United Way Update

The Bryan fire station across Texas Avenue from Davila middle school will remain closed indefinitely after mold was discovered last month. City manager Kean Register told the city council Tuesday night (April 8) that BFD station four’s heating and air conditioning system will be replaced. Station four’s medical unit was moved to station one downtown. And station four’s engine and crew are now at station five on West Villa Maria. Click below to hear Kean Register’s comments at the April 8, 2025 Bryan city council meeting.  

Blinn College trustees agree to freeze tuition and fee rates for the 2025 fall semester. The unanimous vote at Tuesday’s meeting (April 8) follows the recommendation of executive vice chancellor and former state representative Leighton Schubert. Schubert brought up following the governor’s order that four year universities freeze their tuition rates. Blinn trustees will decide on tuition and fees for the remainder of the 2025-26 academic year after the end of the current legislative session. The trustees vote also took into account, Blinn taking in $5.3 million dollars in unexpected revenue this fiscal year and proposed revenue for the next fiscal year based on this year’s enrollment. Click below to hear comments from the April 9, 2025 Blinn College board of trustees meeting. Listen to “Blinn College trustees freeze tuition and fees for the fall 2025 semester” on Spreaker.   News release from Blinn College: The Blinn College District Board of Trustees maintained tuition and general fee rates for the fall 2025 semester and authorized key facility improvements across multiple campuses during its regular meeting on Tuesday. Fall 2025 tuition and fee rates will remain unchanged from the current academic year. Tuition was set at $64 per semester credit hour for in-district students from Blinn’s taxing district, which includes only Washington County residents. Out-of-district Texas residents will pay $123 per credit hour, and out-of-state students will pay $279 per credit hour. Additionally, trustees held the general fee steady at $80 per credit hour. Trustees also approved maintaining the current rates for student housing, food services, and all course, lab, and auxiliary fees.

Bryan Mayor Bobby Gutierrez visits with WTAW’s Scott DeLucia about the medians on Texas Avenue, reopening the Chicken Oil Company, groundwater issues, RELLIS, Old Reliance Road, and more during his appearance on The Infomaniacs on Wednesday, April 9, 2025.