Brazos Valley Fiber Arts discusses their Interdependence Relay

Big thank you to City Manager Bryan Woods for taking time to pay a visit to The Infomaniacs to talk about the massive announcement of Bass Pro coming to town. The details plus discussion on Plug and Play and the evolving debate around Flock is all in the interview below.

Thursday night’s College Station City Council meeting lasted approximately 4 hours and 20 minutes. Prior to convening the regular session, Mayor John Nichols made two announcements from executive session: The City would be terminating their contract with Plug and Play The City is making plans to sell a portion of the land adjacent to Costco to Bass Pro Shops. Consent agenda passed unanimously. The main focus of the regular agenda is the city’s proposed $576-million budget and the property tax rate of $0.530254 per $100 valuation. The budget adopted by a vote of 6-1, with Bob Yancy voting against. The tax rate was adopted by a vote of 5-2, with Mark White* and Bob Yancy voting against. Just under 10 acres at Harvey Rd and Boonville Road, adjacent to Ascend at Harvey apartments,  was re-zoned from Planned Development District to Townhouse. Land Usage and zoning was changed on approximately 100 acres of city owned land behind the Spring Meadows subdivision. Land use was changed from Business Center to General Commercial. The zoning was changed from Light Industrial to General Commercial  The city says a sports complex and associated hospitality development are proposed within the subject tract. Council approved a measure to remove the future extension of Corporate Parkway between Midtown Drive and William D. Fitch Parkway including associated future bike lanes and sidewalks along with the realignment of the future Spring Creek trail to the existing Lick Creek trail.   Below is the detailed agenda: 7. Consent Agenda. 7.1. Approval of minutes 7.2. Presentation, discussion, and possible action on a general services contract with Buyers Barricades Houston, LLC, not to exceed $170,100 for the 2026 TAMU Football Post Game Day Traffic Control. 7.3. Presentation, discussion, and possible action on the second reading of a franchise agreement ordinance with Texas Disposal Systems, Inc. for the collection of recyclables from commercial businesses and multi-family locations. 7.4. Presentation, discussion, and possible action regarding an amendment to the real estate contract with The Corinth Group, Inc. 7.5. Presentation, discussion, and possible action on a contract with MTL Construction, LLC not to exceed $399,579.78 for College Station Utilities Electric Yard improvements at the Utility Service Center on Graham Road. 7.6. Presentation, discussion, and possible action regarding a design contract with Dudley Engineering for the design of the Adamson Lagoon Slide Improvements and Upgrade in the amount of $153,708. 7.7. Presentation, discussion, and possible action on an ordinance amendment to Chapter 40, “Utilities,” relating to utility meters, Code of Ordinances, of the City of College Station, Texas, 7.8. Presentation, discussion, and possible action regarding an amendment to the lease agreement for office space with St. Mary’s Catholic Church to increase the term of the agreement and increase total cost to $105,156. 7.9. Presentation, discussion, and possible action to purchase two radio dispatch consoles from Motorola Solutions for an amount not to exceed $213,693.17. 7.10. Presentation, discussion, and possible action on the first reading of a franchise agreement ordinance with Texan Waste Services, Inc. for the collection of recyclables from commercial businesses and multi-family locations. 7.11. Presentation, discussion, and possible action regarding a funding agreement between the City of College Station and the Brazos Transit District (BTD) in the amount of $400,800 for the FY26 Fiscal Year. 7.12. Presentation, discussion, and possible action on a resolution waiving interest for early repayment of outstanding principal under the City’s HUD-assisted HOME program contract with Santour Court, Ltd. and authorizing the city manager to execute documentation of release and satisfaction of the note and deed of trust.   8. Regular Agenda. 8.1. Public Hearing, presentation, discussion, and possible action on the City of College Station 2027 advertised ad valorem tax rate of $0.530254 per $100 valuation resulting in an increase in tax revenues. — PASSED 6-1 (Yancy = NAY) 8.2. Presentation, discussion, and possible action on an ordinance adopting the City of College Station 2026-2027 Budget; and presentation, possible action and discussion ratifying the property tax revenue increase reflected in the budget. — PASSED 5-2 (White* and Yancy = NAY) 8.3. Presentation, discussion, and possible action on approval of an ordinance adopting the City of College Station 2026-2027 ad valorem tax rate of $0.530254 per $100 assessed valuation, the debt service portion being $0.202646 per $100 assessed valuation and the operations and maintenance portion being $0.327608 per $100 assessed valuation. — PASSED 5-2 (White* and Yancy = NAY) 8.4. Presentation, discussion, and possible action on a resolution adopting fees, rates and charges as provided by Chapter 2 “Administration”, Article V “Finance” Division 2 “Fees, Rates and Charges” of the Code of Ordinances, City of College Station, Texas. — PASSED 7-0 8.5. Public Hearing, presentation, discussion, and possible action regarding an ordinance amending Appendix A, Unified Development Ordinance, Article 4, “Zoning Districts,” Section 4.2 “Official Zoning Map,” of the Code of Ordinances of the City of College Station, Texas by changing the zoning district boundaries from PDD Planned Development District to T Townhouse on approximately 9.75 acres generally located west of the intersection of Harvey Road and Boonville Road. — PASSED 7-0 8.6. Public Hearing, presentation, discussion, and possible action regarding an ordinance amending the Comprehensive Plan – Future Land Use & Character Map from Business Center to General Commercial for approximately 106 acres generally located east of the intersection of Midtown Drive and Corporate Parkway. — PASSED 7-0 8.7. Public Hearing, presentation, discussion, and possible action regarding an ordinance amending Appendix A , Unified Development Ordinance, Article 4, “Zoning Districts,” Section 4.2 “Official Zoning Map,” of the Code of Ordinances of the City of College Station, Texas by changing the zoning district boundaries from M-1 Light Industrial to GC General Commercial for approximately 92.88 acres generally located east of the intersection of Midtown Drive and Corporate Parkway. — PASSED 7-0 8.8. Public Hearing, presentation, discussion, and possible action regarding an ordinance amending the Comprehensive Plan by amending the Thoroughfare Plan and Active Transportation Master Plan to remove the future extension of Corporate Parkway, a Major Collector, between Midtown Drive and William […]

Two men are jailed after a drug bust in Bryan on Wednesday. Bryan Police conducted surveillance on suspected cocaine sales in the 1300 block of Moon Street. Officers say they observed men repeatedly walking between a fence and vehicles as they briefly stopped at the address. The men were identified as 68-year old Bobby Ray Perry and 38-year-old Quentin Lelavr McMiller. A bag discovered at the fence contained 7.4 grams of white powder and 0.15 grams of rock cocaine. Perry was found to have 20.29 grams of crack cocaine inside his car and was arrested for Manufacture/Delivery of a Controlled Substance Penalty Group 1 (4G – 200G). He is being held on $50,000 bond and it was his 17th time at the Brazos County Jail. McMiller had 1.67 grams of crack cocaine and 10.20 grams of marijuana on his person. He was charged with Manufacture/Delivery of a Controlled Substance Penalty Group 1 (1G – 4G) and Possession of Marijuana less than 2 ounces. He is being held on $50,000 bond and it was his 29th booking into the Brazos County Jail. 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.