Bryan City Council Majority Turns Down Petition Request To Rename Street

College Station police report a pedestrian crossing Wellborn Road Wednesday night (March 19) was struck by a vehicle and killed. CSPD’s Facebook page identified the pedestrian as a 19 year old Texas A&M student, Nikman Sarraf of Austin. A CSPD spokesman tells WTAW News that the pedestrian was not in a crosswalk. He was struck while running across Wellborn Road towards the train tracks near Fidelity Street, which is between George Bush and Holleman. The CSPD Facebook post says the driver of the vehicle stayed at the scene and was cooperative through the investigation. CSPD was notified Wednesday around 10:15 p.m. and the roadway reopened Thursday around 2:30 a.m.

The Texas A&M system could be acquiring a 12th university. Senate Bill 2361 calls for the transfer of the University of Houston at Victoria to the A&M system. Click HERE to read and download Senate Bill 2361 as filed on March 12, 2025. The legislation was filed by Paul Bettencourt of Houston and Lois Kolkhorst of Brenham. As of March 20, neither has responded to WTAW News requests to explain the reason for the possible transfer. There has also been no response by the University of Houston system office. A statement issued to WTAW News by A&M system chancellor John Sharp did not address the reason for the proposed transfer. Sharp said ““We are committed to working with state leaders to ensure excellence in higher education in each region of the state” and “We will be extremely happy to welcome the Victoria campus into The Texas A&M University System, if that is what Gov. Abbott and members of the Legislature decide.” Two days before the bill was filed, the A&M system board of regents held a special meeting where the agenda included discussing behind closed doors, legal issues regarding potential legislation that was not identified. And last month, the agenda for a regular meeting of the University of Houston system regents included an undefined discussion, also in executive session, about the Victoria campus. If passed, the two systems are required to enter a memorandum of understanding by June 1, 2025 with details on completing the transfer by September 1, 2025. As of March 20, SB 2361 has not been assigned to a Senate committee.

Bryan police believe criminals from Harris County are intercepting checks mailed from the Bryan post office and forging the checks. BPD received two forgery reports this week originating from the post office. One victim learned about their forged check when reviewing their financial statement. The other victim was contacted by the intended recipient who never received their check. A BPD spokesman tells WTAW News if you have to mail a check, put it in a solid envelope and/or disguise it where it is not obvious it is a check. And do your best to follow up with the final destination of the check. The monetary loss in both cases were not disclosed. But both incidents involve a felony crime.