Kevin O’Connor Kommentary March 27

Upcoming Meeting With Bryan City And TxDOT Officials Includes The Status Of Texas Avenue Medians

The end of Tuesday night’s Bryan city council meeting (January 14) included public comments repeating the call for removing the Texas Avenue median. Responding to Karen Hall’s comments, mayor Bobby Gutierrez announced that will be on the agenda when he and other city officials meet next week with a member of the Texas transportation commission and TxDOT engineers. Hall also called on Texas Avenue business owners and local first responders to share their experiences with TxDOT officials. Hall says their silence is interpreted as there is nothing wrong with the medians. Click below to hear comments from Karen Hall and Bobby Gutierrez at the January 14, 2025 Bryan city council meeting. Listen to “Upcoming Meeting with Bryan city and TxDOT officials includes the status of Texas Avenue medians” on Spreaker.  

Bryan ISD School Board Discusses But Does Not Take Action On The Superintendent’s Request For A New Demographer’s Study

Bryan ISD school board members discuss but do not take action on the superintendent’s request to conduct a new demographic study. At Monday’s board meeting (January 13), newly elected member David Stennis was the first to question what the district was getting for almost $57,000 dollars when there is data that is available to the public. Superintendent Ginger Carrabine said the latest demographer’s study showed Bryan ISD had enough facilities to accommodate students through the year 2031. Carrabine also said she wants the demographer’s information to plan for the impact of school vouchers and the possibility of proposed economic development projects bringing more families to the district. Board member Leo Gonzalez wanted to wait for the demographer to start its work until final decisions are made on proposed economic development projects inside the district and state lawmakers taking action on school vouchers. Board member Joel Bryan said was ready to proceed with the demographer’s study. The request will be considered again at the Bryan ISD board’s next meeting. Click HERE to read and download the demographer’s proposal that was presented at the January 13, 2025 Bryan ISD board meeting. Click HERE to read and download the demographer’s study process document that was presented at the January 13, 2025 Bryan ISD board meeting. Click below to hear comments from the January 13, 2025 Bryan ISD board meeting.  

College Station Police Department Adds A Third K-9 Team

The College Station police department has a third K-9 team. Officer David Simmons says Garo and his partner recently hit the streets after four months of training. Garo, who is a two year old Belgian Malinois/German Shepherd mix, joins Ciro and Rico. The K-9 officers assist with article searches, narcotics detection, tracking, and criminal apprehension. Click below to hear officer David Simmons visit with WTAW’s Bill Oliver. Listen to “College Station police department adds a third K-9 team” on Spreaker.