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6 days ago | 
kbtx.com | Sophia Ridley
COLLEGE STATION, Texas (KBTX) - College Station city council members are divided over an impact fee bill making its way through the state legislature. HB 5489, authored by Rep. Paul Dyson, would place a temporary pause on the imposition of an impact fee. Texas Local Government Code states that impact fees are charges placed on developers to help pay for infrastructure like water lines, sewer lines, and roads that a new development will need. Rep.
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1 week ago | 
kbtx.com | Sophia Ridley
College Station, Texas (KBTX) - College Station City Council amended its ordinances to allow the Brazos County Health District to conduct pool inspections. The Brazos County Health District said it believes this ordinance will help keep public pools safe and clean.
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1 week ago | 
kbtx.com | Sophia Ridley
College Station, Texas (KBTX) - A general presentation of the street maintenance program was given by the city’s Director of Public Works Emily Fisher on Thursday. Fisher presented a map of future plans for street maintenance for fiscal years 2025-2028. College Station street maintenance program presentation for FY 2025-2028(KBTX)Street maintenance deals with things like the age of roads, damage, drainage, and need for construction.
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1 week ago | 
kbtx.com | Sophia Ridley
Jewett, Texas (KBTX) - In Jewett, people were out all day Wednesday cleaning up the damage left behind from Tuesday’s storms. Some individual homeowners cleaned up their yards, and even larger crews came out to take care of major damage like fallen and fractured trees. The National Weather Service is confirming what residents in Jewett already suspected. A tornado that had max winds of 105 miles per hour touched down in the afternoon on Tuesday.
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2 weeks ago | 
kwtx.com | Sophia Ridley
HEARNE, Texas (KBTX) - Hearne Police have identified two suspects believed to be involved in the theft of nearly $10,000 of diesel fuel. 29-year-old Yadriel Tejeda-Toleda and 26-year-old Darian Torres-Tajeda from Odessa, Texas have felony warrants for Theft of Petroleum Product <$10k. Authorities say the men are involved in the theft of diesel fuel from a Hearne business. Police say both men are commercial truck drivers.
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2 weeks ago | 
kbtx.com | Sophia Ridley
HEARNE, Texas (KBTX) - Hearne Police have identified two suspects believed to be involved in the theft of nearly $10,000 of diesel fuel. 29-year-old Yadriel Tejeda-Toleda and 26-year-old Darian Torres-Tajeda from Odessa, Texas have felony warrants for Theft of Petroleum Product <$10k. Authorities say the men are involved in the theft of diesel fuel from a Hearne business.
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2 weeks ago | 
kbtx.com | Sophia Ridley
COLLEGE STATION, Texas (KBTX) - In a statement to KBTX, Texas A&M University confirmed Friday, 12 of the 23 students whose Student and Exchange Visitor Information System (SEVIS) records were terminated earlier this month have been returned to active status. ICE is reversing termination of legal status for international students around US, lawyer saysThe university said, “We have not received communication on why the records have been changed.
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3 weeks ago | 
kbtx.com | Sophia Ridley
BRYAN, Texas (KBTX) - A Brazos Valley council is talking about generating power at Texas A&M’s RELLIS campus. Intergovernmental cooperation committee Brazos Valley Council of Government (BVCOG) is an operation where agencies can come together to discuss ideas and break news of what’s happening within the community. At its meeting on Monday, members heard from Texas A&M Vice Chancellor for Research Joe Elabd. Elabd spoke on power generation via small modular reactors (SMRs).
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3 weeks ago | 
kbtx.com | Sophia Ridley |Donnie Tuggle |Tyler Hoskins
BRYAN, Texas (KBTX) - The Bryan Police Department is currently on the scene of a shots-fired investigation at Sadie Thomas Park. It happened around 7 p.m. Saturday. They have not released any information about any possible injuries or suspects. Our reporter on the scene says that they did see a bullet hole in an SUV. This is an ongoing and active investigation. They ask that you call 979-209-5300 or 979-361-3888 if you have any information. Copyright 2025 KBTX. All rights reserved.
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3 weeks ago | 
kbtx.com | Sophia Ridley
BRYAN, Texas (KBTX) - A Bryan police officer is on administrative leave following an off duty shooting incident that killed his neighbor’s dog. The Bryan Police Department (BPD) told KBTX the officer was off duty when an incident between him and his neighbor’s dog escalated. "The officer discharged his off-duty weapon, striking and killing the neighbor’s dog," a statement from BPD reads in part.
