Thursday marks the seventh annual Independence Day Job Fair, sponsored by Brazos Valley Workforce Solutions. Spokesman Joe Bienski expects over 25 employers and over 400 job-seekers.
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Bienski adds it’s a great opportunity to make connections.
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No appointment is necessary for the job fair, which runs from 11 until 2 Thursday at the Center for Regional Services building located in Bryan on East 29th Street.
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.
The College Station city council discussed, but took no additional action at its June 11th meeting, on how to reduce the number of crashes involving electric scooters, bicycles, and related vehicles. Click HERE to read and download presentation materials from the June 11, 2026 College Station city council meeting. On College Station streets between 2021 and 2025 there have been 214 crashes involving bicycles and 71 involving scooters and related electric vehicles. Councilman and bicycle enthusiast Scott Shafer, who is also a Texas A&M administrator, brought up educating each incoming class of Aggie freshmen about city ordinances and enforcement efforts. Councilman Mark Smith wants to make sure whatever changes are made by the city are similar to regulations on the Texas A&M campus. Staff suggestions included establishing “bicycle boxes” on streets with traffic signals were those riders would wait until they had the green light. Other suggestions included prohibiting vehicles on sidewalks, prohibiting operators from using smartphones, additional signs, and modifying city streets. Click below to hear some of the comments from the June 11, 2026 College Station city council meeting. Listen to “College Station city council discussion about reducing crashes involving scooters and associated vehicles” on Spreaker.
For the second time in three months, College Station ISD school board members and administrators discuss in private, safety and security issues. The only thing that was said at the June 16th meeting, came from board president Kim Ege. She quoted the agenda, which said “The Board will meet in executive session to discuss safety and security updates. The session will be held pursuant to the “Discussion Regarding Intruder Detection Audit and Corrective Action Plan” exception in the Open Meetings Act as set forth in Section 551.076 of Texas Government Code.” After returning to open session, Ege adjourned the meeting. There was no explanation if what was discussed Tuesday was a new security issue or if it was the continuation of a closed door discussion that began during the board’s April 21st meeting. Click below to hear Kim Ege’s comments at the June 16, 2026 College Station ISD school board meeting. Listen to “College Station ISD school board talks again about corrective action following a security inspection” on Spreaker.
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