Downtown Bryan Update

Federal Authorities Accuse Iola Man Of Making Social Media Threats

A Grimes County man is accused by federal authorities of making threats against federal officials on social media. A news release from the U.S. attorney’s office in Houston says 35 year old Peter James Bloomfield of Iola posted on X, killing federal agents and spending money to blow up the White House. On Facebook, Bloomfield is accused of making a hit list of federal agents and other notable figures. And the news release made a reference to a search warrant at an undisclosed location where law enforcement led by the FBI office in Bryan found more than 20 guns and what was described as a significant amount of ammunition.

College Station City Council Not Interested In Requiring Landlords To Tell Their Tenants About City Ordinances

The College Station city council agrees with the city manager to not require owners of student rental housing and short term rentals to notify renters about city ordinances. City manager Bryan Woods promoted at the last council meeting (June 11), the city doing more to inspire owners to voluntarily tell their tenants about complying with city codes. College Station’s education efforts includes collaborating with Texas A&M to tell students about how to avoid common violations. Additional ideas during the council discussion included using the city of College Station’s “see-click-fix” app and placing a large Q-R code on city structures to direct people to city information. Click HERE to be directed to the city of College Station’s “see-click-fix” webpage. No presentation materials were shown during the council discussion. Click below to hear comments from the June 11, 2026 College Station city council meeting. Listen to “College Station city council is not interested in requiring landlords to tell their tenants about city ordinances” on Spreaker.

College Station ISD School Board And CSISD’s Education Foundation Formalizes Their Relationship

The College Station ISD school board formalizes its relationship with the district’s education foundation. Without public comment, the board unanimously approved a three year agreement at the June regular meeting. The contract states the foundation, which was created in 1999, serves ten educational public purposes. That includes CSISD acknowledging a continued commitment to the foundation to provide money to the district which achieves a concurrent psychological and philosophical investment in the district. The agreement calls for the foundation to pay 100 percent of the cost of their office manager’s base salary and the district to pay 55 percent of the base salary of the director and a multimedia specialist. CSISD will continue to provide office and meeting space at no charge. The agreement follows the recent retirement of longtime foundation director Teresa Benden, who composed the agreement’s cover letter. Click HERE to read and download the memo and the agreement that were approved at the June 16, 2026 College Station ISD school board meeting.