WTAW - Interviews

This podcast is Texas A&M head football coach Mike Elko's visit with reporters after learning the Aggies will host a first round playoff game against Miami.

This podcast contains comments from the December 4, 2025 Blinn College trustees meeting.

Blinn College trustees are told the final fall enrollment number is the second highest since the pandemic at 18,362. That's a district wide increase of 273 from the fall of 2024.

Vice chancellor Becky McBride reported a 17 percent increase or 434 more high school dual credit students and a 13 percent increase or 264 more students at the home campus in Brenham.

Chancellor Mary Hensley said in Brenham there were 60 more students in their engineering program, and Brenham students took advantage of new scholarships in athletics and e-sports.

For the 11th straight fall, enrollment dropped at Blinn's campus in Bryan. The fall number in Bryan of 4,666 compares to 5,095 in 2024 and a high of more than 13,000 in 2014.

Enrollment at Blinn's RELLIS campus location was nearly flat, with 30 more students compared with the fall of 2024.

Click HERE to read and download presentation materials from the December 4, 2025 Blinn College trustees meeting.

Barbara Moore, University and Community Relations Manager, visits with WTAW's Scott DeLucia about the College Station Christmas Parade, the Jingle Bell Fun Run, and more during her appearance on The Infomaniacs.

Ben Johnson and Tamara Garza with the city of Bryan talk with WTAW's Scott DeLucia about the Holiday Porch Stroll in the Eastside Historic District that takes place Sunday, December 7.

Click HERE to read and download a map and details of the event.

Click HERE to be directed to the city of Bryan webpage for more information.

Brazos County Acting Judge Kyle Kacal visits with WTAW's Scott DeLucia about current building projects, the new medical examiner's office, economic development, county business, what needs to be addressed in 2026, and more during his appearance on The Infomaniacs.

This podcast contains comments from Texas A&M football head coach Mike Elko's meeting with reporters on National Signing Day, December 3 2025. 

Here are Elko's responses to questions about parental involvement in recruiting their children, the upcoming college football playoffs, and the possibility that Aggies offensive coordinator Collin Klein may become the next head coach at Kansas State.

Lina Adams with the Destination Bryan tourism office visits with WTAW's Bill Oliver about December events in Bryan.

This podcast contains comments from the November 24, 2025 College Station city council meeting.

For the second time in five months, the College Station city council hears about flooding along Bee Creek in the Emerald Forest neighborhood east of the freeway.

During the one hour update at the council's November 24th meeting, public works director Emily Fisher said staff has contacted private landowners in an effort to clear debris in the creek and a regional detention pond.

It was also the second time in five months that homeowners in Emerald Forest thanked the council and staff and also asked for additional attention.One of the speakers, David Higdon said the city needs to address additional pressure on Bee Creek by among things, the expansion of the freeway, the new Church of Christ, and the future construction of a new College Station ISD administration building. Fisher said she was told by TxDOT that the freeway expansion will not add or decrease the amount of drainage on Bee Creek.

This year's College Station city budget includes $740,000 dollars for drainage improvements along Bee Creek. There is another $750,000 to be spent on a yet to be determined drainage project.

And councilmembers were told that staff is waiting for the receipt of a $150,000 dollar state grant that will prioritize where to conduct flood studies in College Station watersheds.

Click HERE to read and download presentation materials from the November 24, 2025 College Station city council meeting.

This podcast contains comments from the December 1, 2025 Bryan ISD school board meeting.

Those who have an interest in the Bryan ISD school calendar for the 2026-27 school year can take a survey through December 10th.

Click HERE to be directed to the Bryan ISD online survey.

Then the school board is scheduled to make a decision on the 15th.

Board members were updated on the development on two options during their December 1st meeting.

Click HERE to read and download presentation materials on the calendar options from the December 1, 2025 Bryan ISD board meeting.

Associate superintendent Barbara Ybarra says one calendar option starts the school year for students on August 12th and the other starting August 17th.

Both options would move the day off for President's Day in February 2027 to the week before.

Bryan Mayor Bobby Gutierrez visits with WTAW's Scott DeLucia about new city manager Andrew Nelson, his experience with power and utility service, filling his position on the BTU Board, development incentives, roads and subdivisions in the county, upcoming events, and more during his appearance on The Infomaniacs.