Brazos County Commissioners Court Votes to Enact Burn Ban In Brazos County

It was a scary night for three College Station women after they woke up to a stranger in their apartment. College Station Police were dispatched to The Heights apartments in the 3000 block of Holleman Drive South just after 1:00am Sunday morning for a report of an unknown man inside the residence. One resident told officers she woke up to find a man standing inside her bedroom. Police found 18-year-old Cole Matthew Brawley passed out on the couch. Officers say Brawley was so intoxicated and difficult to arouse that they had to perform sternal rubs to get his attention. He claims he thought he was at a friend’s apartment, but none of the women knew the man or had given him permission to be in the apartment. He allegedly told officers, “I don’t want to lie to you, I’m drunk.” Brawley was arrested for Criminal Trespass of a Habitation. During the arrest, he was found to be in possession of a nicotine vape, so he was also charged with Minor in Possession of a Tobacco Product. He was released from jail on Sunday on $3,000 bond.

The Brazos County Commissioners Court is hosting two public hearings Tuesday morning. The first at 8:30am to discuss the county’s $482,336,738 budget. The second meeting at 9:15am will discuss the proposed property tax rate of 44.84 cents per $100 valuation. If the tax rate is adopted, it will be an increase of 3.43 percent over the current rate. However, residents may actually pay less in taxes for the year, because the median home price in Brazos County has dropped from $412,000 to $340,000 dollars. That home owner would pay about $200 less in taxes to Brazos County for the year. Regular session is scheduled to begin at 10:00am where the court is expected to adopt the budget and tax rate. The Commissioners Courtroom is in Suite 106 of the Brazos County Administration Building located at 200 S. Texas Avenue, Bryan, TX 77803. Got a news tip? e-mail us at news@wtaw.com, text us at (979) 695-1620, or reach out on Facebook or Twitter/X.

A search of arrest records for Friday, August 28 – Sunday August 30, 2026 revealed 26 alcohol related arrests. 9 DWIs/DWI-related arrests, 16 public intoxication arrests, and 1 case of furnishing alcohol to a minor arrest. 20 arrests were in/near the Northgate Entertainment District. 14 of the 26 alcohol related arrests involve a defendant UNDER the age of 21. Arrest date Defendant Alcohol-related charge Arrest/stop location Aug. 28 Brisia Lucia Murillo (21) DWI 100 block Southwest Parkway, College Station Aug. 28 Braden Michael Waggoner (20) Public Intoxication University Drive & Boyett Street / 200 block University Drive, College Station Aug. 29 Sheldon Diondrae Miles (30) Public Intoxication 100 block College Main Street, College Station Aug. 29 Udit Holavanahalli (19) Public Intoxication 310 Church Avenue — Northgate Promenade, College Station Aug. 29 Daziana Marie Sanchez (21) Public Intoxication 335 University Drive — Baumhaus, College Station Aug. 29 Abhiram Biju (23) Public Intoxication 200 block Boyett Street, near Patricia/College Main, College Station Aug. 29 Bruno Marques Nogueira (20) Minor Public Intoxication 3300 block General Parkway, College Station Aug. 29 Michael Kelley Saunders (20) Minor Public Intoxication 3300 block General Parkway, College Station Aug. 29 Bradon Foor (20) Public Intoxication 161 Wellborn Road, College Station Aug. 29 Kylee Cheyenne Davis (21) DWI 100 block Wellborn Road, College Station Aug. 29 Adam Michael Aguilar (19) Furnishing Alcohol to a Minor 329 University Drive — Icon, College Station Aug. 30 Keegan Joseph Kelly (20) Public Intoxication 213 University Drive / 200 block University Drive, College Station Aug. 30 Tanner Wayne McCulloch (21) Public Intoxication 310 Church Avenue, College Station Aug. 30 Juan Sebastian Orozco Cambindo (19) Public Intoxication 310 Church Avenue, College Station Aug. 30 Harlee Paige Riley (23) Public Intoxication 310 Church Avenue, College Station Aug. 30 Ethan Wayne Zalobny (22) Public Intoxication 310 Church Avenue, College Station Aug. 30 Henry Jaasma (19) Public Intoxication 310 Church Avenue, College Station Aug. 30 John Gilbert Minners (18) DWI 203 University Drive, College Station Aug. 30 Dantre Boudreaux (25) Public Intoxication 201 College Main Street, College Station Aug. 30 Christopher Deshad Harper (22) Public Intoxication 100 block College Main Street, College Station Aug. 30 Jarol Abraham Ortega (25) Public Intoxication 100 block College Main Street, College Station; incident began at Baumhaus Aug. 30 Camryn Wayne Varrichio (20) Public Intoxication 310 Church Avenue, College Station Aug. 30 Luke Antonio Nauman Pitta Lima (20) Public Intoxication 310 Church Avenue, College Station Aug. 30 Guy Edward Watson (21) DWI with Open Container State Highway 6 at the FM 2818 exit ramp, Brazos County Aug. 30 Joseph Timothy Beverly (18) DWI Southwest Parkway East/Dartmouth Street area, College Station Aug. 30 Addison Nicole Hassell (19) DWI 3100 block Holleman Drive South, College Station All suspects are innocent until proven guilty. Got a news tip? e-mail us at news@wtaw.com, text us at (979) 695-1620, or reach out on Facebook or Twitter/X.