WTAW - Interviews

This podcast contains comments from the November 11, 2025 Bryan city council meeting. Twice in as many months, the Bryan city council tables a request to give free land to housing developers. The decision at the council's December regular meeting extended a delay at the council's November regular meeting. Bryan's planning and zoning commission in October unanimously agreed with staff to abandon at...

This podcast contains comments from the December 9, 2025 Brazos County commission meeting. Tuesday's (December 9) Brazos County commission meeting includes reports from the county attorney, district attorney, and the head of the public defender's office. Information from county attorney Earl Gray included the reason for establishing a first offender's program. Information from district attorney Ja...

Jeff Capps, Deputy City Manager, visits with WTAW's Scott DeLucia about utilities, having an additional home football game, police vehicles, AI technology, security camera systems, encrypted radio channels, employee recognition, and more during his appearance on The Infomaniacs.

This podcast contains comments from the December 9, 2025 Brazos County commission meeting. Brazos County's election administrator tell county commissioners that an audit of the November 2025 election revealed no discrepancies.  Trudy Hancock explained how her office complied and went beyond new state requirements for reviewing results. New state laws included changing ballots being reviewed by pre...

This podcast contains comments from the December 9, 2025 Bryan city council meeting. New Bryan city manager and former mayor Andrew Nelson presented his first report at a city council meeting. Nelson finished his report with a summary of his work since starting the new job and thanking the council for their confidence in him. Bullet points of the December Bryan city manager's report is courtesy of...

Sergeant Scott Jones visits with WTAW's Scott DeLucia about the need for more police officers, requirements to apply, the police academy training, and more during his appearance on The Infomaniacs.

This podcast contains comments from the December 9, 2025 Bryan city council meeting. A Mexico based manufacturer who expanded to Bryan in 2013 is now the city's largest property taxpayer. And the Bryan city council at its December regular meeting unanimously approved giving Axis Pipe and Tube city owned land and property tax breaks for a $110 million dollar expansion that will add $4 million dolla...

This podcast contains comments from Brazos County district attorney Jarvis Parsons at the December 9, 2025 county commission meeting. Brazos County's district attorney shares with county commissioners about a College Station man who recently pleaded guilty to sex crimes against children that took place in 2017 and in 2022. As part of Jarvis Parsons's monthly report, he told commissioners about the...

College Station Mayor Pro Tem Mark Smith visits with WTAW's Scott DeLucia about funding the Brazos Transit District, new baseball fields near Costco, soil testing, improvements to William D. Fitch, applying for boards and commissions, and more during his visit on The Infomaniacs.

This podcast is a visit with Brazos County county clerk Karen McQueen and WTAW's Bill Oliver. Brazos County's county clerk decides to retire after 45 years in the office. Karen McQueen said her decision to withdraw her re-election bid on the last day of the filing period followed "family considerations and a lot of thought and prayer". When she finishes her current term at the end of 2026, that wi...

This podcast contains comments from the December 1, 2025 Bryan ISD school board meeting. A plan by Bryan ISD administrators to collect more state money from students at the district's alternative campus gets unanimous support from the school board. Associate superintendent Barbara Ybarra says currently, if a student at M.C. Harris is not in the building by 10 a.m., the district doesn't get state m...

This podcast contains comments from the November 24, 2025 College Station city council meeting. One item from the nearly five hour College Station city council meeting on November 24th took less than four minutes. That was the annual economic development compliance report involving the city's largest private employer. There were no council questions directed to a consultant whose firm is monitorin...

This week's United Way of the Brazos Valley update features partner agency Health For All.

This podcast contains comments from the November 24, 2025 College Station city council meeting. The College Station city council takes almost one hour at its last meeting to redefine family in the city's ordinance governing the designation of shared housing. That had to be done to comply with a new state law that restricts the mention of familial status. Click HERE to read and download presentatio...

This podcast is Texas A&M head football coach Mike Elko's visit with reporters after learning the Aggies will host a first round playoff game against Miami.

This podcast contains comments from the December 4, 2025 Blinn College trustees meeting. Blinn College trustees are told the final fall enrollment number is the second highest since the pandemic at 18,362. That's a district wide increase of 273 from the fall of 2024. Vice chancellor Becky McBride reported a 17 percent increase or 434 more high school dual credit students and a 13 percent increase...

Barbara Moore, University and Community Relations Manager, visits with WTAW's Scott DeLucia about the College Station Christmas Parade, the Jingle Bell Fun Run, and more during her appearance on The Infomaniacs.

Ben Johnson and Tamara Garza with the city of Bryan talk with WTAW's Scott DeLucia about the Holiday Porch Stroll in the Eastside Historic District that takes place Sunday, December 7. Click HERE to read and download a map and details of the event. Click HERE to be directed to the city of Bryan webpage for more information.

Brazos County Acting Judge Kyle Kacal visits with WTAW's Scott DeLucia about current building projects, the new medical examiner's office, economic development, county business, what needs to be addressed in 2026, and more during his appearance on The Infomaniacs.

This podcast contains comments from Texas A&M football head coach Mike Elko's meeting with reporters on National Signing Day, December 3 2025.  Here are Elko's responses to questions about parental involvement in recruiting their children, the upcoming college football playoffs, and the possibility that Aggies offensive coordinator Collin Klein may become the next head coach at Kansas State.

Lina Adams with the Destination Bryan tourism office visits with WTAW's Bill Oliver about December events in Bryan.

This podcast contains comments from the November 24, 2025 College Station city council meeting. For the second time in five months, the College Station city council hears about flooding along Bee Creek in the Emerald Forest neighborhood east of the freeway. During the one hour update at the council's November 24th meeting, public works director Emily Fisher said staff has contacted private landown...

This podcast contains comments from the December 1, 2025 Bryan ISD school board meeting. Those who have an interest in the Bryan ISD school calendar for the 2026-27 school year can take a survey through December 10th. Click HERE to be directed to the Bryan ISD online survey. Then the school board is scheduled to make a decision on the 15th. Board members were updated on the development on two opti...

Bryan Mayor Bobby Gutierrez visits with WTAW's Scott DeLucia about new city manager Andrew Nelson, his experience with power and utility service, filling his position on the BTU Board, development incentives, roads and subdivisions in the county, upcoming events, and more during his appearance on The Infomaniacs.

This podcast contains comments from the November 13, 2025 College Station city council meeting. In July 2025, a consultant hired by the College Station city council met with representatives of local tourism businesses and committees. At the council's November 13th meeting, the consultant presented an update to the council. Click HERE to read and download presentation materials at the November 13,...