL draft. The announcement comes a little over two weeks after Noil turned himself [Read More…]
Messina Hof Owner Says Texas Wine Industry Is Threatened By Chemical Spraying Of Other Crops
A Texas Tribune article on the plight of wine producers whose crops are being lost to chemicals applied by cotton farmers points out the experiences of the owner of Bryan-based Messina Hof winery. Paul Bonarrigo, [Read More…]