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COLLEGE STATION, Texas (KBTX) -The Sexual Assault Resource Center (SARC) partnered with Row House College Station for its 2nd annual ‘Battle of the Badges” competition. Members of the Brazos County Sheriff’s Office, Bryan Police Department, College Station Police Department, and the Texas A&M Police Department faced off in the friendly competition to raise money and…

BRYAN, Texas (KBTX) -Saturday marks 17 years since the Brazos Valley African American Museum first opened its doors to the public. The museum was founded by Mell Pruitt, a retired educator, with the support of her husband, Willie Pruitt Sr. On July 22, 2006, they inaugurated the unique institution with the purpose of fostering awareness,…

CENTERVILLE, Texas (KBTX) -A grass fire that started Friday afternoon in Leon County is now 100% contained, according to the Texas A&M Forest Service. Officials say the fire was ignited on Highway 7 east of Centerville shortly after 2 p.m. Friday when an 18-wheeler blew two tires that sparked the fire. Crews are still working…

COLLEGE STATION, Texas (KBTX) – The head of the Texas A&M Department of Communication and Journalism released a statement through his attorney Friday evening in the wake of Dr. Katherine Banks’ announcement she is retiring immediately. Dr. Hart Blanton accuses Banks of misleading the Faculty Senate during a July 19th meeting. Blanton said Banks injected…

COLLEGE STATION, Texas (KBTX) – Outgoing Texas A&M President Dr. Katherine Banks, who was mired in controversy for the majority of her tenure, resigned from Texas A&M Friday. Replacing her as Acting President is General (Ret.) Mark A. Welsh III. Born in San Antonio, Gen. Welsh arrived at Texas A&M in 2016 as a highly…

College Station, Texas (KBTX) – Katherine Banks’ retirement comes two days after the University Senate created a committee looking into the mishandling of hiring former New York Times journalist Kathleen McElroy. Banks was appointed the 26th president of Texas A&M University in June of 2021. Prior, she oversaw the University’s engineering programs for a decade….

BRYAN, Texas (KBTX) – An investigation is underway after shots were fired in Bryan Thursday night. Bryan police tell KBTX officers first responded to reports of shots fired around 9:50 p.m. Thursday. This happened in the 1200 block of W. 18th Street. Police say a home and vehicle were both hit by gunfire. Our reporter…

BRYAN, Texas (KBTX) – There’s a BCS business that’s always looking to give your day a pop. Sweet Pops, a family-owned business creates a variety of kettle corn and popcorn flavors. The owners, Jaime Alejandro and Jodi Alejandro, create classic flavors like movie popcorn that’s buttery and salty along with ones that are more untraditional…

BRYAN, Texas (KBTX) – The Teamsters said Wednesday they will resume contract negotiations with UPS next week, marking an end to a stalemate that began two weeks ago when both sides walked away from talks. The union credited the picketing and rallies it’s been holding across the country for getting the delivery company back to…

COLLEGE STATION, Texas (KBTX) – This week we learn how to easily make pollinator watering stations. “We have bird baths. Those are pretty common in gardens, but we tend to forget about our smaller pollinators, our bees and our butterflies,” said Kat Grier, Education and Outreach Coordinator at The Gardens. Grier says they need water,…