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BRYAN, Texas (KBTX) – Brazos County Commissioners proposed a new tax rate for the 2023-24 fiscal year. You can read more about the proposal here. The Director of the Private Enterprise Research Center and Texas A&M Economics professor Dennis Jansen joined First News at Four Wednesday to explain what the tax rate actually means. “Our…

AUSTIN (KBTX) – The Electric Reliability Council of Texas, ERCOT, is once again asking Texans to conserve energy. The latest appeal is for three hours the evening of Wednesday, Sept. 6. This is the tenth time this summer ERCOT has asked people to reduce their energy use. “Due to continued high temperatures, high demand, low…

COLLEGE STATION, Texas (KBTX) – The Sexual Assault Resource Center is holding An Evening Under the Stars to raise money to support survivors of sexual assault. It will be held at the Texas A&M Hotel and Conference Center. Donations from the event support survivors at the Sexual Assault Resource Center through the funding of the…

BRYAN, Texas (KBTX) – The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service is holding a continuing education conference for agricultural pesticide license holders. The program provides education and updates for landowners to aid in weed and pest management. The course also provides five Continuing Education Units (CEUs) for Agricultural Pesticide License holders, approved by the Texas Department…

HOUSTON (KBTX) – A U.S. Federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by a former Bryan Municipal judge against the City of Bryan. The lawsuit was filed by Albert Navarro claiming the city did not renew his term alleging “statements were made that he was too lenient with convictions against minorities, especially, Hispanics and African…

BRYAN, Texas (KBTX) – KinderHill Brew Lab’s 3rd Annual Oktoberfest is happening this week! It’s Saturday starting at noon for the general public and there will be a lot to look forward to. The owners Laura Hill and Jason Kinderman, will be releasing some new beers like the Oktoberfest, the Big Pink Energy and the…

BRYAN, Texas (KBTX) – Bryan ISD says eight students were on a school bus when a Jeep rear-ended it Wednesday morning. The crash happened near Bonham Elementary and Sadberry Intermediate schools at a 4-way stop. The story continues below the video if (window.hasOwnProperty(‘burstEmbedFrameworkCheck’)) {window.burstEmbedFrameworkCheck();} Police say a Jeep ran into the back of the school…

HUNTSVILLE, Texas (KBTX) – Two people were killed after a plane crashed at Huntsville Municipal Airport on Wednesday, according to the Texas Department of Public Safety. The crash happened at 11:45 a.m. when a Cessna 150K took off from the airport, and for unknown reasons, crashed, DPS said. Two people were on the plane, one…

BRYAN, Texas (KBTX) – With the mid-morning update, the National Hurricane Center estimates that Tropical Storm Lee is just short of hurricane strength. The storm will continue to organize as it moves into record warm waters and light upper level winds, providing the perfect environment to become a major hurricane within the next day or…

AUSTIN, Texas (KWTX) – The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) has announced it has canceled all driver’s license appointments statewide for Sept. 6 due to the ongoing upgrade of the driver’s license system. DPS said the upgrade is impacting all driver’s license services including renewing or replacing a driver’s license or identification card, obtaining…