WTAW - Interviews

This podcast contains comments from the January 28, 2026 Bryan/College Station chamber of commerce economic outlook conference. Two months into the five year expansion of Rudder Freeway, an update was given to those attending the chamber of commerce economic outlook conference. Dan Rudge of the Bryan/College Station metropolitan planning organization showed a timeline projecting major milestones o...

City of College Station Chief Development Officer Michael Ostrowski visits with WTAW’s Scott DeLucia to review the chamber of commerce economic outlook conference, the city’s economic development master plan, midtown development near Costco, data centers, housing and business infrastructure, average pay in College Station, and more during his appearance on The Infomaniacs on Friday, January 30, 20...

This podcast contains comments from the January 22, 2026 College Station city council meeting. Expansion plans at Twin Oaks landfill, which is owned by the cities of College Station and Bryan, was brought up at the end of the last College Station city council meeting on January 22nd. Councilman Mark Smith, who is on the board that operates the landfill for the jointly owned Brazos Valley Solid Was...

This podcast contains comments from the January 13, 2026 Bryan city council workshop meeting. The Bryan city council during this month's workshop meeting (January 13) directed public works director Jayson Barfknecht to contact the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) of the city's interest in adding traffic signals to replace the Texas Avenue median at the intersection of Brookside Drive and...

This podcast contains comments from the January 27, 2026 Brazos County commission workshop meeting. Brazos County commissioners held a workshop Tuesday (January 27) where the county's economic development coordinator recommended changes to the county's tax abatement policy. Commissioners are scheduled to take final action February 24th on the recommendations involving property tax breaks to new an...

Suellen Dunn from the Carnegie History Center visits with WTAW’s Scott DeLucia  to discuss how to use their services and programs, genealogy services offered, exhibits, and more during her appearance on The Infomaniacs on Thursday, January 29, 2026. 

This podcast contains comments from the January 22, 2026 College Station city council meeting. The College Station city council takes the better part of two hours before a majority vote to continue charging impact fees for new roads associated with new construction. Click HERE to read and download presentation materials from the January 22, 2026 College Station city council meeting. Planning and d...

Bryan Mayor Bobby Gutierrez visits with WTAW’s Scott DeLucia to share updates on Union Pacific, upcoming developments, economic and urban projects, reserve funds and studies, data centers, impact fees, and more during his appearance on The Infomaniacs on Wednesday, January 28, 2026. 

This podcast contains comments from the January 20, 2026 College Station ISD school board meeting. College Station ISD school board members were given an update at their January regular meeting on the progress of the second phase of the district's career and technical education (CTE) center that will open this August. Click HERE to read and download presentation materials from the January 20, 2026...

This podcast is a visit with the lead investigator of the Brazos Valley Human Trafficking Task Force, Gabriel Sifuentez of the Brazos County sheriff's office. January is Human Trafficking Prevention Month. The nine county Brazos Valley Human Trafficking Task Force, in its fourth year of existence, is again promoting annual awareness and prevention efforts. The task force lead investigator, Gabriel...

United Way of the Brazos Valley president Lizett Hawkins and the founder of the Sweet Oak Collaborative non profit agency Esther Miranda visit with WTAW's Bill Oliver about the operation of the downtown Bryan warming center at Bryan's First Methodist Church. Volunteers are still being recruited to staff the center through Wednesday morning (January 28) at 10 a.m. Click HERE for more information fr...

College Station Utilities energy coordinator Patrick McIntyre visits with WTAW’s Scott DeLucia on Friday, January 23rd, to discuss preparations ahead of winter storm Fern and looking ahead to prepare for warmer weather.

This podcast contains comments from the January 20, 2026 College Station ISD school board meeting. In November 2023, voters in College Station ISD approved a bond issue that included $31 million dollars to buy and renovate an existing building for a new central administration office and renovate the current building. Last November, the CSISD school board decided to build a new central office after...

This podcast contains comments from the January 14, 2026 meeting of the Texas A&M system board of regents committee on academics and student affairs. The day when Texas A&M remembers Aggies who have died, Muster on April 21st, will also be the day of a first ever student civil discourse symposium. Click HERE to read and download photos of the slideshow presentation at the January 14, 2026...

BCS Library System Director Bea Saba visits with WTAW’s Scott DeLucia on Thursday, January 22nd, to talk about the 2026 Author Series, which will bring 11 authors to the Bryan–College Station libraries—one each month—with Jenny Lawson kicking off the series. 

This podcast comes from the December 9, 2025 Bryan city council workshop meeting. The city of Bryan's flood notification system that motorists see at low water crossings now has an online feature. The developer of the webpage floodwatch.bryantx.gov , Jacob Torres, introduced the webpage to the Bryan city council during a December workshop meeting. Among other things, users can monitor rainfall amo...

This podcast contains comments from the January 20, 2026 Blinn College trustees meeting. January's regular meeting of the Blinn College trustees included an introduction of the new vice chancellor of academic affairs. Dr. April Kinkead (KINCAID) spent the last three and a half years as Blinn's dean of humanities. Before that, Kinkead was a Blinn faculty member who served three terms as president o...

This podcast contains comments from the January 12, 2026 Bryan ISD school board meeting. Bryan ISD school board members get an update on the district's bilingual services during its January 12th meeting. Click HERE to read and download presentation materials from the BISD board's January 12, 2026 meeting. Topics included the BISD administration's plans to consolidate how Spanish speaking pre-kinde...

College Station Mayor John Nichols visits with WTAW’s Scott DeLucia to discuss utility expenses, raised medians, potential changes to new and existing routes in College Station, impact fees related to infrastructure, upcoming events, and more during his appearance on The Infomaniacs on Wednesday, January 21, 2026. 

This podcast is a recording of the Aiden Ross Day program at the city of College Station's tourism building on January 20, 2026. The winner of season 28 of The Voice received proclamations from mayor John Nichols and state representative Paul Dyson of Bryan. That was followed by Ross performing three songs, finishing with one Ross said had no title and was composed four days ago.

This podcast contains comments from the January 13, 2026 Bryan city council meeting. The cost of the Bryan Midtown Park's signature playground increases by $361,596 dollars. That's after the city council at its January 13th meeting approved additions as presented by special projects director Frank Clark, which includes: Train Caboose Climber connected to original train engine 12’X12’ Cool Topper a...

This podcast contains comments from the January 14, 2026 meeting of the Texas A&M system board of regents committee on academic and student affairs. The Texas A&M system board of regents committee on academic and student affairs (CASA) brought up ten topics during a meeting on the flagship campus last week (January 14). The final two and a half minutes was taken on one topic related to cam...

This podcast contains comments from the January 8, 2026 College Station city council meeting. A College Station city council majority approves spending grant money to buy a home to be renovated as a rental for low-income residents. The council's six to one vote followed councilwoman Melissa McIlhaney's attempt to use the grant money to buy and renovate the three bedroom home for future sale to a l...

This podcast contains comments from Bryan city manager Andrew Nelson at the January 13, 2026 city council meeting. The January 2026 report to the Bryan city council of capital and parks projects included some completions, some making progress, and some to initiate. Click HERE to read and download Bryan city manager Andrew Nelson's report to the city council on January 13, 2026. Among the items rep...

This podcast contains comments from the January 12, 2026 Bryan ISD school board meeting. Bryan ISD school board members are told $397 million dollars of bond funded projects approved by voters last November will take four years to complete. A timeline given by deputy superintendent Brian Merrell at the board's January 12th meeting shows action will be taken in February to consider multiple archite...