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BRYAN, Texas (KBTX) – Brazos County leaders continue making progress on a future Medical Examiner Facility in Brazos County. A construction services contract that was approved by Brazos County Commissioners Monday morning also gives some insight into when the facility may be in full swing. Commissioners approved Broaddus & Associates, Inc. to be the construction…

BRYAN, Texas (KBTX) – Fiestas Patrias has come around again at Bonham Elementary, and you are invited to join in on the fun. “We want our kids to learn about their heritage,” says Ruth Vanoye, a First Grade Bilingual Teacher at Bonham. This event is organized by Bonham Elementary PTO and raises money for field…

HUNTSVILLE, Texas (KBTX) – The Texas Department of Criminal Justice has announced some – but not all – state prisons are lifting lockdowns after implementing a systemwide lockdown and comprehensive searches. The following units are no longer on lockdown as of Tuesday afternoon. This list will be updated at noon each day here. BatenFort StocktonGoodmanHalbertHavinsHenleyHilltopHospital…

AUSTIN, Texas (KWTX) – The Texas Education Agency on Tuesday announced a temporary delay in the release of 2023 A-F accountability ratings for districts and campuses. The ratings were originally scheduled to be released on Sept. 28. The postponement of ratings for approximately one month “will allow for a further re-examination of the baseline data…

COLLEGE STATION, Texas (KBTX) – The driver of an SUV was sent to the hospital on Tuesday after crashing into a fence in College Station. It happened just after 1:00 p.m. on Graham Road near Westfield Drive. Images from the scene of the crash show a piece of the fence going through the windshield of…

AUSTIN, Texas (TEXAS TRIBUNE) – The historic impeachment trial of suspended Attorney General Ken Paxton is underway in the Texas Senate. He faces 16 articles of impeachment that accuse him of misusing the powers of the attorney general’s office to help his friend and donor Nate Paul, an Austin real estate investor who was under…

BRYAN, Texas (KBTX) – Aggieland Humane Society is offering an adoption deal in honor of Best Friends National Adoption Weekend. The animal shelter is hosting an adoption event this Friday and Saturday, featuring $12 adoption fees. All pets eligible for adoption have been spayed or neutered and are ready to go home. The event is…

BRYAN, Texas (KBTX) – This year’s BCS Christmas Parade is canceled after 93 years of marching on Texas Avenue through Bryan and College Station. The parade committee released a press release on Tuesday stating the details of the cancellation. The main concern the committee had was due to the new medians installed on Texas Avenue….

BRYAN, Texas (KBTX) – If Summer 2023 has taught us anything, it is that even the records that were deemed once-in-a-lifetime are breakable. The last three months have taken just about every heat record in the books for the Brazos Valley, short of the hottest year of record (yet). 141 years of record-keeping that have…

COLLEGE STATION, Texas (KBTX) – It’s the last week to experience an art exhibit showcasing some of the Brazos Valley’s most talented artists. Blackboards & Brushes features work from Brazos Valley art teachers and displays a variety of mediums like paper, oil paint and even sensory elements. Navasota teacher Stephanie FitzSimon said the exhibit gives…