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MADISON COUNTY, Texas (KBTX) – A Madison County judge has sentenced two women to 12 years in prison. Samantha McGovern and Bridgette Wilcox have been transferred to the Texas Department of Criminal Justice to serve their sentences. A Madison County trooper arrested McGovern in March 2021 for driving with a suspended driver’s license. When the…

BRYAN, Texas (KBTX) – Hispanic Heritage Month is in September and there are some big celebrations happening in downtown Bryan. Fiestas Patrias Mexicanas kicks off this Friday, Sept. 1 with Cultural Day. Cultural Day begins at 6 p.m. at the Palace Theater with the coronation of the king, queen, prince, and princesses, plus mariachi, ballet…

BRYAN, Texas (KBTX) – The Bryan Police Department is investigating shots being fired this past weekend at a house and a vehicle. No injuries were reported. The shooting happened near Boulevard Street and Jackson Street. When officers arrived in the area, they discovered a home was hit on Jackson Street and a vehicle was struck…

HOUSTON, Texas (KBTX) – A California man pleaded guilty to a nationwide scam that included a Texas A&M football game, announced U.S. Attorney Alamdar S. Hamdani. Charged in 2021, 48-year-old Derrick Langford admitted he used email to obtain stolen credit card information from victims across the United States. The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern…

COLLEGE STATION, Texas (KBTX) – The Texas A&M University System named their first-ever Associate Vice Chancellor of Law enforcement and Security. Dr. Keith Jemison, Prairie View A&M University’s Chief of Police, will start his new role Sept. 1. “I have great confidence Chief Jemison is the right person to fill this new role,” said John…

The driver accused of hitting and killing a father and daughter while texting and driving on Highway 6 was scheduled for a jury trial Monday in Brazos County but it was postponed. Brandon Chase Bowers, 35, of Houston is facing two charges of manslaughter for the November 2018 deaths of Charles Swist, 65, and his…

GRIMES COUNTY, Texas (KBTX) – The Grimes County Sheriff’s Office along with multiple other agencies are investigating a fatal shooting that killed one man and injured one woman Sunday morning. One person is in custody. According to the sheriff’s office, deputies responded to a birthday party with family and friends on August 27 where an…

COLLEGE STATION, Texas (KBTX) – Some crepe myrtles are showing damage from a freeze last winter but simple maintenance can help them look great again. “I believe it was December 23,” said Tim Hartmann with Texas A&M AgriLife. “We got really cold…it wasn’t a really hard freeze, but the problem was we were so warm…

COLLEGE STATION, Texas (KBTX) – The new school year is underway for thousands of children across the Brazos Valley. Now is a great time for teachers to begin incorporating gardening into their classroom curriculum, said Randy Seagraves with Texas A&M AgriLife. “There’s all kinds of proven benefits of kids getting involved in Junior Master Gardener…

COLLEGE STATION, Texas (KBTX) – The George H.W. Bush Presidential Library & Museum unveiled its new exhibit, A Spirit Can Ne’er Be Told… A Century of Aggie Football, Monday. The exhibit brings visitors face-to-face with the history of Texas A&M football. It’s broken down into five parts, according to the Presidential Library & Museum’s acting…