WTAW - Interviews

This podcast contains comments from Brazos County commissioner Wanda Watson during the April 15, 2025 commission meeting. Brazos County commissioner Wanda Watson disclosed at the end of Tuesday's meeting (April 15) that there was a private gathering last Friday of stakeholders in the county's new office complex that will be built across Texas Avenue from the courthouse.  The complex includes what...

This podcast contains comments from the April 15, 2025 College Station ISD school board meeting. The photo with this podcast is Rock Prairie elementary school principal Jeff Durand addressing the board. College Station ISD (CSISD) school board members at Tuesday's meeting (April 15) without discussion, unanimously approved the superintendent's recommendations for administrator contracts for the ne...

College Station Mayor John Nichols visits with WTAW's Scott DeLucia about SB 1567, See-Click-Fix, code enforcement, testifying in Austin, impact fees, upcoming city events, and more during his appearance on The Infomaniacs.

Brazos County State Senator Charles Schwertner visits with WTAW's Scott DeLucia about voting against SB 1567, the budget, getting rid of the Texas Lottery, school vouchers, pulling funding from the bullet train, impact fees, e-verify, and more during his appearance on The Infomaniacs.

This podcast includes comments from the April 8, 2025 Blinn College trustees meeting. Almost three months after Blinn College opened their new Bryan campus administration and support services building, trustees move forward with another $100 million dollars in construction projects. Trustees voted 4-3 to approve selected the administration's recommendation for construction manager at risk (CMAR) f...

This podcast is a visit from Bryan police officer Seth Waller and WTAW's Bill Oliver. A shoutout is given to Bryan ISD security and Bryan police for handling a suspicious situation outside Bonham elementary school. BPD officer Seth Waller said last Thursday (April 10), the BISD security employee noticed a car circling around Bonham's parking lot several times while school was in session. Waller sa...

WTAW's Chelsea Reber visits with Peggi Ondrasek, President/CEO of United Way of the Brazos Valley, and Lynn Yeager from The Prenatal Clinic.

This podcast is a visit with the director of the Bryan/College Station metropolitan planning organization, Dan Rudge, and WTAW's Bill Oliver. Brazos County has a new source of money for alternative transportation projects. The director of the Bryan/College Station metropolitan planning organization (MPO), Dan Rudge, says non-profits and others who don't normally apply for grants can also apply for...

Ross Brady, Chief of Staff, visits with WTAW's Scott DeLucia about his role, impact fees, other legislation in Austin that they are monitoring, extraterritorial jurisdiction regulations, a new College Station history book, and more during his appearance on The Infomaniacs.

State Representative Paul Dyson of Bryan (R-TX) visits with WTAW's Scott DeLucia about his preparation for budget day, impact fees, the timeline for legislation, next week's agenda, and more during his appearance on The Infomaniacs.

Zyreshia Jackson, Community & Economic Development Specialist, visits with WTAW's Scott DeLucia about the city's upcoming open house, summer programs, job opportunities, and more during her appearance on The Infomaniacs.

This podcast contains comments from the April 8, 2025 Blinn College trustees meeting. Blinn College trustees agree to freeze tuition and fee rates for the 2025 fall semester. The unanimous vote at Tuesday's meeting (April 8) follows the recommendation of executive vice chancellor and former state representative Leighton Schubert. Schubert brought up following the governor's order that four year un...

Brazos County State Senator Charles Schwertner visits with WTAW's Scott DeLucia about legislation regarding personal injury attorneys and claims, CenterPoint Energy, the House budget, the Senate's upcoming agenda, Ken Paxton running against John Cornyn, and more during his appearance on The Infomaniacs.

This podcast is a visit with Brazos County assistant district attorney Jessica Escue and WTAW's Bill Oliver. The Brazos County district attorney's office took action to prevent a federal prison from releasing a convict before he started serving a 75 year sentence for shooting a Bryan man. 47 year old Justin Byrd of Plantersville was convicted by a Brazos County jury in 2020 of aggravated assault w...

This podcast contains comments from the April 7, 2025 Bryan ISD school board meeting. Bryan ISD school board members approve replacing the artificial turf at Merrill Green Stadium. The unanimous vote at Monday's meeting (April 7) awarded a nearly $700,000 dollar contract that will be paid by remaining funds from the 2014 and 2019 bond issues. BISD athletic director Derrick Rush said administrators...

WTAW's Chelsea Reber visits with Peggi Ondrasek, President/CEO of United Way of the Brazos Valley, and Amy Faulkner from Voices for Children.

Brazos County Commissioner Bentley Nettles visits with WTAW's Scott DeLucia about increasing community engagement, understanding the county's relationship with the cities, projected growth, government efficiency, getting things done, key performance indicators, and more during his appearance on The Infomaniacs.

This podcast is a visit with Brazos County sheriff's deputy Nathan Dennis and WTAW's Bill Oliver. Since October 2023, the Brazos County sheriff's office has offered a service where homebound residents get a regularly scheduled phone call from a volunteer checking on their well being.  Deputy Nathan Dennis says the "R-U-OK" program is now available for those 55 and older along with other homebound...

This podcast is a visit with College Station police officer David Simmons and WTAW's Bill Oliver. College Station police spent part of Friday morning (April 4) dealing with a man who was arrested after barricading himself in a woman's fourplex unit off Southwest Parkway between Anderson and Bee Creek. CSPD officer David Simmons says the man broke into the fourplex and threatened the woman with a k...

Caroline Ask, Solid Waste Manager, visits with WTAW's Scott DeLucia about pool maintenance, the upcoming Household and Hazardous Waste Collection event, what is and is not accepted, move in and move out, and more during her appearance on The Infomaniacs.

State Representative Trey Wharton of Huntsville (R-TX) visits with WTAW's Scott DeLucia about the bills he laid out this week, insurance legislation, the state budget, and more during his appearance on The Infomaniacs.

Caden Jones of the Destination Bryan tourism office visits with WTAW's Bill Oliver about events that includes the first ever baby shower for a bison that was born Wednesday (April 3). This is part of a first ever bison baby shower that is being held April 12 at Lucky B Bison Ranch in Bryan. Other topics includes a preview of April's First Friday in downtown Bryan, rescheduling the downtown Bryan s...

This podcast contains comments from the March 27, 2025 College Station city council meeting. Hotel occupancy tax (HOT) money was approved at the last College Station city council meeting (March 27) to continue a financial contribution to the Texas 4-H roundup that will be held this summer at Texas A&M university. The council's unanimous vote awarding the $50,000 dollar grant did not include Da...

Seth Waller, City of Bryan Police Department PIO, visits with WTAW's Scott DeLucia about the Blue Bunny Egg Hunt event, the summer junior citizen police academy class, and more during his appearance on The Infomaniacs.