Congressman Pete Sessions of Waco (R-TX) visits with WTAW’s Scott DeLucia about Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s address to Congress, inflation, unemployment, talks with Saudi Arabia about oil, and more during his weekly Washington update on The Infomaniacs on Wednesday, March 16, 2022.
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The Bryan city council during this month’s workshop meeting (January 13) directed public works director Jayson Barfknecht to contact the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) of the city’s interest in adding traffic signals to replace the Texas Avenue median at the intersection of Brookside Drive and Garden Acres Boulevard. Barfknecht told WTAW News on Monday (January 26) that “TxDOT was notified of the City Council’s decision to approve the signal at this location. TxDOT is working with their contractor to get the signal implemented based on my conversations.” There is no timetable for when the signals will be installed. Background information given to the council shows the signal was first proposed in 2017. Click HERE to read and download presentation materials from the January 13, 2026 Bryan city council workshop meeting. Click below to hear comments from the January 13, 2026 Bryan city council workshop meeting. Listen to “Traffic signals to replace medians at a Texas Avenue intersection in Bryan” on Spreaker.
Expansion plans at Twin Oaks landfill, which is owned by the cities of College Station and Bryan, was brought up at the end of the last College Station city council meeting on January 22nd. Councilman Mark Smith, who is on the board that operates the landfill for the jointly owned Brazos Valley Solid Waste Management Agency (BVSWMA), said with the large amount of tonnage coming in, more office and shop space will be needed. This is in addition to BVSWMA’s three to six year process with the state to expand landfill capacity, which was brought up by mayor John Nichols. Click below to hear comments from the January 22, 2026 College Station city council meeting. Listen to “College Station city council hears about future capital projects at Twin Oaks Landfill” on Spreaker.
Brazos County commissioners held a workshop Tuesday (January 27) where the county’s economic development coordinator recommended changes to the county’s tax abatement policy. Commissioners are scheduled to take final action February 24th on the recommendations involving property tax breaks to new and expanding businesses. Click HERE to read and download presentation materials from the January 27, 2026 Brazos County commission meeting. Recommendations from Kimberly Gonzalez were based on comparing Brazos County with guidelines in Montgomery, McLennan, Smith, Jefferson, and Webb counties. Those recommendations include: Tighten up the definition of “eligible improvements”. Include a clause in the guidelines that one year from the receipt of application, the application expires. A new application must be completed at that time and a new $1,000 application fee be submitted to Brazos County. Note in the guidelines that projects that transfer employment from one part of the County to another will be considered on a case-by-case basis. (i.e.: Project must not be expected to solely or primarily have the effect of merely transferring employment from one area of Brazos County to another). Include a stipulation in the guidelines stating that the economic life of the facility or improvements must exceed the life of the abatement agreement. After the workshop, during the public comment period of Tuesday’s commission business meeting, commissioners were asked to also include banning data centers from receiving tax abatements. Click below to hear comments from the January 27, 2026 Brazos County commission workshop meeting. Listen to “Brazos County Commission considers changes to its economic development tax abatement policy” on Spreaker.
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