College Station PD False Alarm Recommendations Returning to Council

Texas A&M Faculty Senate Members Hear How University Officials Are Dealing With President Trump’s Actions To Higher Education

Texas A&M faculty senate members hear how university officials are dealing with President Trump’s actions affecting higher education. Both the university’s chief academic officer, provost Alan Sams, and the university’s federal relations director, Michael Hardy, said they are not expecting any reversal of decisions made by officials in the Trump administration. That includes reducing a reimbursement rate from National Institute of Health grants from 52.5 to 15 percent, something that is the subject of a lawsuit filed by attorney generals in 22 states. Texas is not part of that lawsuit. University officials are also gathering information about the Trump administration’s decision to shut down the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), actions involving Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE), and an executive order involving DEI (diversity, equity, and inclusion). Sams, Hardy, and faculty senate speaker Angie Hill Price all asked faculty members to share information they receive with the university community as a whole. Click below to hear comments from the February 10, 2025 Texas A&M faculty senate meeting: Listen to “Texas A&M faculty senate members hear how university officials are dealing with President Trump's actions to higher education” on Spreaker.

Bryan Man Added To The DPS Most Wanted List Of Sex Offenders

A Bryan man has been added to the Texas department of public safety’s (DPS) most wanted list of sex offenders. 37 year old Salvador Saucedo Jr. escaped from custody January 23rd in Bellville. Saucedo has warrants for his arrest from Waller County related to the escape and four other charges. Brazos County has issued a warrant charging him with failing to comply with sex offender registration requirements. That is associated with a 2022 conviction for indecency with a child by sexual contact that a spokeswoman in the Brazos County district attorney’s office told WTAW News took place in Gonzales County. Gonzales County has been looking for Saucedo since March 2024 for indecency with a child by sexual contact and by College Station police for a harassment charge that took place in May 2024. A DPS news release says Texas Crime Stoppers is offering a cash reward of up to $5,000 dollars for information leading to Saucedo’s arrest. News release from the Texas department of public safety: The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) has added Salvador Saucedo Jr., to the Texas 10 Most Wanted Sex Offenders List. Texas Crime Stoppers is now offering a cash reward of up to $5,000 for information leading to his arrest. All tips are guaranteed to be anonymous. Salvador Saucedo Jr., 37, a convicted sex offender from Bryan, has been wanted out of Gonzales Co. since March 2024 for indecency with a child by sexual contact. Additionally, in May 2024, a warrant for harassment was issued for his arrest by the College Station Police Department. On Jan. 23, 2025, Saucedo was arrested and escaped from custody while in Bellville, Texas. The following day, warrants were issued for his arrest out of Waller Co. for escape while arrested, assault on a peace officer, possession of a controlled substance, failure to identify as a fugitive and resisting arrest. Then, on Jan. 27, a warrant was issued out of Brazos Co. for Saucedo’s arrest for failure to comply with sex offender registration requirements. In August 2022, Saucedo was convicted of indecency with a child by sexual contact following an incident with an 11-year-old girl. He was subsequently sentenced to 10 years’ probation. Saucedo is 5 feet 11 inches tall, and he weighs about 190 pounds. He has tattoos on his face, neck, chest, both arms and both legs. More information about Saucedo or updates in the event of his arrest can be found here. Funded by the Governor’s Public Safety Office, Texas Crime Stoppers offers cash rewards to any person who provides information that leads to the arrest of one of Texas’ 10 Most Wanted Fugitives, Sex Offenders or Criminal Illegal Immigrants. So far in 2025, DPS and other agencies have arrested seven Texas 10 Most Wanted Fugitives, Sex Offenders and Criminal Illegal Immigrants, including two sex offenders and two criminal illegal immigrants – with $10,000 in rewards being paid for tips that yielded arrests. To be eligible for cash rewards, tipsters MUST provide information to authorities using one of the following three methods: Call the Crime Stoppers hotline at 1-800-252-TIPS (8477). Submit a web tip through the DPS website by selecting the fugitive you have information about then clicking on the link under their picture. Submit a Facebook tip by clicking the “SUBMIT A TIP” link (under the “About” section). All tips are anonymous — regardless of how they are submitted — and tipsters will be provided a tip number instead of using a name. DPS investigators work with local law enforcement agencies to select fugitives for the Texas 10 Most Wanted Fugitives, Sex Offenders and Criminal Illegal Immigrants Lists. You can find the current lists — with photos — on the DPS website. Do not attempt to apprehend these fugitives; they are considered armed and dangerous.

TAMUS Board of Regents Discuss AI in Higher Education

The Texas A&M System Board of Regents recently heard a data presentation from the Association of College and University Educators. Regent Michael Plank of Houston asked Meghan Snow how higher education feels about artificial intelligence. Snow said it’s two-fold. “There’s a lot of possibility both in the positive and potentially in the negative direction,” said Snow. Snow said there is a need to bring AI into instruction. “To prepare students to enter a world where AI is a reality, how to understand the ethics of AI and when it is appropriate, when it isn’t appropriate, when you need to disclose your use, or not,” said Snow. Snow provided the example of a recent workshop on using AI to generate rubrics. “So there is an ability to bring efficiency into the work that you’re doing as an instructor using AI tools,” said Snow. Snow said it is a complex issue, but they are focused on two angles. One is helping faculty use AI to their benefit professionally, and the other is to prepare them to engage with students about the ethics of using AI. Snow also said institutions should put out guidance and policy to faculty to help them understand the role of AI. Click below to hear more comments from Meghan Snow: MeghanSnow020625_AI