Kevin Russell, Bryan’s Economic Development/Development Services Director, discussed building permits, hotel development, Austin’s Colony, the future of Oakmont, and more during his appearance on The Infomaniacs on Thursday, June 8.
Click below to hear Kevin Russell visiting with WTAW’s Scott DeLucia.
Unofficial Brazos County election results: 26 of 28 voting centers reporting. Total number of Brazos County voters: 89,510 of 132,601 = 67.50% PRESIDENT/VICE PRESIDENT Brazos County results: Donald J. Trump/JD Vance (R): 55,101 (62.01%) Kamala D. Harris/Tim Walz (D): 32,415 (36.48%) U.S. SENATOR Brazos County results: Ted Cruz (R): 52,741 (59.49%) Collin Allred (D): 33,335 (37.60%) State of Texas results (from the Secretary of State): Ted Cruz (R): 4,144,650 (55.37%) Collin Allred (D): 3,197,208 (42.71%) CONGRESS DISTRICT 10 Brazos County results: Michael T. McCaul (R): 55,655 (63.71%) Theresa Boisseau (D): 29,105 (33.32%) Jeff Miller (L): 2,591 (2.97%) State of Texas results (from the Secretary of State): Michael T. McCaul (R): 125,678 (68.82%) Theresa Boisseau (D): 53,139 (29.1%) Jeff Miller (L): 3,801 (2.08%) TEXAS HOUSE DISTRICT 12 Brazos County results: Trey Wharton (R): 10,498 (73.32%) Dee Howard Mullins (D): 3,821 (26.68%) District 12 results (from the Secretary of State): Trey Wharton (R): 53,640 (77.66%) Dee Howard Mullins (D): 15,427 (22.34%) TEXAS HOUSE DISTRICT 14 Paul Dyson (R): 39,140 (60.89%) Fred Medina (D): 25,141 (39.11%) BRAZOS COUNTY COMMISSIONER PCT. 3 Fred Brown (R): 11,461 (70.03%) Mike Southerland (L): 4,905 (29.97%) BRYAN COUNCILMEMBER SMD 3 Jared Salvato: 4,254 (80.20%) Bob Achgill: 1,050 (19.80%) BRYAN COUNCILMEMBER SMD 4 James Edge: 4,819 (66.75%) Shane Savage: 2,400 (33.25%) BRYAN COUNCILMEMBER SMD 5 Patrick Giammalva: 1,571 (40.43%) Marca Ewers-Shurtleff: 2,315 (59.57%) BRYAN COUNCILMEMBER AT-LARGE PLACE 6 Justin C. Wager: 7,980 (37.51%) Kevin C. Boriskie: 13,292 (62.49%) COLLEGE STATION CITY COUNCIL PLACE 3 David White: 19,558 (73.25%) Valen Cepak: 7,143 (26.75%) COLLEGE STATION CITY COUNCIL PLACE 4 Melissa McIlhaney: 18,588 (69.47%) Aron Collins: 8,170 (30.53%) COLLEGE STATION CITY COUNCIL PLACE 6 Tre Watson: 13,202 (49.44%) Scott Shafer: 13,501 (50.56%) BRAZOS COUNTY PROP A – Adoption of a stock law to require cattle to be fenced in. For: 53,766 (72.10%) Against: 20,808 (27.90%) BRAZOS COUNTY PROP B – Adoption of a stock law to require horses, mules, jacks, jennets, donkeys, hogs, sheep, and goats to be fenced in. For: 54,562 (73.32%) Against: 19,859 (26.68%)
A Brazos County district court jury takes seven minutes to find a Bryan man guilty of shooting and wounding a Bryan policeman in December 2022. Then the jury takes less than one hour to reach punishment of life in prison. 46 year old Joshua Herrin was convicted of aggravated assault against a public servant, when he fired at the officer while running away from a traffic stop in the area of Wayside Drive and Avondale Avenue. The officer did not return fire. Herrin drove away in the officer’s patrol vehicle then abandoned it. The following day, Herrin shot and wounded a Brazos County sheriff’s deputy in the Benchley area. Herrin, who was captured following a standoff, faces a trial in Robertson County related to that incident. That trial will be prosecuted by the Brazos County district attorney’s office. Herrin remains in the Brazos County jail as of November 5th in lieu of bonds totaling $5.7 million dollars. Click below to hear comments from Brazos County district attorney Jarvis Parsons, visiting with WTAW’s Bill Oliver. Listen to “Brazos County's district attorney visits after a jury convicts and sentences a Bryan man for shooting and wounding a Bryan policeman” on Spreaker.
Business at Thursday’s Texas A&M system board of regents meeting (November 7) includes moving ahead with the flagship campus eliminating 52 low enrollment minor degree and certificate programs. In October, A&M’s chief academic officer was criticized by the faculty senate for not including members before making his decision. After that, A&M’s president called for restarting the process, using the faculty senate, to determine the fate of 14 minors and 38 certificate programs. The regents agenda includes a resolution to move ahead with the provost’s decision, which was made following input from deans, department heads, and other faculty. The resolution also calls on presidents at other system universities to “promptly initiate a review of minors and certificate programs to identify any low-producing programs that may require elimination.” Attached to the resolution, are 11 pages of low producing minor degree and certificate programs at the flagship that are recommended to remain, become inactive, or be eliminated. The resolution will be considered following a meeting of the regents academic affairs committee. The committee’s agenda includes discussing the proposed resolution and receiving a presentation about low producing minors and certificate programs. Click HERE to read and download the proposed resolution and 11 pages of low producing minor degree and certificate programs that are recommended to remain, become inactive, or be eliminated.
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