WTAW - Interviews

This podcast contains comments from the October 23, 2025 College Station city council meeting. The College Station city council's October 23rd meeting included a 45 minute review of recommendations released in July about the future development in the Northgate district. Click HERE to read and download presentation materials from the October 23, 2025 College Station city council meeting. Property o...

This podcast contains comments from the October 28, 2025 Brazos County commission meeting. Brazos County commissioners approve a cybersecurity protection agreement with Texas A&M. Click HERE to read and download the agreement that was approved at the October 28, 2025 Brazos County commission meeting. The county's chief information security officer was asked how the contract to protect 1,000 co...

Anthony Armstrong, Planning and Development Services Director, visits with WTAW's Scott DeLucia about his department, community engagement, the Northgate small area plan, middle housing, Midtown, and more during his appearance on The Infomaniacs.

This podcast contains comments from the October 28, 2025 Brazos County commission meeting. Brazos County commissioners receive an update on multiple economic development agreements at this week's (October 28) meeting. The report from Brazos County economic development coordinator Kimberly Gonzalez included three agreements associated with future property tax breaks to technology companies that hav...

An x-ray security screening machine in the Brazos County administration building that has not been used for more than a decade is getting a new home. That's after county commissioners agreed to sell the device it to Burleson County for one dollar. Before the unanimous vote, Fred Brown suggested the sale should have been conditional on Burleson County agreeing to use Brazos County's medical examine...

This podcast is a visit with Brazos Valley Food Bank (BVFB) director Theresa Mangapora and WTAW's Scott DeLucia on The Infomaniacs program on October 30, 2025. Mangapora provided an update on how the food bank has dealt with reduced government assistance, an increased demand for food due to the furlough of over 3,000 federal government employees in this area due to the ongoing shutdown, and the up...

Katie Williams, City Planner, visits with WTAW's Scott DeLucia about updating the comprehensive plan, development near the RELLIS campus, student housing, Midtown Park, development near Miramont, the Oakmont subdivision, a public survey, and more during her appearance on The Infomaniacs.

This podcast contains comments from the October 23, 2025 College Station city council meeting. Parking problems on narrow College Station streets south and east of the Texas A&M campus generates another city council discussion. A majority of council members at their October 23rd meeting wanted more information on the impact parking problems are having on trash trucks, fire engines, and other l...

This podcast contains comments from the October 14, 2025 Bryan city council meeting. The Bryan city council approved during an October 14th special what was described as "citizen representatives" to be involved in developing the city's next comprehensive plan. All but one of the 13 representatives are associated with government bodies. Committee members includes three council members, three member...

This podcast contains comments from the October 20, 2025 Bryan ISD school board meeting. The Bryan ISD school board approves the purchase of a new software program for teachers and administrators to communicate with parents. Technology director Julea Johnson presented the proposal at the board's October 20th meeting. Click HERE to read and download presentation materials from the BISD October 20,...

WTAW's Bill Oliver visits with Lisa Wamsley of United Way of the Brazos Valley partner agency Sonshine Outreach Center of Madisonville and UWBV president Lizette Hawkins.

This podcast contains visits with Pink Alliance board secretary Tracy Paine and the featured speaker at the 22nd annual Pink Alliance Surviving & Thriving luncheon, Heidi Floyd. The Pink Alliance breast cancer advocacy organization hosted its 22nd Surviving & Thriving breast cancer awareness luncheon on Monday (October 27). The organization announced launching a new initiative, offering fr...

This podcast contains comments from the October 23, 2025 College Station city council meeting. College Station city council members agree to visit in a future meeting about possible city assistance to increase mental health services. Councilwoman Melissa McIlhaney suggested the topic at the end of last Thursday's meeting (October 23). She said she has been shocked by the reports they receive on th...

This podcast contains comments from the October 21, 2025 College Station ISD school board meeting. College Station ISD school board members will officially decide at its November regular meeting whether to start accepting students who live outside the district.  There was no opposition to the idea that was presented by superintendent Tim Harkrider during the October workshop meeting. Harkrider's p...

This podcast is a visit with Dean Schneider of the College Station Noon Lions Club and WTAW's Bill Oliver. The College Station Noon Lions Club is holding its 75th anniversary celebration Thursday night (October 30). A past president who is chairing the 75th anniversary committee, Dean Schneider, says they have worked for one and a half years on the event. The milestone celebration will showcase th...

This podcast contains comments from the October 23, 2025 College Station city council meeting. The first Friday in November is celebrated as Texas Arbor Day. Before mayor John Nichols read a proclamation at the last College Station city council meeting, he brought up the removal of trees in the path of the freeway expansion. After the proclamation, Nichols suggested sycamore trees donated by the T...

This podcast contains comments from the October 23, 2025 College Station city council meeting. The College Station city council moves to a third location to build more baseball facilities. The council at Thursday's meeting (October 23) voted 5-1 to pursue negotiations for a public private partnership with a developer who wants to build a complex on city owned land behind the Costco store in the Mi...

This podcast is a visit about the city of College Station's animal control office. Animal control officer Jaina Lara and the city's public communications director Colin Killian visit with Scott DeLucia on WTAW's The Infomaniacs.

Bryan Mayor Bobby Gutierrez visits with WTAW's Scott DeLucia about the American Public Power conference, the Nuclear Alliance, development at the RELLIS campus, a potential new datacenter, hiring a new city manager, new development, conversations with Waffle House, and more during his appearance on The Infomaniacs.

WTAW's Chelsea Reber visits with Lizett Hawkins, President/CEO, and Jennifer L'Herault, Manager of Programs and Outreach, about Book Bash events, Ride2Health, Brazos Valley Gives, Pizza for a Purpose, and more.

WTAW's Chelsea Reber visits with Danny Morrison from Epicures Catering about the 42nd annual Thanksgiving in the Brazos Valley. 

Captain Luis Villanueva visits with WTAW's Scott DeLucia about the upcoming Red Kettle season, how to sign up to ring the bell, the after school program, and more during his appearance on The Infomaniacs.

This podcast contains comments from the October 14, 2025 Brazos County commission meeting. Brazos County commissioners hold a workshop to prepare for hiring a consultant that will compose a master plan of county services that will be needed in the next 20 to 25 years. Following the presentation from the county's project manager Trevor Lansdown, he collected suggestions from each commissioner. Once...

This podcast contains comments from the October 6, 2025 Bryan ISD school board meeting. Bryan ISD school board members spend money from the 2020 bond issue to replace doorknobs with door levers at four elementary schools. BISD's construction services director Bobby Griffin told board members during their October 6th meeting that they received three bids after approaching 180 potential vendors. The...

This podcast contains comments from the October 9, 2025 College Station city council meeting, mayor John Nichols visit with Scott DeLucia on WTAW's The Infomaniacs on October 15, 2025, and councilwoman Melissa McIlhaney's visit on The Infomaniacs October 17, 2025. As of October 9th, the College Station city council has held 19 regular meetings so far this year.  While the public portion doesn't st...