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BRYAN, Texas (KBTX) – KBTX has learned of new developments in the ongoing investigation of four men accused of playing a role in the alleged molestation of a 14-year-old from College Station. According to jail records, Ryan Michael Hoffart was taken back into custody early Thursday after a warrant was issued for his arrest in…

BRYAN, Texas (KBTX) – John Jones of Lochow Ranch grew up in a large family that valued the importance of self-reliance. These values stuck with Jones, and eventually fueled a passion project that would grow into a teaching tool for generations to come. What started as a pasture in Milam County over a decade ago,…

BRYAN, Texas (KBTX) – Southwest Airlines and the Southeastern Conference are pushing out celebratory messaging on Wednesday to announce a partnership that will have little to no impact on Aggieland. Southwest announced it has entered into a new, multi-year sponsorship agreement with the SEC to be the “Official Airlines of the SEC” – a deal…

BRYAN, Texas (KBTX) – Bryan Police identified the man killed in a crash Wednesday afternoon on FM 2818. Police said Bobby Ray Tates, Jr., 49, from Bryan, was killed. Investigators said a car driven by Tates was traveling northbound in the 1800 block of North Harvey Mitchell Parkway when it veered into southbound traffic and…

BRYAN, Texas (KBTX) – The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS), in partnership with Blinn College, is opening a temporary driver license (DL) office at the Blinn College Student Center in Brenham. The announcement follows a deadly crash into the Brenham DPS Office on April 12, 2024. Investigators say Clenard Parker of Chappell Hill intentionally…

HOUSTON, Texas (KWTX) – A manhunt is underway in the Houston area for the individual responsible for ambushing and killing Harris County Sheriff’s Deputy Fernando Esqueda, Sheriff Ed Gonzalez confirmed. Esqueda, 28, was a five-year veteran of the sheriff’s office and a member of a task force that hunts down child rapists, homicide suspects, and…

BRYAN, Texas (KBTX) – An inmate is back in the Brazos County jail after a brief escape late Wednesday night. According to the Brazos County Sheriff’s Office, Juan Alvarez-Medina left the detention center property while a group of inmates was taking out the facility trash around 11:30 p.m. The detention officer noticed Alvarez-Medina was missing…

BRENHAM, Texas (KBTX) – Blue Bell has released a new ice cream flavor available Thursday. The company describes it as a rich cheesecake ice cream blended with chocolate cookie crusted cheesecake pieces and chocolate crème-filled cookies. The following is a press release with details about Cookies ‘n Cream Cheesecake ice cream. This year is the…

BRYAN, Texas (KBTX) – Pride Community Center, Inc., a non-profit organization working to provide resources and safe spaces for the LGBTQ+ community of the Brazos Valley, announces their upcoming “Masquerade” fundraiser Gala on Saturday, August 24th, 2024. The event will be held at the Ice House on Main at 800 N Main Street in Bryan….

COLLEGE STATION, Texas (KBTX) – Firefighters from across Texas came to College Station for the 95th annual Municipal Fire Training School. KBTX went to training and got to see real-life rescues up close and personal. At the Texas A&M Extension Service Brayton Fire Training Field, hundreds of firefighters were participating in drills like automobile extrication,…