WTAW - Interviews

This podcast contains comments from the floor of the Texas Senate on May 19, 2025. Those wanting to build a high speed passenger train through the Brazos Valley between Houston and Dallas will face more requirements as part of state legislation that is waiting for the governor's consideration. That's after the state senate on Monday (May 20) passed House bill 2003 by a 22 to nine margin. Presentin...

This podcast contains comments from the May 6 and May 13, 2025 Brazos County commission meetings. May meetings of the Brazos County commission have included proclamations for law enforcement and corrections officers and nurses. Click HERE to read and download the proclamation for National Police Week and Peace Officers Memorial Day. Click HERE to read and download the proclamation for National Cor...

This podcast contains comments from the May 8, 2025 College Station city council meeting. A new public pool inspection ordinance is in effect in College Station. This is after the College Station city council approved the regulations at its May 8th meeting. The inspections, requested and to be conducted by the Brazos County health district (BCHD), affects new pools and the estimated 250 in operati...

On this week's United Way of the Brazos Valley update, WTAW's Chelsea Reber visits with Peggi Ondrasek, UWBV President/CEO, and Houston Carson from Lions Pride Sports.

This podcast includes comments from city of College Station communications director Colin Killian's May 16, 2025 visit on WTAW's The Infomaniacs and comments from the May 8, 2025 College Station city council meeting. You are invited to three upcoming events hosted by the city of College Station. Monday (May 19) evening is the unveiling of the city's new pictorial history book.  The 160 page, hardb...

College Station Councilman Scott Shafer visits with WTAW's Scott DeLucia about his background, his role at Texas A&M University, Midtown development, the former Macy's store building, the possibility of a recreation center and a convention center, the no-more-than-four unrelated ordinance, impact fees, Hensel Park, and more during his appearance on The Infomaniacs.

State Representative Trey Wharton of Huntsville (R-TX) visits with WTAW's Scott DeLucia about the legislative deadline, how the House Speaker handled this session, insurance legislation, and more during his appearance on The Infomaniacs.

This podcast is a visit with Monica Martinez and WTAW's Bill Oliver. There is a new purpose for Bryan ISD's former warehouse near Bonham and Sadberry schools.  It is the new collection and distribution location for the volunteer "Teacher Closet" project.  Director Monica Martinez, who is a fulltime teacher, says supplies are given to a variety of school employees who show their ID badge. In additi...

Bryan Councilman James Edge visits with WTAW's Scott DeLucia about his trip to Washington D.C., his past trips while working for former Congressman Bill Flores, current politics, and more during his appearance on The Infomaniacs.

State Representative Paul Dyson of Bryan (R-TX) visits with WTAW's Scott DeLucia about legislation deadlines, impact fees, medical marijuana, eliminating the STAAR Test, public school funding, and more during his appearance on The Infomaniacs.

This podcast contains comments from the May 12, 2025 Texas A&M faculty senate meeting. This is the first summer break that employees at Texas A&M and other state agencies are banned from professional work in countries that the governor has listed in an executive order (GA-48) as "foreign adversaries". There were no university administrators at Monday's faculty senate meeting (May 12) to ad...

This podcast contains comments from the May 13, 2025 Brazos County commission meeting. The week after Brazos County judge Duane Peters finished the May 6th commission meeting responding to opponents of the future east loop highway, then adjourning the meeting, the May 13th meeting began with opponents responding to Peters statement. The county judge was not present to hear the more than 40 minutes...

College Station Mayor John Nichols visits with WTAW's Scott DeLucia about his trip to Washington D.C., budget discussions, and more during his appearance on The Infomaniacs.

Brazos County State Senator Charles Schwertner visits with WTAW's Scott DeLucia about insurance legislation, water rights, this session compared to past sessions, STAAR testing, medical marijuana, school funding, and more during his appearance on The Infomaniacs.

This podcast is with the director of the Health For All medical clinic, Liz Dickey, and WTAW's Bill Oliver. The Health For All medical clinic in Bryan, which opened in 1987 to serve uninsured patients, has had to send lab tests to a third party for processing. That changes this week with the donation of 15 testing machines. Health For All director Liz Dickey tells WTAW News that "this is a game ch...

This podcast contains comments from the May 5, 2025 Bryan ISD school board meeting. After seven meetings of a nearly 50 member committee of the Bryan ISD school board, the focus of the body has moved from strategic planning into promoting a future bond election. BISD deputy superintendent Brian Merrell reported the transition at the last school board meeting (May 5). This Thursday (May 15) is the...

This podcast contains comments from the May 6, 2025 Brazos County commission meeting. In November 2023, Brazos County commissioners approved the $850,000 dollar purchase of land in Bryan off Finfeather Road west of Midtown Park for the future construction of a warehouse storage building.  At the last commission meeting (May 6), four members, including two new members who were not part of the land...

WTAW's Chelsea Reber visits with Peggi Ondrasek, President/CEO of United Way of the Brazos Valley, and Tanner Williams from Ronald McDonald House Charities of Central Texas.

This podcast is a visit with the executive director of RED-C Apostolate, Dennis Macha, and WTAW's Bill Oliver. Friday (May 9) right before noon, an 18 foot box trailer that was double locked was stolen from the parking lot at St. Thomas Aquinas Church in College Station.  The trailer belongs to RED-C Apostolate, where executive director Dennis Macha said they were preparing to play soccer games wh...

This podcast is a visit with L.R. Heffernan of the city of Bryan's parks and recreation department and WTAW's Bill Oliver. For the eighth time, College Station, Bryan, and Texas A&M is hosting the Texas Amateur Athletic Foundation's (TAAF) summer games. From July 31st through August 3rd, an estimated 20,000 visitors will watch as many as 8,000 athletes. L.R. Heffernan with the city of Bryan's...

Taitelyn Morris-Wise, Neighborhood and Community Services Coordinator, visits with WTAW's Chelsea Reber about her role, education citizens on the role of local government, citizen programs, and more during her appearance on The Infomaniacs.

State Representative Trey Wharton of Huntsville (R-TX) visits with WTAW's Chelsea Reber about the home stretch of the legislative sessions, bills he is working on, voting yes to legislation that will allow some election workers to carry concealed guns, public school funding, and more during his appearance on The Infomaniacs. 

This podcast contains comments from the May 8, 2025 public hearing of the Texas House land and resource management committee. Members of a Texas House committee heard Thursday (May 8) from opposing members of the College Station city council about proposed legislation to put a moratorium on new impact fees. That is what cities charge developers for a portion of the cost of new streets and other in...

Hunter Van Etten, Recreation Coordinator, visits with WTAW's Chelsea Reber about Camp HERO, Neal Recreation Center Summer Camp, and more during his appearance on The Infomaniacs.

State Representative Paul Dyson of Bryan (R-TX) visits with WTAW's Chelsea Reber about the remainder of the legislative session, hearing the nuclear verdict bill, his bill about impact fees, public school funding, and more during his appearance on The Infomaniacs.