Bryan school board members unanimously voted Monday to pursue buying land to build a new campus.
Board president Mark McCall also repeated he could not reveal whether the board is considering a new campus in the immediate future or not.
McCall told WTAW News he could answer that question when negotiations have finished, whether or not the board decides to buy the land.
A Bryan man convicted three times of driving with an invalid license (DWLI) and is awaiting trials in two more DWLI cases is arrested again on that charge. 30 year old Stephan Ellis was also arrested by Bryan police for evading and fleeing. The October 8th arrest was the result of a patrol officer seeing no front license plate on Ellis’s car. The BPD arrest report says Ellis’s prior DWLI convictions were in 2018, 2020, and 2022. Online court records show he is awaiting trials for DWLI that took place in March and August of 2024. Online court records also show he is accused of violating probation for a misdemeanor family violence assault causing bodily injury that took place in 2022. Online jail records show Ellis was released after posting bonds totaling $8,000 dollars from his fourth booking since June 2024 and his 19th booking since October 2012. A College Station man is in jail following his arrest on a charge of violating probation. The College Station police arrest report also says 40 year old Andrew Williamson resisted and attempted to head butt one of three officers who were attempting to place him in custody. Court records say Williamson is accused of violating probation from a felony family violence assault that took place in November 2018. Williamson remains jailed as of October 10 in lieu of bonds totaling $32,000 dollars.
Hear more about an upcoming Financial Literacy Workshop presented by Charles Schwab and Frost Bank, reading programs, holiday events, and more during an update on The Infomaniacs on Thursday, October 10, 2024. Listen to “Bryan + College Station Public Library System Update on The Infomaniacs” on Spreaker.
As Texas A&M’s president finalizes recommendations of a university wide capacity study, his chief operating officer (COO) met with reporters about a proposal to relieve above ground traffic congestion. COO Peter Lange said a network of underground tunnels nicknamed the “Aggie Loop” could deploy as many as 60 electric vehicles to move between east and west campus, as many as 3,300 people per hour in four minutes. Lange compared the A&M model to one in Las Vegas that transports people between that city’s convention center and connected hotels. Lange said another idea under consideration to reduce movement between east and west campus, involves more buildings where students on west campus could take core curriculum classes, live, and eat. The tunnel route is based on the two most heavily used on campus bus routes which are routes one and three. The “Aggie Loop”, at 30 feet below ground, would connect the Polo Road area of campus with the memorial student center (MSC), White Creek apartments and Reed Arena. Transit time from Polo Road to the MSC would be two minutes and the transit time from White Creek Apartments to the commons area would be completed in three minutes. The project would also require building passenger stations above and below ground. Funding is unknown, though it is likely that A&M would need to fund this centrally and transit resources would be allocated to improving existing routes. While A&M’s president has not made any final decisions related to the capacity study, Mark Welsh has stated the possibility of freezing undergraduate enrollment for five years. Click HERE to read and download the draft recommendations of Texas A&M’s capacity study that were released in July 2024. Click below to hear comments from Peter Lange, visiting with reporters on October 8, 2024: Listen to “Texas A&M's chief operating officer shares information about a proposed underground "Aggie Loop" to relieve above ground traffic congestion” on Spreaker.
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