WTAW - Interviews

Jeremiah Cook, Assistant Director of Tourism with Visit College Station, visits with WTAW's Scott DeLucia about record breaking numbers from 2024, his presentation to city council, a convention center feasibility study, the new tourism committee, and more during his appearance on The Infomaniacs.

State Representative Trey Wharton of Huntsville (R-TX) visits with WTAW's Scott DeLucia about his committee meetings, education legislation, how is staff members help him, and more during his appearance on The Infomaniacs.

Senator John Cornyn's conference call with Texas reporters on February 27, 2025 included comments on the federal budget, the request for the federal government to reimburse Texas for border protection expenses, participating in a closed door meeting with Elon Musk about the department of government efficiency (the photo associated with this podcast is from that meeting), and the president's new tariffs.

This podcast contains comments from the February 18, 2025 meeting of the College Station ISD school board.

Personnel actions at February's College Station ISD board meeting included firing two teachers. 

Superintendent Tim Harkrider said both teachers abandoned their contracts.

Harkrider said both teachers "did not give us any grounds to hire anybody else. They surprised campus administration and walked out the door."

The superintendent confirmed neither person got really sick or had a spouse move out of town.

Harkrider said this marked a philosophical change in CSISD, adding is the first time they have asked the board to fire teachers before the end of the school year.

This podcast contains comments from the Feburary 18, 2025 Brazos County commission meeting.

The February 18th meeting of the Brazos County commission meeting included unanimous votes on four items that included comments and questions from newly elected commissioners Fred Brown and Bentley Nettles.

Commissioner Brown chuckled about the request to issue a Diners Club credit card to a county employee, saying he had not seen that card since the 1980's. Purchasing agent Charles Wendt said the card was still being accepted and that they are looking into other credit card companies.

Commissioner Nettles was told the county did not have the ability to garnish the wages of an undisclosed number of retired county employees who did not reimburse the county for health insurance premiums totaling a combined $783 dollars.

Commissioner Brown, who is a retired car dealership owner, explained that the dealer that the commission approved for a new pickup truck to replace one that was totaled, had contracts with all state agencies and was able to make money on selling law enforcement vehicles at cost by the light bars it installed on those vehicles.

And commissioner Brown asked the purchasing agent for an explanation about why a 2020 contract was still in effect. This was in reference to the commission approving pest control services returning to a building that was slated for demolition but will continue to be occupied.

State Representative Paul Dyson of Bryan (R-TX) visits with WTAW's Scott DeLucia about visiting with representative from Texas universities, higher education funding, the state of the judiciary, bail reform, ERCOT, and more during his appearance on The Infomaniacs.

Jamie Cox, General Manager of Legends Event Center, visits with WTAW's Scott DeLucia about adjustments they have made in the first two years of operation, homeschool programs using the facility, non-athletic events, sand volleyball, summer camps, and more during his appearance on The Infomaniacs.

This podcast contains comments from the February 18, 2025 Brazos County commission meeting.

Comments from newly elected Brazos County commissioners Bentley Nettles and Fred Brown figure into two decisions involving future repairs at the Brazos County Expo complex.

Nettles received no opposition to adding to the committee that will review proposals from architects and construction managers at risk, a member of the Brazos Valley Fair Board and a representative of the agriculture community. 

And there was no opposition to Brown's request to discuss how to increase revenue at the Expo complex, where he says the county is losing $1.2 million dollars a year.

This podcast with the sports editor at The Eagle, Robert Cessna, and WTAW's Bill Oliver, was recorded on February 25, 2025. That's his 50th anniversary with the Bryan-based newspaper.