Major League Baseball has added 30 additional double-headers to its schedule to help make up for postponing the start of the season two weeks.
The 2022 schedule was originally set to begin March 31st, but was pushed back to April 7th due to the offseason lockout.
The league will also extend the last day of the regular season to October 5th.
Brazos County district court records say a Bryan man who was arrested in May 2017 on multiple criminal charges was scheduled for trial 16 times before the case is resolved. 44 year old Eric Bernard Walker and the district attorney’s office entered a plea agreement on January 9th where he pleaded guilty to manufacture/delivery of a controlled substance, evidence tampering, and evading arrest. Walker returned to district court on Tuesday (March 17), was sentenced to 20 years, then was taken to the Brazos County jail for the 22nd time since July of 1999. Walker was arrested after leading sheriff’s deputies on a chase on Highway 6 south of College Station that reached 115 miles per hour before stopping on the northbound frontage road just past Rock Prairie Road. During the pursuit, Walker threw out of his Cadillac almost $4,100 dollars of cocaine and $800 dollars of marijuana. The punishment in the plea agreement also includes another guilty plea for evading arrest that took place in August of 2020. And in that case, Walker pleaded no contest to possession of a controlled substance and that charge was dismissed. Online court records show the prior trial dates began in May 2019 and was followed by dates in November 2019, March 2020, June 2020, January 2021, May 2022, September 2022, February 2023, July 2023, October 2023, April 2024, July 2024, December 2024, June 2025, October 2025, and January 2026.
Bryan police arrest a 17 year old on charges he robbed a woman of THC vape pens then driving over the woman with his pickup truck. Ricardo Tirado-Soto Jr., who was arrested Monday (March 16), was released from jail the following day after posting bonds totaling $80,000 dollars. BPD arrest reports say officers on March 5th responded to an apartment complex on East 29th near Briarcrest where the woman was screaming for help. The woman was taken to the hospital for treatment of a broken pelvis, broken collarbone, and two collapsed lungs. The woman said she was in the process of selling the vape pens when Soto hit her hands, which caused the pens to fall into the truck. As Soto drove away, the truck ran over the left side of the woman’s body. The arrest reports say Soto was found with the assistance from surveillance video from a neighboring apartment and video from traffic cameras and license plate readers that identified the truck he was driving.
The future of the Texas A&M system’s health related education, research, and service operations is the calling of a new board of regents committee that held its first meeting Wednesday (March 18) in College Station. The regents medical and health affairs committee was formed according to a system news release to study and make recommendations related to programs and resources associated with a variety of health professions and make recommendations related to programs and resources across the health professions. That includes medicine, dentistry, nursing, pharmacy, physical therapy, nutrition, and veterinary medicine. The agenda for the first meeting, where no formal actions was scheduled, included hearing about research initiatives addressing critical health needs including drug shortages and discussing additional research opportunities. This is one of two new committees the regents created at its February meeting without public comment. Also established, is a group that will assist creating the system’s first strategic plan since 2016. Click HERE to read and download the agenda of the first meeting of the board of regents committee on medical and health affairs. News release from the Texas A&M system issued February 5, 2026: The Board of Regents of The Texas A&M University System today approved the formation of two new board committees, strengthening governance and oversight in key areas central to the System’s future: health care education and delivery, and long-term strategic planning. The Board established a new Standing Committee on Medical and Health Affairs to focus on the System’s broad portfolio of health-related education, research, and service. The committee will study and make recommendations related to programs and resources across the health professions, including medicine, dentistry, nursing, pharmacy, physical therapy, nutrition, and veterinary medicine. The committee’s work will also address the delivery of health services, including telehealth and rural health care, and ensure alignment with regional and statewide workforce priorities. “The Texas A&M University System plays a critical role in educating health professionals and expanding access to care across Texas,” said Board Chairman Robert L. Albritton. “This committee will help ensure our efforts are coordinated, strategic, and focused on the needs of patients, communities, and students.” Vice Chairman Jay Graham will serve as chairman of the Standing Committee on Medical and Health Affairs. Other members include Regents David Baggett, John Bellinger, and Mike Hernandez. Chairman Albritton will serve as an ex officio member. In a separate action, the Board approved the formation of a Special Committee on Strategic Planning, an advisory committee that will assist the Chancellor in finalizing the System’s next strategic plan. The Special Committee on Strategic Planning will review the framework and objectives developed by the Chancellor to ensure alignment with the Board’s vision for the System. The committee will operate on an as-needed basis through adoption of the new strategic plan later this fiscal year and will not have decision-making authority. “The last System strategic plan was adopted in 2016,” Albritton said. “This committee will help ensure our next plan reflects today’s challenges, aligns our universities and agencies around common priorities, and provides a clear roadmap for the future.” Regents Robert L. Albritton, Kelley Sullivan Georgiades, and Sam Torn were appointed to the Special Committee on Strategic Planning, with Chairman Albritton serving as committee chair. Neither action carries additional financial implications. Chancellor Glenn Hegar welcomed the Board’s direction and engagement on both initiatives. “I appreciate the Board’s leadership and guidance as we work through issues that will shape the System for years to come,” Hegar said. “Strong coordination in health education and care delivery, along with a clear, shared strategic plan, helps ensure we stay focused on what matters most: serving students, strengthening our workforce, and meeting the needs of Texas.” Both committees advance the System’s long-term priorities by strengthening oversight, coordination, and strategic alignment across its universities, health programs, and state agencies.
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