Kevin O’Connor Kommentary December 2

Bryan Mayor Bobby Gutierrez on WTAW

Bryan Mayor Bobby Gutierrez visits with WTAW’s Scott DeLucia about last night’s election results, working with new members of the College Station city council, the possibility of a small nuclear reactor on the RELLIS campus, bringing more military development to the community, and more during his appearance on The Infomaniacs on Wednesday, November 6, 2024. Listen to “Bryan Mayor Bobby Gutierrez on The Infomaniacs” on Spreaker.

2024 General Election Results

Unofficial Brazos County election results Total number of Brazos County voters: 92,320 of 132,601 = 69.62% PRESIDENT/VICE PRESIDENT Brazos County results: Donald J. Trump/JD Vance (R): 56,544 (61.69%) Kamala D. Harris/Tim Walz (D): 33,671 (36.74%) U.S. SENATOR Brazos County results: Ted Cruz (R): 54,032 (59.09%) Collin Allred (D): 34,681 (37.93%) State of Texas results (from the Secretary of State): Ted Cruz (R): 4,423,233 (54.55%) Collin Allred (D): 3,917,760 (43.41%) CONGRESS DISTRICT 10 Brazos County results: Michael T. McCaul (R): 57,052 (63.37%) Theresa Boisseau (D): 30,264 (33.61%) Jeff Miller (L): 2,721 (3.02%) State of Texas results (from the Secretary of State): Michael T. McCaul (R): 173,632 (64.59%) Theresa Boisseau (D): 89,660 (33.35%) Jeff Miller (L): 5,22 (2.05%) TEXAS HOUSE DISTRICT 12 Brazos County results: Trey Wharton (R): 10,886 (73.39%) Dee Howard Mullins (D): 3,948 (26.61%) District 12 results (from the Secretary of State): Trey Wharton (R): 56,711 (76.99%) Dee Howard Mullins (D): 16,953 (23.01%) TEXAS HOUSE DISTRICT 14 Paul Dyson (R): 40,158 (60.50%) Fred Medina (D): 26,222 (39.50%) BRAZOS COUNTY COMMISSIONER PCT. 3 Fred Brown (R): 11,799 (69.68%) Mike Southerland (L): 5,133 (30.32%) BRYAN COUNCILMEMBER SMD 3 Jared Salvato: 4,391 (80.10%) Bob Achgill: 1,091 (19.90%) BRYAN COUNCILMEMBER SMD 4 James Edge: 4,883 (66.62%) Shane Savage: 2,447 (33.38%) BRYAN COUNCILMEMBER SMD 5 Patrick Giammalva: 1,649 (40.72%) Marca Ewers-Shurtleff: 2,401 (59.28%) BRYAN COUNCILMEMBER AT-LARGE PLACE 6 Justin C. Wager: 8,341 (37.94%) Kevin C. Boriskie: 13,643 (62.06%) COLLEGE STATION CITY COUNCIL PLACE 3 David White: 20,157 (73.06%) Valen Cepak: 7,434 (26.94%) COLLEGE STATION CITY COUNCIL PLACE 4 Melissa McIlhaney: 19,179 (69.33%) Aron Collins: 8,486 (30.67%) COLLEGE STATION CITY COUNCIL PLACE 6 Tre Watson: 13,687 (49.61%) Scott Shafer: 13,902 (50.39%) The city of College Station’s social media points out that the results are unofficial, pending about 450 provisional and around 700 late absentee and military ballots. Additional ballots must be postmarked by Tuesday (November 5) and received by Wednesday (November 6). The deadline for military ballots is November 12th. BRAZOS COUNTY PROP A – Adoption of a stock law to require cattle to be fenced in. For: 55,539 (72.09%) Against: 21,502 (27.91%) BRAZOS COUNTY PROP B – Adoption of a stock law to require horses, mules, jacks, jennets, donkeys, hogs, sheep, and goats to be fenced in. For: 56,349 (73.30%) Against: 20,523 (26.70%) Click below to hear election night interviews: Listen to “November 2024 election night visit with Brazos County commissioner elect Fred Brown” on Spreaker.   Listen to “November 2024 election night interview with College Station city councilman-elect David White” on Spreaker.   Listen to “November 2024 election night visit with Bryan SMD 3 councilman-elect Jared Salvato” on Spreaker.   Listen to “November 2024 election night interview with Bryan SMD 4 councilman-elect James Edge” on Spreaker.   Listen to “November 2024 election night interview with Bryan SMD 5 councilwoman-elect Marca Ewers-Shurtleff” on Spreaker.   WTAW News received the following statement from College Station city council place three candidate Valen Cepak: First, I want to praise God for even allowing me to have the ability to stand in front of you now and be in this position to be a young man and make such a strong fight to be a representative of this great community. To know that just over 1 of 4 people went into the polls to vote for me is enough to know that this experience was worth it. President Kennedy spoke at Rice challenging the American people to get us to the moon before the end of the decade, not because it was easy, but because it was hard, and he believed that the American people would achieve that goal. While I am not a Kennedy, I stand in front of you standing amongst the legacy of George Bush, and I issue you a challenge to you. Chase after your dreams even if they seem impossible or hard. While I may have lost tonight, I’ve taken the first steps in chasing after a dream of helping others as an elected official. I’ve set an example for those who come after me that even through failure, there is much to gain. I’ve made strides and shown evidence that your age isn’t a factor of your success, but how hard you work and how deeply you care are a driving factor. While I may have lost the race tonight, I’ve won by showing all young people Ty that this is possible for you, and we’re ready to start being handed the torch and continue the Legacy that the giants before us left. To all of those who supported me and took my meetings on day 1, I thank you from the bottom of my heart. To those who voted for me, don’t be discouraged because you’ll see me on the ballot again. It’s been a tremendous journey, and I’ve been so incredibly blessed to go down this road with the community. Thank you. God bless College Station, and would He guide our new elected officials well.

Brazos County’s District Attorney Visits After A Bryan Man Is Convicted And Sentenced For Shooting And Wounding A Bryan Policeman

A Brazos County district court jury takes seven minutes to find a Bryan man guilty of shooting and wounding a Bryan policeman in December 2022. Then the jury takes less than one hour to reach punishment of life in prison. 46 year old Joshua Herrin was convicted of aggravated assault against a public servant, when he fired at the officer while running away from a traffic stop in the area of Wayside Drive and Avondale Avenue. The officer did not return fire. Herrin drove away in the officer’s patrol vehicle then abandoned it. The following day, Herrin shot and wounded a Brazos County sheriff’s deputy in the Benchley area. Herrin, who was captured following a standoff, faces a trial in Robertson County related to that incident. That trial will be prosecuted by the Brazos County district attorney’s office. Herrin remains in the Brazos County jail as of November 5th in lieu of bonds totaling $5.7 million dollars. Click below to hear comments from Brazos County district attorney Jarvis Parsons, visiting with WTAW’s Bill Oliver. Listen to “Brazos County's district attorney visits after a jury convicts and sentences a Bryan man for shooting and wounding a Bryan policeman” on Spreaker.