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NAVASOTA, Texas (KBTX) – The City of Navasota’s Animal Shelter is getting a makeover Saturday, after receiving a donation from Houston Pets Alive and Best Friends. The organization will be helping with the renovations, but the shelter is also looking for volunteers from the community to help with the animals and kennel improvements. The shelter…

BRENHAM, Texas (KBTX) – A British delegation including His Majesty’s Consul General Richard Hyde visited Brenham Wednesday. It was part of the delegation’s road trip around the state that began last Thursday. The trip originally started in September 2022 but it was cut short following the passing of Queen Elizabeth II. The team is meeting…

WELLBORN, Texas (KBTX) – The Wellborn Special Utility District entered stage two of its Drought Contingency Plan Wednesday. Under stage two restrictions, customers can only water on their designated two days per week. The SUD says this should cut daily irrigation demand by 2/3 if everyone participates. As of Wednesday, the tower had stabilized at…

BRYAN, Texas (KBTX) – A Bryan woman has been arrested and charged with setting her duplex on fire last week. The fire happened around 11 p.m. on Tuesday, July 11 on Wilde Oak Circle near Briar Oaks Drive. The Bryan Fire Department confirms Gina Hernandez, 33, admitted to police that she set the fire. Investigators…

COLLEGE STATION, Texas (KBTX) – Law enforcement arrested a College Station mother Wednesday after she reportedly left her 3-year-old child home alone. Around 8 a.m. a Brazos County Sheriff’s Office Deputy found the toddler at 1201 Harvey Road. The investigation was then handed over to the College Station Police Department. The child’s mother, Luna Conwill,…

BRYAN, Texas (KBTX) – It’s almost time for back to school and The Bridge Ministries is giving away school supplies to children in need. Every year, the food pantry prepares drawstring backpacks filled with school supplies for K-12 students in our community. This year, they have 600 backpacks to giveaway and each backpack contains 25…

COLLEGE STATION, Texas (KBTX) – The College Station Fire Department and ATMOS responded to a gas leak Wednesday afternoon at a hotel on University Drive. The leak was reported just before 2 p.m. at Comfort Suites between Spring Loop and Tarrow Street. A spokesman for the fire department said it was a 2-inch natural gas…

BRYAN, Texas (KBTX) – Brazos County Crime Stoppers is asking for your help in finding several people who are wanted for crimes including robbery, arson, and assault. If you have any information about these individuals please contact your local law enforcement or Brazos County Crime Stoppers at (979-775-TIPS). You don’t have to give your name…

BRYAN, Texas (KBTX) – Bryan Texas Utilities customers will now receive a text message when there is a power outage if they are enrolled in the new text messaging notification system. BTU is now utilizing Text Power. The service will notify customers regarding any planned or unplanned outages and important service or energy emergency alerts….

By Uriel J. García, The Texas Tribune July 18, 2023 Sign up for The Brief, The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. A state trooper’s claims that superiors ordered officers at the border in Eagle Pass to push migrants back into the Rio Grande and…