WTAW - Interviews

This podcast contains comments from the June 12, 2025 College Station city council and the June 10, 2025 Brazos County commisson meetings. The College Station city council and the Brazos County commission agree to give more time for FUJIFILM Diosynth Biotechnologies to complete an expansion of their pharmaceutical complex in the biocorridor. Amendments to economic development agreements increase t...

Jeff Kersten, Assistant City Manager and Chief Financial Officer of the City of College Station, visits with WTAW's Scott DeLucia about areas that he covers, trash collection, the deal with FUJIFILM Diosynth Biotechnologies, planning the future budget, new water wells and addressing water issues, and more during his appearance on The Infomaniacs.

This podcast is a visit with Allison Harrell of Bryan Broadcasting Events and WTAW's Bill Oliver. You're invited to this Saturday's (June 14) Brazos Valley Family Expo. There is no admission charge to take advantage of more than 60 booths highlighting family focused services, shopping, and community resources. The event, at The Brazos Center in Bryan from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m., also includes a chil...

This podcast contains comments from the May 27, 2025 Brazos County commission meeting. Brazos County commissioners continue to negotiate with two companies over issues in the expansion of the juvenile detention center that began in 2018. Formal action was taken to extend what is called a "tolling agreement", which county judge Duane Peters and the commission's general counsel Bruce Erratt says all...

This podcast contains comments from the June 4, 2025 Bryan city council workshop meeting from the executive director of the Destination Bryan tourism office, John Friebele. Each June, the director of the Destination Bryan tourism office gives an update to the city council. Executive director John Friebele noted the upcoming fifth anniversary of the agency, which oversees 18 events, is a partner wi...

Maddie Green, Recreation Coordinator, visits with WTAW's Scott DeLucia about the Walk with a Doc program, senior socials, and more during her appearance on The Infomaniacs.

Brazos County State Senator Charles Schwertner visits with WTAW's Scott DeLucia about his overall feelings about this legislative session, property taxes, school funding, water rights, the likeliness of a special session, and more during his appearance on The Infomaniacs.

This podcast contains comments from the June 10, 2025 Brazos County commission meeting. Brazos County commissioners approve a request to hire an outside legal firm in a federal lawsuit filed by an inmate at the county jail. The commission's general counsel, Bruce Erratt, said the inmate claims he is wrongfully being held on a parole violation. Erratt said hiring an outside firm saves the time and...

This podcast contains comments from the June 4, 2025 Bryan city council meeting. The Bryan city council at its June meeting, awarded a $7.1 million dollar construction contract to rebuild Mumford Road north of FM 2818 and add a traffic signal at that intersection. What is now a narrow rural roadway will become a 38 foot wide street with a center turning lane that will serve new and future manufact...

This podcast contains comments from the June 9, 2025 Texas A&M faculty senate meeting from senate speaker Andrew Klein. The Texas A&M faculty senate meets for the first time since the Texas legislature sent to the governor, a bill that ends the independence of the organization. Senate Bill 37, which is at the governor's desk as of June 11,, gives the board of regents policy control of the...

College Station Mayor John Nichols visits with WTAW's Scott DeLucia about impact fees, housing density, a master plan steering committee, increasing bicyclist and pedestrian traffic, considering the extension of an economic development agreement that gives FUJIFILM Diosynth Biotechnologies more time on an expansion, Thursday night's council meeting, and more during his appearance on The Infomaniac...

This podcast contains comments from the June 3, 2025 Bryan city council workshop meeting. For the fifth consecutive year, the Bryan city council agrees to pay a private company to provide school crossing guards at 20 sites around Bryan ISD. The unanimous vote at the June 4th meeting came after councilman Ray Arrington questioned city manager Kean Register about the status of a decision made three...

This podcast contains comments from the June 3, 2025 Brazos County commission meeting. Brazos County commissioners pause on pursuing the construction of a new central warehouse and office building. Three commissioners attending the June 3rd meeting accepted staff recommendations to not solicit proposals from potential architects and construction managers for the complex that would be built on coun...

This podcast contains comments from the May 29, 2025 Texas A&M system board of regents meeting. The May meeting of the Texas A&M system board of regents was the last one of the academic year for the one member who does not get to vote.  But the student regent for the 2024-2025 academic year says his input was welcomed. Cage Sawyers of Van Alstyne, north of Dallas, thanked the board for all...

This podcast contains comments from the June 2, 2025 Bryan ISD school board meeting and the June 6, 2025 College Station ISD school board meeting. Bryan and College Station ISD school board members and administrators continue their criticism of state lawmakers for not giving enough money to public education. At the Bryan ISD board meeting last Monday (June 2), the district's departing chief financ...

This podcast contains comments from the May 29, 2025 Texas A&M system board of regents meeting. The third phase of renovating Texas A&M's Heldenfels building was approved at the last board of regents meeting. The A&M system's chief facilities officer, Brett McCully, the $12 million dollar project on the fourth floor will provide 12 labs, a help desk, and some office space for multiple...

This podcast includes comments from the June 3, 2025 Brazos County commission meeting. Brazos County commissioners decide to postpone a vote to extend a contract with its consultant that is managing the bond issue for road projects that voters approved in November 2022. Before three commissioners attending Tuesday's meeting (June 3) made that decision, new commissioner Fred Brown said he was ready...

This podcast is a visit with WTAW's Scott DeLucia and state representative Trey Wharton, whose district includes Brazos, Walker, Madison, Robertson, Grimes, and Washington counties.

This podcast is an interview with Patrick McIntyre of the College Station Utilities electric division and WTAW's Scott DeLucia.

This podcast contains comments from the June 4, 2025 Bryan city council meeting. The Bryan city council hears a proposal to remove sections of the Texas Avenue median. Public works director Jayson Barfknecht says the proposal, which was developed in talks with the district engineer of the Texas department of transportation (TxDOT) office in Bryan, targets seven locations. Click HERE to read and do...

Destination Bryan tourism office public relations and communications manager Lina Adams visits with WTAW's Bill Oliver about events in June 2025 and an invitation to visit the destinationbryan.com website to learn about what is taking place this summer.

Bryan Mayor Pro Tem James Edge visits with WTAW's Scott DeLucia about this week's city council meeting, the Kimbell Feed Building in Downtown Bryan, development at Midtown Park, the future use of Edible Field, incentives the city could offer, and more during his appearance on The Infomaniacs.

State Representative Paul Dyson of Bryan (R-TX) visits with WTAW's Scott DeLucia about the signing of HB 2 and funding public education, his legislation waiting for the governor's signature, impact fees, STAAR tests, and more during his appearance on The Infomaniacs.

This podcast contains comments from the May 27, 2025 Brazos County commission meeting. Brazos County commissioners give the green light to accept proposals from construction companies interested in what is projected to be a $17 million dollar remodeling and renovation of the administration building. Audience members asked two questions before the unanimous vote during the May 27th meeting. The com...

Jeanelle Johnson, Emergency Management Coordinator, and Bryan Firefighter Chris Lamb visit with WTAW's Scott DeLucia about hurricane season preparedness, creating an evacuation plan, preparing for sheltering in place during an emergency, and more during their appearance on The Infomaniacs.