First Candidate Announcement For The 2026 Election Involves The Congressional Seat Representing Brazos County

The first candidate announcement for the 2026 election in Brazos County is someone running for Congress. Republican Philip Suarez tells WTAW News he is operating his campaign for the 10th congressional district out of Brenham. But Suarez lives in Cypress, which is about 13 miles outside the district. Suarez says his home was in the district before boundaries were changed after the last census. While there is no requirement to live inside the district, Suarez says regardless of how the election comes out he will likely move near family in Brenham in the next two to three years. Michael McCaul, who represents the 10th district, did not have a primary opponent in 2024. The 10th district also includes Burleson, Grimes, Madison, and Washington counties. Click HERE to read and download Suarez’s campaign announcement.

Bryan Broadcasting Debuts Magic 97.3 FM, Aggieland’s R&B And Throwbacks

Bryan Broadcasting has a new radio station. Magic 97.3 features Aggieland’s R&B and throwbacks, along with the Steve Harvey Morning Show starting January 13th. Click HERE to be directed to the mymagic973.com website. News release from Bryan Broadcasting: Bryan Broadcasting is proud to announce the debut of the newest local radio station serving our community, “Magic 97.3”, becoming the only R&B station in the Brazos Valley. Magic 97.3 launched at 12 Noon on Thursday, January 2 with Tevin Campbell’s “Can We Talk” and Ginuwine’s “Differences”. Core artists for Magic 97.3 will include Mary J. Blige, Usher, Luther Vandross, Aaliyah, October London, Tony! Toni! Tone!, and many more. Bryan Broadcasting Programming Operations Manager Rob Mack says, “We are thrilled to bring Magic 97.3 to the Bryan-College Station area! This will be a fantastic new radio choice for listeners, featuring several decades of timeless songs and the best of today’s R&B. As with all of our local radio stations, as we build Magic 97.3, we will be involved with our community as well, not just playing great music, but spotlighting things that are important to people who live here. Of course, it’s all free…just turn on Magic 97.3!” Magic 97.3 will also feature “The Steve Harvey Morning Show”, starting Monday, January 13. Mack adds, “Steve Harvey and his team have the #1 morning show in America, and we are proud to bring this award-winning show to local listeners. Plus, one of the show’s hosts, Nephew Tommy, is an Aggie!” Bryan Broadcasting VP/GM Ben Downs says, “We’re always evaluating how our stations can best serve the community and attract the largest number of listeners. Over the years, we’ve changed formats to give us WTAW as a news talk station, KZNE as sports, and our Willy classic country stations. We believe that this new R&B format serves a part of the community that is underserved, and we hope to reach them with this new Magic music format. We will continue our pledge to serve the community with the new format for KAGC, and we believe we can attract a new group of listeners to the local, community radio Bryan Broadcasting is known for.” Magic 97.3 is available on 97.3 FM and 1510 AM, in addition to live streaming for free 24/7 at mymagic973.com. Click below to hear the launch of Magic 97.3 on January 2, 2025:  

20 Year Old Bryan Man’s 15th Trip To Jail In 18 Months

A 20 year old Bryan man is booked in the Brazos County jail for the 15th time since April of 2023. Two hours into the new year, a College Station police officer in the Northgate district served a Bryan police arrest warrant on Frederick Hall III for failing to pay a fine for parking in a handicapped area. Hall was also charged with underage possession of a nicotine vaping device with a prior conviction. Online records shows Hall was released from jail later on New Year’s Day after paying fines totaling $1,097.20. He was also released on his promise to appear in College Station municipal court on the charge of underage possession charge. According to online Brazos County district court records, Hall is awaiting four trials on misdemeanor charges of driving with an invalid license, two trials on misdemeanor charges of failing to identify himself, and one trial on a misdemeanor charge of not having vehicle insurance. All seven cases stem from arrests made between April and November of 2024.