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Two cabinet secretaries in President Trump’s administration make two stops at Texas A&M. It is the second visit for agriculture secretary Brooke Rollins to her alma mater since her appointment. Joining Rollins on Tuesday (April 29) was the secretary of health and human services, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Their first stop was A&M’s beef center. That was followed by a tour of the AgriLife phenotyping greenhouse. Click below to hear comments from the cabinet secretaries following their tour of the greenhouse building. Listen to “Two cabinet secretaries visit Texas A&M” on Spreaker.

The City of College Station’s seventh fire station, which was approved by voters in the 2022 bond election, was celebrated Tuesday morning at an official ground breaking ceremony. CSFD Chief Richard Mann thanked the citizens. “This was a commitment of your tax dollars, and we don’t take that lightly. This is going to be your building, and you the members of the community, are welcome to visit this station any time,” said Mann. The 18,000 square foot station will include a community use room that can be used by various groups. “Such as homeowners associations, clubs, organizations, and different groups as a meeting space,” said Mann. College Station Mayor John Nichols also talked about the citizens who will benefit from this new fire station. “Health, safety and welfare is the foundation of what cities are all about. And of course our fire services are a big part of health, safety, and welfare,” said Nichols. The new fire station is expected to open in fall of 2026. Listen to “Groundbreaking Ceremony for College Station’s Seventh Fire Station” on Spreaker.

A College Station man who was released from jail after prosecutors reject an arrest returns to jail the same day. According to a document the Brazos County district attorney’s office sent to WTAW News, there was insufficient evidence to disprove self-defense beyond a reasonable doubt. This is in regard to a March 28th incident where shoppers at the College Station Walmart store who reported seeing a woman bleeding were thanked on the College Station police department’s Facebook page. On April 16th, when the DA’s office rejected prosecution on a charge of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, 36 year old Louis Anthony Hernandez was released from jail. Hernandez returned to jail the same day when CSPD arrested him on charges of continuous violence against family members and violating a protection order by being in the apartment. Hernandez told officers according to the CSPD arrest report that he did not think he violated the protection order because no one else was in the apartment. As of April 29th, Hernandez remains in jail in lieu of bonds totaling $80,000 dollars. Original story, March 31, 2025: College Station police gives a shoutout on its Facebook page to citizens who called 9-1-1 last Friday (March 28) to report there was a woman at the Walmart store who was stabbed in the hand and struck in the eye with a closed fist. CSPD arrest reports say the woman’s boyfriend of 16 years stabbed and assaulted her over a period of several hours in their apartment. Then he forced her to walk with him to Walmart to get cleaning supplies, leaving behind two toddler aged children. The woman was taken to the hospital for treatment of her injuries. 36 year old Louis Anthony Hernandez was charged with family violence aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. Hernandez remains jailed as of March 31 in lieu of bonds totaling $86,000 dollars. Arrest reports also say this is the ninth incident involving this couple since January.