Holiday Magic returns to Sue Haswell Park Wednesday after being postponed last month

Holiday Magic returns to Sue Haswell Park Wednesday after being postponed last month

BRYAN, Texas (KBTX) – Sue Haswell Park is transforming into a winter wonderland for the 25th Holiday Magic event happening Wednesday evening. This event is hosted by the City of Bryan Parks and Recreation. The group works hard to bring holiday magic to the park each year. This year’s must-see activities include two snow hills,…

Focus at Four: Researchers work to develop a new, more affordable way to treat cancer

Focus at Four: Researchers work to develop a new, more affordable way to treat cancer

BRYAN, Texas (KBTX) – In a revolutionary research therapy, a single, one-dollar dose of cancer treatment could target cancer and make it a thing of the past. The researchers have received a $20 million grant to continue the fight to cure cancer. One of the researchers for this project, Professor Jim Song with the Texas…

College Station police looking for dog involved in biting incident

College Station police looking for dog involved in biting incident

COLLEGE STATION, Texas (KBTX) – Police in College Station are looking for the dog involved in an animal bite. It happened on Saturday night outside the Hudson Apartments on Stasney Street. The dog they are looking for is a large tan and black German Shepherd. It was last seen wearing a pink bandana. Police want…

David Gardner’s Jewelers and Gemologists celebrates 40th anniversary

David Gardner’s Jewelers and Gemologists celebrates 40th anniversary

COLLEGE STATION, Texas (KBTX) – David Gardner’s Jewelers and Gemologists celebrated their 40th year in business Tuesday. Husband and wife duo David and Julia Gardner have been bejeweling the area since 1983, growing and developing alongside it. “Where we’re standing right now in University Drive didn’t exist. It was a field,” co-owner and jewelry designer…

Christie Whitbeck ‘voluntarily retires’ as Fort Bend ISD Superintendent

Christie Whitbeck ‘voluntarily retires’ as Fort Bend ISD Superintendent

BRYAN, Texas (KBTX) – Fort Bend ISD is now searching for a new top administrator after the early retirement of Superintendent Christie Whitbeck. At a special meeting on Monday, Dec. 4, the school board considered and approved Whitbeck’s voluntary retirement agreement. The board then appointed Deputy Superintendent Beth Martinez as acting superintendent. Whitbeck was originally…

ERCOT and Bryan Texas Utilities prepare for the winter season

ERCOT and Bryan Texas Utilities prepare for the winter season

BRYAN, Texas (KBTX) – As the temperature in Texas begins to fall, the Electric Reliability Council of Texas has taken action to prepare for what the weather will bring. ERCOT announced that a new group of weatherization inspectors, who have completed the Certified Weather Inspector Program, will begin inspections of electric generation units and transmission…

Man arrested after high speed chase with Madison County Sheriff’s Office

Man arrested after high speed chase with Madison County Sheriff’s Office

MADISON COUNTY, Texas (KBTX) – A man was arrested after leading law enforcement on a high-speed chase through Madison County Sunday evening. According to the Madison County Sheriff’s Office, on Dec. 3 around 11 p.m. a deputy attempted to conduct a traffic stop for expired registration. The car, traveling on SH-21 near IH-45, did not…

Brazos Extension Horse Committee to host Equine Evening

Brazos Extension Horse Committee to host Equine Evening

BRYAN, Texas (KBTX) – The Brazos Extension Horse Committee is hosting an event for horse enthusiasts in the area. Equine Evening is Tuesday, Jan. 16 from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. at Brazos County Expo Complex. Presentations will cover a wide variety of education topics related to horses including equine dentistry, managing and minimizing vices, genetic…

State abandons effort to take back Fairfield Lake State Park land

State abandons effort to take back Fairfield Lake State Park land

By Pooja Salhotra, The Texas Tribune Dec. 5, 2023 Sign up for The Brief, The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department has effectively thrown in the towel on a monthslong battle to buy or seize a 5,000-acre property that…

Aggieland experts share advice for travel, keeping pets safe as mystery illness spreads

Aggieland experts share advice for travel, keeping pets safe as mystery illness spreads

BRYAN, Texas (KBTX) – A new canine respiratory illness is spreading across the United States and while reports show it has not made its way to Texas, experts are still urging pet owners to be cautious this travel season. It can begin with a runny nose and cough, but Dr. Lori Teller, a clinical associate…