WTAW - Interviews

This podcast contains comments from the August 28, 2025 business meeting of the Texas A&M system board of regents. The first quarterly business meeting of the Texas A&M system board of regents with Glenn Hegar as chancellor included a couple of departures from his predecessors. During the chancellor's report, Hegar elected to not give highlights of what's happening at system universities a...

Laurie Brown, Recreation Supervisor at the Gary Halter Nature Center, visits with WTAW's Scott DeLucia about College Station's Bird City designation, birding events and programs, upcoming birding classes, window safety for birds, and more during her appearance on The Infomaniacs.

WTAW's Chelsea Reber visits with Christopher Jagge, media liason for the Brazos County Farmers' Market, about their relocation to Midtown Park in Bryan. 

This podcast contains comments from the August 12, 2025 Bryan city council workshop meeting. Action at the August Bryan city council meeting included the next steps for growing the city's water supply. The council approved contracts totaling more than $16 million dollars to drill four wells near Lake Bryan. Public works director Jayson Barfknecht said the wells have to be ready for operation in th...

This podcast is a visit with Lina Adams of the Destination Bryan tourism office and WTAW's Bill Oliver previewing activities in September 2025.

Bea Saba, Director of the Bryan + College Station Public Library System, visits with WTAW’s Scott DeLucia about Library Card Sign Up Month and how to sign up for a local library card, the current Author Series, and more during her appearance on The Infomaniacs.

Brazos County Acting Judge Kyle Kacal visits with WTAW's Scott DeLucia about decreased property tax revenue, building roads in the county, updating subdivision regulations, the new complex across from the courthouse, and more during his appearance on The Infomaniacs.

This podcast contains comments from the August 28, 2025 Texas A&M system board of regents research committee meeting. Last week's meetings of the Texas A&M system board of regents included the second meeting of the regents new research committee. The system's research vice chancellor Joe Elabd said during the 2024 fiscal year, Texas A&M generated $1.4 billion dollars in research expend...

This podcast contains comments from the August 28, 2025 College Station city council meeting. The time school zones are in effect in College Station have been extended. The city council approved the request by College Station ISD because the school board decided to extend the school day by ten minutes. The city's senior traffic engineer, Randell Smith, said the request was made after it was notice...

College Station Mayor John Nichols visits with WTAW's Scott DeLucia about tax rates, impact fees, and more during his appearance on The Infomaniacs.

The new President/CEO of United Way of the Brazos Valley, Lizett Hawkins, visits with WTAW's Chelsea Reber. 

This podcast is a visit with Brazos Central Appraisal District chief appraiser Dana Horton and WTAW's Bill Oliver. The development of fiscal year 2026 budgets by the Brazos County commission and the College Station and Bryan city councils has included the surprise of resetting proposed tax rates due to reduced valuation numbers coming from the Brazos Central appraisal district (BCAD).  Chief appra...

This podcast contains comments from the August 26, 2025 Brazos County commission meeting from district extension agent Eric Zimmerman and new Brazos County 4-H agent Antoinette Morris. Brazos County commissioners were introduced to a new 4-H agent at their August 26th meeting. Antoinette Morris is a Texas A&M graduate who interned at the Brazos and Harris County extension offices. The district...

This podcast is a visit with Molly Watson of the Brazos Valley Gives fundraiser and WTAW's Scott DeLucia during the September 2, 2025 The Infomaniacs show. The registration deadline is approaching for non profits to participate in the annual Brazos Valley Gives fundraising event. The seventh annual fundraiser sponsored by the Community Foundation of the Brazos Valley is a month long coordinated ev...

This podcast contains comments from the August 29, 2025 College Station city council meeting. College Station voters could be considering in as soon as the November 2027 election, a $65 to $80 million dollar bond issue to build a recreation center. A majority of College Station council members at Thursday's meeting (August 28) were in favor of finalizing a location and what would a center offer. T...

This podcast contains comments from the August 28, 2025 Texas A&M system board of regents building committee meeting. The Texas A&M system board of regents approves proceeding with the flagship campus's new home of the university's visitors center, prospective student center, and new academic programs. Funding for the $250 million dollar Aplin Center included a $50 million dollar gift in J...

Colin Killian, Director of Public Communications, visits with WTAW's Scott DeLucia about the recreation center study, the Amazon drone facility, approving the budget and proposed tax rate, and more during his appearance on The Infomaniacs.

This podcast contains comments from the August 26, 2025 Brazos County commission meeting. Six months of attempts by new Brazos County commissioner Fred Brown to end the county's use of Diners Club credit cards is over. At Tuesday's commission meeting (August 26), a unanimous vote was made to use a credit card that pays Brazos County a rebate based on the total amount of charges and how quickly the...

Doug Vance, Executive Director of the Brazos Valley Coalition on Suicide Prevention, visits with WTAW's Chelsea Reber. 

This podcast contains comments from the August 19, 2025 Blinn College trustees meeting. Blinn College trustees again set a property tax rate that requires paying a penalty to the state because the rate is under the minimum of five cents. The rate of 4.38 cents was approved at a special meeting Tuesday (August 26) by a five to one vote. Voting no was Richard O'Malley. Not present for the vote was D...

This podcast contains comments from Brazos County commission meetings on August 19 and August 26, 2025. In 2019, the Texas Transportation Commission approved Brazos County's application to create a regional mobility authority (RMA) that focuses on local transportation projects. At the August 19th county commission meeting, opponents to the east loop highway project called for the RMA to go away. T...

This podcast contains comments from the August 27, 2025 meeting of the Texas A&M system board of regents committee on academic and student affairs. The start of the new academic year at the Texas A&M system's 12 universities coincides with a board of regents study into student discipline. The regents committee on academic and student affairs (CASA) launched the study with a 45 minute discu...

Jose Castro, Bryan's Municipal Court Juvenile Case Coordinator, visits with WTAW's Chelsea Reber about trends in juvenile cases, Teen Court, the Youth Advisory Commission, how to sign up, and more during his appearance on The Infomaniacs.

This podcast contains comments from the August 26, 2025 Brazos County commission meeting. The design of a Brazos County office complex and parking garage across Texas Avenue from the courthouse is on hold. That's after county staff asked commissioners to consider adding a fourth floor to the office building and a larger parking area. Commissioners at Tuesday's meeting (August 26) tabled the reques...

This podcast contains comments from the August 26, 2025 Brazos County commission meeting. This podcast also corrects the amount of the increase in the property tax rate proposed by Brazos County commissioners associated with their fiscal year 2026 budget. Brazos County commissioners propose a property tax rate increase of one third of one cent. Commissioners cited two factors before the unanimous...