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First Texas A&M Associate Provost Of Faculty Advocacy Shares Her First Eight Months On The Job With The Faculty Senate

October 2024 began the work of the first person at Texas A&M to take on the new role of Associate Provost of Faculty Advocacy. Dr. Claire Katz shared her first eight months on the job at the June meeting of the A&M faculty senate. Katz, who joined the A&M faculty in 2006, says she has visited with some of the university’s more than 4,000 faculty members. That includes visiting most of A&M remote campus locations. Her general observations included assisting faculty members understand how the university works and supporting for and by deans, department heads, and other faculty administrators. Katz also said she is not a lawyer, she is not a therapist, and she is not a magician who can solve all problems. She also said she has had to tell faculty members to be careful about what they tell her. That’s because there are circumstances where is required to report those conversations for possible consequences. Click HERE to read and download Claire Katz’s presentation materials at the June 9, 2025 Texas A&M faculty senate meeting. Click below to hear Claire Katz’s comments at the June 9, 2025 Texas A&M faculty senate meeting. Listen to “First Texas A&M associate provost of faculty advocacy shares her first eight months on the job with the faculty senate” on Spreaker.

College Station Residential Trash Customers Will Face A Fine Instead Of Going To Municipal Court For Leaving Containers Too Long At The Curb

The penalty for College Station residents who leave out their trash containers near the street too long is changing. The city council voted five to one at their last meeting (June 12) to support a staff recommendation to impose a fee of $25.50 that is added to a customer’s utility bill. Councilman David White, who said he has been late moving his trash containers away from the curb, voted no because he wanted a workshop discussion on the ramifications of adding the fee. The council’s vote also reflected extending the time for a customer to move containers away from curbs from 12 to 24 hours. The civil fine is already in place in the Northgate district, where customers have until nine a.m. to move their trash containers. The new fee replaces residential customers facing going to municipal court for taking too long to move containers away from curbs. Click HERE to read and download the ordinance that was approved at the June 12, 2025 College Station city council meeting. Click below to hear comments from the June 12, 2025 College Station city council meeting. Listen to “College Station residential trash customers will face a fine instead of going to Municipal Court for leaving containers too long at the curb” on Spreaker.

Brazos County Commission Extends The Contract Of A Grant Writer After Learning His Accomplishments

There will be a fourth year that Brazos County commissioners hire someone to write grant applications. The contract is part of the budget that was approved before two new commissioners were elected last November. One of the new commissioners, Fred Brown, questioned how $48,000 dollars was spent during the first year before being part of a unanimous vote during the commission’s last meeting (June 10). County auditor Katie Conner gave some examples of what the grant writer has done. Then the grant writer told commissioner Chuck Konderla he has generated almost $3.8 million dollars, with more applications being considered. Staff told commissioners that they plan to request the expenditure again for the next county budget. Click HERE to read and download the contract that was approved at the June 10, 2025 Brazos County commission meeting. Click HERE to read and download the original contract. Click below to hear comments from the June 10, 2025 county commission meeting. Listen to “Brazos County commissioners extend the contract of a third party grant writer” on Spreaker.