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Gov. Greg Abbott is sending 30 additional Texas Department of Public Safety troopers to continue patrolling Austin, even though city leaders ended a widely criticized partnership in which state troopers helped local police hampered by staffing shortages. Austin Mayor Kirk Watson and interim City Manager Jesús Garza said Wednesday that they had ended the collaboration…

BRAZOS COUNTY, Texas (KBTX) – The Brazos County Health Department makes available to all media each week the results of inspections at local businesses. A “No Score” (N/S) can be given at restaurant openings, field or complaint investigations, and follow-up inspections. P/S or permit suspension happens after a restaurant scores lower than 70 or if…

HEARNE, Texas (KBTX) -Groundwater resources play a crucial role in providing approximately half of the global population with drinking water, while also serving as a vital source of irrigation for the agricultural sector that sustains our food supply. The Brazos Valley Groundwater Conservation District (BVGCD) has given the green light to issue more than two…

MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Texas (KBTX) – The Montgomery County Public Health District says it has received confirmation of the first probable case of West Nile virus for 2023. The woman infected is in her 60s. The health district says she is recovering at her home. She lives in the 77365 zip code area. West Nile virus…

COLLEGE STATION, Texas (KBTX) – The College Station City Council meeting Thursday night had a few items of interest for residents. First, the council heard about interest from Viasat to terminate the Economic Development Agreement that was made in 2016. This was an incentive for the business to hire locally and expand payrolls, in order…

COLLEGE STATION, Texas (KBTX) – The Aggieland Rotary Club and Blackwater Draw Brewing Company raised $10,000 for charity. Chase Schandelmeier, the Aggieland Rotary Club’s Satellite Chair, says the rotary club teamed up with Blackwater Draw Brewing Co. to host a corn hole tournament to raise money for Shelter Box. Schandelmeier says Shelter Box is a…

BRYAN, Texas (KBTX) – Texas is hot. Specifically, Texas is hot in the summer. What has been so unusual is the compounding heat the Brazos Valley has endured so far in Summer 2023. Unlike 2022 — which tied 2011 as the hottest summer locally since records began in 1882 — this year’s summer heat is…

BRYAN, Texas (KBTX) – A College Station man has been indicted by a grand jury on charges linked to a child indecency investigation, according to the Brazos County District Attorney’s Office. David John Kocmoud, 55, is charged with two counts of Indecency with a Child- Sexual Contact, a second-degree felony. According to online jail records,…

COLLEGE STATION, Texas (KBTX) – Area leaders and business owners gathered for Leadership Brazos Alumni Association annual Leadership Lunch. The luncheon honored the latest graduating class of Leadership Brazos. The guest speaker was Brigadier General Patrick Michaelis, Commandant of the Texas A&M Corps of Cadets. Michaelis said he was very appreciative of the opportunity to…

BRYAN, Texas (KBTX) – Construction for sewer drainage improvements in the Hillside and Old Oaks neighborhoods in Bryan are about to begin. Kelly Sullivan, the Assistant City Engineer in Bryan, says the construction for the sewer drainage improvements will start by the end of the month and is projected to take about a year to…