United Way of the Brazos Valley president Alison Prince visits with WTAW’s Chelsea Reber about the Community Impact Grant application process, mandatory information sessions, and grant review volunteers.
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Texas A&M System Still Auditing DEI Compliance At The Flagship Campus
Texas A&M is one of two universities out of 11 in the A&M system that have yet to have system audits completed regarding compliance with the new state law eliminating diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) policies and offices. The system’s chief auditor, Charlie Hrncir, told the board of regents during a committee meeting last week (May 6) that he expected A&M’s DEI audit to be completed in June. Hrncir brought up the time being taken for A&M’s DEI audit “just because they’re just so complex and so big” and “to go through scholarships”. Hrncir said the system has a DEI website that is “very thorough and has our policy, it has the FAQ’s, it has the checklist that the system has required management to utilize.” Hrncir also said the system’s DEI audits will be forwarded to the state, where their reviews will start September 1st. The chairman of the regents audit committee, Mike Hernandez of Fort Worth, said the following day during the board’s business meeting (May 7) that the system’s “DEI audit was nearing completion and that the results to date are very positive.” Click below to hear comments from the meetings of the Texas A&M system board of regents on May 6 and 7, 2024.
Bryan Police Arrests For Harassing 9-1-1 Dispatchers And Driving With An Invalid License With Prior Convictions
Bryan police arrest a woman after she called 9-1-1 dispatchers ten times over a three hour period starting just before midnight and ending just before 3 a.m. Sunday (May 12). The BPD arrest report says there was no emergency and the caller yelled and used profane language. 40 year old Silvia Olson, who was arrested for making abusive or harassing statements to four dispatchers, was taken into custody when she resumed making calls after an officer told her to stop. Olson is out of jail after posting a $2,000 dollar bond. A Bryan police officer making a traffic stop Sunday (May 12) just after 1 a.m. on a car driving without headlights learns the driver has three convictions for driving with an invalid license. The BPD arrest report says the driver asked the officer why she “was being arrested over and over again”. Online jail records shows this was the 20th time the driver went to jail since March 2011. 18 of the 20 times, the booking had something to do with an invalid license. 32 year old Precious Williams of Bryan also went to jail on a charge of resisting arrest. She is out of jail after posting bonds totaling $6,000 dollars.
Prison Sentences For A Weapons Incident And DWI With Four Prior Convictions
A Bryan man admits to firing a rifle over the head of a woman during an argument in a Bryan trailer park. Nothing was struck by the gunfire in October of 2022. 35 year old Justin Calhoun entered a plea agreement with the Brazos County district attorney’s office on charges of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and unlawful possession of the gun by a convicted felon. The plea agreement gives Calhoun an opportunity to get out of prison after serving 180 days. A spokeswoman in the D-A’s office says that depends on the state prison system’s review of Calhoun’s behavior. Calhoun was sentenced to ten years on the weapons charge. Punishment for firing the rifle will be decided after Calhoun’s six month stay in prison. A Bryan man is returning to prison for drunk driving. Court records show 49 year old Derrick Murphy was sentenced last week (May 9) to 25 years for DWI with four prior convictions, which took place in May of 2021. Before that, Murphy was sentenced in 2010 to eight years for a DWI in Brazos County. The indictment says Murphy was also convicted of DWI in May 2004 in Burleson County, June 2004 in Brazos County, and November 2014 in Burleson County.