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College Station City Council Approves A Staff Request To Pursue A $3.6 Million Dollar Housing Grant

The College Station city council approves pursuing a $3.6 million dollar federal housing grant. Raney Whitwell in the city’s community development office told the council the money, if awarded, could go towards three types of expenses. The city could buy homes, repair them, and sell them to either qualified income residents or to a non-profit that would rent them to those who meet income requirements. Another use, if awarded, would create affordable housing by increasing housing density. Federal money could also pay for a comprehensive housing capacity study. Click HERE to read and download presentation materials from the September 26, 2024 College Station city council meeting. Click below to hear comments from Raney Whitwell during the September 26, 2024 College Station city council meeting.  

Arrests For Ramming A Pickup Truck Into A Spouse’s Car And For Grabbing The Throat Of A Brazos County Detention Officer

A Bryan man is arrested for domestic violence related aggravated assault with a deadly weapon…with the weapon being his pickup truck. The Bryan police arrest report says last Thursday night (October 3), 35 year old Luis Mata drove his full size truck into his wife’s compact car near the intersection of Turkey Creek and Finfeather Roads. The arrest report says the injuries the victim received were before the collision, where Mata is accused of punching and violently grabbing her. Mata was also charged with interfering with officers by refusing to stop talking while officers were trying to get the victim’s statement. Mata is out of jail after posting bonds totaling $32,000 dollars. A Bryan woman in jail since June 19th on a charge of assaulting an EMS employee is now accused of grabbing the throat of a detention officer and applying pressure. The arrest report from the Brazos County sheriff’s office from Monday’s incident says after a supervisor and other officers placed the inmate in handcuffs, the inmate struck, scratched, and attempted to bite multiple officers. Online court records shows 34 year old Charlene Jones is awaiting trials in the June assault and charges from a May 12th incident involving felony criminal mischief and misdemeanor obstruction of a highway. Jones is held on bonds totaling $16,000 dollars.

College Station Animal Control Picks Up A Fox And An Alligator

The College Station police department’s Facebook page has two posts of wild animals being captured. During Texas A&M baseball’s exhibition game last Friday (October 4), a city animal control officer caught a fox that found their way into the stands at Blue Bell Park. And last Tuesday (October 1), animal control caught an alligator that was spotted by construction workers on Lincoln Avenue.