WTAW - Interviews

This podcast is a visit with Brazos County district attorney Jarvis Parsons and WTAW's Bill Oliver. A Brazos County district court jury has sentenced Larry Bollin to a life prison term for murdering a co-worker in April 2021. Monday's decision (July 21) concluded a six day trial. The 31 year old Iola man is scheduled to be tried in Grimes County next month on a charge of wounding a DPS trooper fol...

This podcast contains comments from the July 15, 2025 College Station ISD school board meeting. When voters in College Station ISD approved a bond issue in November 2023, that included more than $31 million dollars to move the district's central office. Superintendent Tim Harkrider told board members during their July meeting that three attempts have failed to buy an existing building. Harkrider s...

College Station Councilman Mark Smith visits with WTAW's Chelsea Reber about this week's budget workshop meeting, funding for the Arts Center of the Brazos Valley and the Brazos County Health District, the Brazos Valley Bombers, Wolf Pen Creek Park, and more during his appearance on The Infomaniacs.

In February of 2024, the Bryan city council created a committee to study how to improve customer parking in the downtown area. The committee's latest report was presented during the council's July regular meeting.  There was no council opposition to getting feedback on committee recommendations from downtown stakeholders (business owners, employees, and residents) and visitors to the downtown area...

This podcast contains comments from the July 14, 2025 Texas A&M faculty senate meeting. July's meeting of the Texas A&M faculty senate was the next to last under its original composition. After more than 40 years as an independent organization, Senate Bill 37 (SB 37) takes effect September 1st, placing the faculty senate under the control of the board of regents and the university presiden...

Bryan Councilwoman Marca Ewers-Shurtleff visits with WTAW's Chelsea Reber about law background, the city budget, a beautification effort in her district, and more during her appearance on The Infomaniacs.

This podcast contains comments from the July 16, 2025 Brazos County commission meeting. The Brazos County expo complex on Leonard Road is getting $11 million dollars of repairs and upgrades. County commissioners at Tuesday's meeting (July 15) unanimously awarded a $10 million dollar construction contract that includes replacing roofs and floors at the exhibit hall and ballroom, parking lot repairs...

This podcast contains comments from the July 15, 2025 College Station ISD school board meeting. Public school districts around Texas have or are in the process of developing policies to comply with a new state law banning students from using cell phones and related devices during the school day. College Station ISD administrators told school board members at their July meeting that they will vote...

This podcast contains comments from the July 10, 2025 College Station city council meeting. A part of the process the College Station city council uses in developing their yearly budget is hearing funding requests from outside agencies. Representatives of ten organizations made their pitches and responded to questions during the council's July 10th meeting. Click HERE to read and download presenta...

Bryan Mayor Pro Tem James Edge visits with WTAW's Chelsea Reber about the Brazos Valley Bombers, the agreement with the new summer baseball team, Travis Field, parking in Downtown Bryan, Phillips Event Center, and more during his appearance on The Infomaniacs.

This podcast contains comments from the July 10, 2025 College Station city council meeting. From January through April, a 70 member committee studied possible changes in the greater Northgate district, which is north of University between Texas and Wellborn. The study followed last January's vote by the College Station city council to reject an offer to sell the city's Northgate district surface p...

This podcast contains comments from the July 10, 2025 College Station city council meeting. After Texas A&M students return for the fall semester, they and residents within one mile of the campus will be among those who will be asked about possible parking restrictions in residential neighborhoods. That follows a College Station city council discussion that includes a parking ban between two a...

This podcast contains comments of the ceremonial dedication of two new College Station fire department engines on July 15, 2025. Two new College Station fire engines were ceremonially dedicated into service Tuesday morning (July 15). The "pushing-in" event is a throwback to when firefighters had to push wagons with water tanks back into garages following fire calls. One of the new engines is at st...

This podcast is a visit with the general manager of the Wellborn special utility district, Campbell Young, and WTAW's Bill Oliver. The more than 10,000 customers in the Wellborn special utility district (WSUD) are invited to find out about proposed rate increases at Tuesday night's (July 15) board meeting.  General manager Campbell Young says the proposal will be posted on the district's website a...

This podcast contains comments from the June 26, 2025 and June 12, 2025 College Station city council meetings. College Station city council members receive updates on its capital improvement and drainage projects. Updates in the capital improvements project presentation included the widening of Rock Prairie Road East, the rehabilitation of Krenek Tap Road and Lincoln Avenue, the three new water we...

Dr. Daniel Oney, Research Director at the Texas Real Estate Research Center at Texas A&M, visits with WTAW's Chelsea Reber about office space and new development in the College Station-Bryan metro area. 

This podcast contains comments from the June 26, 2025 College Station city council meeting. July marks 14 years since a landfill was closed on Rock Prairie Road east of the freeway.  College Station mayor John Nichols said during the council's June 26th meeting that the undeveloped part of the property, where the landfill proper was not built, is being considered as a possible site for a new publi...

This podcast contains comments from the July 9, 2025 Bryan city council meeting. Tuesday's Bryan city council meeting was the first opportunity for members to speak about a regular public speaker, Patrick Giammalva, who passed away on June 21st. Giammalva spoke at council meetings for eight years, which began before any current member took office. He also ran for Bryan mayor in 2019 and Bryan coun...

This podcast is from the Bryan/College Station chamber of commerce leadership luncheon on July 9, 2025. Chamber president Glen Brewer introduces the luncheon's featured speaker, Ben Keating. The luncheon, sponsored by the Leadership Brazos alumni association, is the kickoff for those who are interested in applying for the next class of the Leadership Brazos program. Applications from the chamber a...

This podcast contains comments from the Bryan/College Station chamber of commerce leadership luncheon on July 9, 2025. Chamber president Glen Brewer is the emcee, and he introduces the following: The presentation of the Royce Hickman leadership scholarship (which includes the photo attached to this podcast) A Leadership Brazos program overview An overview of the Leadership Brazos Alumni Associatio...

Lacey Lively, Bryan's Communications & Marketing Director, visits with WTAW's Scott DeLucia about the Brazos Valley Veterans Memorial Board, upcoming city events, and more during her appearance on The Infomaniacs.

This podcast is College Station mayor John Nichols visit with Scott DeLucia on WTAW's The Infomaniacs July 9, 2025. Topics include the proposed city budget for the 2026 fiscal year, taxes, general fund money, future projects, a possible agreement with the Brazos Valley Bombers, and new baseball fields at Veterans Park.

This podcast contains comments from the June 26, 2025 College Station city council meeting. Assistant public works director Pete Caler said this was the first time that there was no local residency requirement to bid on this contract. That resulted in the city receiving six proposals. The provider for the last ten years, Bryan based Green Teams, submitted a bid that was $216,000 dollars higher.  G...

This podcast contains comments from the July 8, 2025 Bryan city council meeting. Councilwoman and attorney Marca Ewers-Shurtleff questioned deputy city manager Joey Dunn and the owner of the Ventura Sports Group, Mark Schuster. The Bryan city council unanimously approves a rental agreement for Travis Field baseball stadium where another summer collegiate baseball team will start playing next year....

This podcast contains comments from the July 7, 2025 College Station city council meeting. The proposed College Station city budget for the 2026 fiscal year was presented to city council members at a special meeting on Monday (July 7). Click HERE to read and download a summary of the FY 26 budget from the city of College Station. Click HERE to read and download the 185 page FY 26 budget document f...