WTAW - Interviews

This podcast is a visit with the chief appraiser of the Brazos Central Appraisal District, Dana Horton, and WTAW's Bill Oliver. The Brazos Central Appraisal District (BCAD) starts three rounds of mailing property value notices on April 15th. Chief appraiser Dana Horton says additional mailings are scheduled for the end of April and in mid-May.  Horton says protest deadlines are 30 days from the da...

This podcast contains comments from the president of the Bryan/College Station chamber of commerce, Glen Brewer, during his visit with Will Welch and Scott DeLucia on WTAW's The Infomaniacs on April 14, 2026. The reaction came quickly after the Texas A&M system board of regents selected Susan Ballabina as their finalist for the next president at the flagship campus.  Shortly after the vote, th...

This podcast contains comments from the April 13, 2026 Texas A&M system board of regents meeting. The Texas A&M system board of regents names a sole finalist for president of the flagship campus. Susan Ballabina has more than 30 years experience at the university and other system agencies. Since June of 2025, Ballabina has been the system's executive vice chancellor since shortly after cha...

This podcast is a visit with United Way of the Brazos Valley president Lizett Hawkins, Lara Meece of UWBW partner agency Grimes Health Resource Center, and WTAW's Bill Oliver.

This podcast is a visit with city of College Station parks and recreation director Kelsey Heiden, the president of College Station's Little League Robert Parr, and WTAW's Bill Oliver. PLAY BALL! is underway at more than $7 million dollars of improvements at the city of College Station's Brian Bachmann community park. One of the projects approved by College Station city voters in November 2022, the...

This podcast contains comments from Bryan mayor James Edge during his visit on WTAW's The Infomaniacs on April 8, 2026. A special meeting of the Bryan city council that is scheduled May 5th to consider property tax abatements involves a building on the RELLIS campus that is already under construction. Mayor pro tem James Edge says there is a new owner of the building that he says is close to being...

College Station city manager Bryan Woods visited with WTAW’s Scott DeLucia on The Infomaniacs on Friday, April 10, 2026, to talk about his service in the Naval Reserves, the city council removing the proposed extension of Pebble Creek Parkway from the comprehensive plan, and fire department union activity. 

This podcast contains comments from the April 6, 2026 Bryan ISD school board meeting. Bryan ISD school board members learn about how central office administrators are meeting with campus employees regarding staffing for next year. Monday's board meeting (April 6), included two presentations related to staffing. One presentation included breaking down BISD's overall budget , where almost 86 percent...

This podcast contains comments from the April 9, 2026 College Station city council meeting from each council member before their 4-3 vote to remove the Pebble Creek Parkway extension from the city's comprehensive plan, and the applause from the audience of Pebble Creek subdivision homeowners and others who supported the removal. Click HERE to read and download background information from the city...

This podcast contains comments from the April 6, 2026 Bryan ISD school board meeting. The first major construction project in a $397 million dollar bond issue passed by voters in Bryan ISD last November will be replacing the Merrill Green stadium fieldhouse and video board. BISD board members were told during Monday night's meeting (April 6) by the district's construction manager, Bobby Griffin, t...

City of Bryan parks and recreation manager Ashley Bennett and College Station assistant parks and recreation director Gene Ballew visit with Will Welch on WTAW’s The Infomaniacs Thursday, April 9, 2026, to provide a preview of the Games of Texas returning to Bryan/College Station.

Bryan mayor pro tem James Edge visits with WTAW’s Will Welch on Wednesday, April 8, 2026, to talk about data centers, BTU energy looking into the potential for nuclear energy, and more. 

ERCOT board chairman Bill Flores of Bryan visits with WTAW’s The Infomaniacs on Wednesday, April 8, 2026, to talk about Texas power grid, load growth, data centers, future of large grid battery storage, and more. 

This podcast is the April 8, 2026 groundbreaking of the new home of Scotty's House child advocacy center in Bryan. The emcee is Karla Castillo and speakers are Scotty's House board chairman Ronnie Gonzales, executive director Cary Baker, director of external relations Melanie Scarpace, and the chairman of the capital campaign John Gottfried. This year's annual recognition of child abuse awareness...

This podcast contains comments from the March 26, 2026 College Station city council meeting. The College Station city council at its last meeting (March 26) unanimously approved rezoning land and changing the land use classification to build another student apartment complex north of Easterwood Airport. Councilmembers were not told how many units would be part of the complex on Turkey Creek Road....

This podcast is a visit with Bryan police officer Seth Waller and WTAW's Bill Oliver. Bryan police is asking high school seniors to be aware of the consequences for playing a game in public using water guns. Officer Seth Waller says they responded last Friday night (April 3) to the parking lot of the H-E-B at Villa Maria and Texas following 9-1-1 calls of people chasing each other with what appear...

The public review has started of upcoming changes to Brazos County's subdivision regulations affecting homeowners and homebuilders who live outside of the city limits of College Station, Bryan, Kurten, and Wixon Valley. On April 1st, consultants hired by the county commission presented a first draft.  That was followed by public comments and an open house where those who attended had the opportuni...

This podcast includes comments from the board chairman of ERCOT (electric reliability council of Texas) Bill Flores of Bryan, speaking at the April 1, 2026 meeting of the Bryan/College Station chamber of commerce legislative affairs committee.

United Way of the Brazos Valley president Lizett Hawkins visits with WTAW's Bill Oliver about four upcoming events, Farmer's Fight Night on April 9th, a profit share at both Double Dave's Pizza locations on April 23rd, Mario Craver's football camp on May 2nd, and the rescheduled Sneaker Soiree on June 12th.

This podcast includes comments from ERCOT board chairman Bill Flores, speaking at the April 1, 2026 meeting of the Bryan/College Station chamber of commerce legislative affairs committee. Local nuclear energy projects was the subject this week of two announcements and a part of a presentation at a Bryan/College Station chamber of commerce committee meeting. The governor's office issued a news rele...

Brazos County Commissioner Bentley Nettles visits with WTAW’s Scott DeLucia on The Infomaniacs on Thursday, April 2, 2026, to talk about proposed changes in subdivision regulations, economic incentives given to the world's largest privately owned industrial gas company, and the recovery of $400,000 dollars in an e-mail hack from Brazos County emergency services district one.

Lina Adams of the Destination Bryan tourism office visits with WTAW's Bill Oliver about the recent Troubadour Festival that was held for the first time in Bryan and previews April's First Friday and Downtown Street And Art Fair taking place in downtown Bryan.

Bryan/College Station library system youth services librarians Mackenzie Kubacak of Ringer Library and Jenny Stadler of Mounce library visits with WTAW’s Scott DeLucia on The Infomaniacs on Thursday, April 2, 2026, to talk about to preview the Brazos Valley Children’s Literary Festival being held on April 11, and more. 

This podcast contains comments from the March 26, 2026 College Station city council meeting. The College Station city council unanimously approves changing the design of about one-half mile of rebuilding Rock Prairie Road between Town Lake and Fitch. Project manager Raquel Gonzales says moving the road by nine feet to avoid acquiring additional right of way, relocating a natural gas line, and bypa...

This podcast is a visit with Eagle Scout candidate Roman Smith, his mother Chanika Smith, and Bryan police officer Seth Waller, all visiting with WTAW's Bill Oliver. A Bryan High School freshman is raising money for an Eagle Scout project recognizing law enforcement. 15 year old Roman Smith has received permission from Bryan police to place a statue outside BPD headquarters in downtown Bryan. And...