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- Audit suggests dozens of BTU changes
- Brazos Valley Food Bank makes an impact
- A&M student hospitalized after being pulled from campus pool
- A&M Student Senate chides governor in resolution
- USDA dubs all of drought-stricken Texas a disaster
- Regents adviser Jay Kimbrough considered for A&M's interim chancellor post
- Regents adviser Jay Kimbrough considered for A&M's interim chancellor post
- Police: Man drives 3 miles with dead crash victim
- 'Armed and dangerous' inmate flees Huntsville jail
- Fireworks bans hurt sellers
- Brenham man dies in motorcycle crash
- Hog trap dropped on Texas 21 triggers 3-vehicle wreck
- Scott Martindale named new principal of Bryan's Davila Middle School
- House likely to vote on TSA pat-down bill
- 6 station astronauts take shelter from space junk
- ChildreNiños Bilingual Education to offer free family seminars
- Mike Sherman named as A&M summer commencement speaker
- Dates changed for local TAKS retesting
- Senate panel passes Libya resolution
- A&M student pulled from on-campus pool
- Global warming ongoing
- 46 injured after protests turn violent in Greece
- Texas lawmakers pass education cuts
| Audit suggests dozens of BTU changes Posted: 28 Jun 2011 05:02 PM PDT A soon-to-be completed outside audit of Bryan Texas Utilities will recommend nearly 30 policy changes and additional safeguards for the city-owned power company -- mostly related to financial oversight and "disconnects" with city government. But t ...   |
| Brazos Valley Food Bank makes an impact Posted: 28 Jun 2011 05:02 PM PDT Brazos Valley Food Bank employees have been lending sympathetic ears while offering food to families affected by the Dyer Mill Fire in Grimes County. So far, the food bank has distributed 5,270 pounds of food to more than 27 families in the form ... |
| A&M student hospitalized after being pulled from campus pool Posted: 28 Jun 2011 08:57 AM PDT A Texas A&M student was taken to College Station Medical Center on Tuesday morning after being pulled out of an on-campus pool, according to university police. Sgt. Allan Baron, a spokesman for the university police, said the student was swimmi ... |
| A&M Student Senate chides governor in resolution Posted: 28 Jun 2011 05:02 PM PDT Gov. Rick Perry's office has "tarnished" the application process for the position of A&M student regent by picking someone who skirted the outlined process and applied directly to him, the body representing students said in a resolution this we ... |
| USDA dubs all of drought-stricken Texas a disaster Posted: 28 Jun 2011 08:19 AM PDT LUBBOCK -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture has dubbed all of Texas a natural disaster as the worst drought in decades persists across most of the state.In a news release sent Tuesday, the department designated 213 counties directly impacted by dro ... |
| Regents adviser Jay Kimbrough considered for A&M's interim chancellor post Posted: 28 Jun 2011 05:03 PM PDT A former chief of staff to Gov. Rick Perry is being considered for the post of the A&M System's interim chancellor. "It's not set in stone," said Jay Kimbrough, who serves as special adviser to the Board of Regents. "Regents have the authorit ... |
| Regents adviser Jay Kimbrough considered for A&M's interim chancellor post Posted: 28 Jun 2011 05:03 PM PDT A former chief of staff to Gov. Rick Perry is being considered for the post of the A&M System's interim chancellor. "It's not set in stone," said Jay Kimbrough, who serves as special adviser to the Board of Regents. "Regents have the authorit ... |
| Police: Man drives 3 miles with dead crash victim Posted: 28 Jun 2011 08:50 AM PDT HOUSTON -- A suspected drunken driver struck and killed a pedestrian on a Houston freeway early Tuesday, then drove for several miles after the victim had crashed through the windshield and landed next to the passenger's seat, authorities said. T ... |
| 'Armed and dangerous' inmate flees Huntsville jail Posted: 28 Jun 2011 04:19 AM PDT HUNTSVILLE -- An inmate awaiting a new trial after his 2006 murder conviction was overturned escaped the Walker County Jail early Tuesday by overpowering an unarmed guard and fleeing in a car that had apparently been left for him, the sheriff's dep ... |
| Posted: 28 Jun 2011 05:02 PM PDT Disaster declarations banning the sale or use of fireworks in several Brazos Valley counties will make it difficult for Cathy Williams to pay her bills this year, she said Tuesday. The Cooks Point resident and mother of three said when she decided ... |
| Brenham man dies in motorcycle crash Posted: 28 Jun 2011 12:58 AM PDT A 21-year-old man was killed Monday after he lost control of his motorcycle near Brenham, authorities said. Kevin Lee Kwiatkowski of Brenham died at the scene of the crash, five miles west of Brenham in Washington County, according to the Texas Depa ... |
| Hog trap dropped on Texas 21 triggers 3-vehicle wreck Posted: 28 Jun 2011 01:17 AM PDT No one was injured after three vehicles - including an ambulance - hit a hog trap on Texas 21 late Monday, troopers said. Texas Department of Public Safety troopers responded at 9:39 p.m. to the highway at the intersection with Texas 47 for a report ... |
| Scott Martindale named new principal of Bryan's Davila Middle School Posted: 28 Jun 2011 05:03 PM PDT Scott Martindale became an educator because he wanted to help children stay on the right track in life. "I want to serve others, and I thought what better way than to guide young people to make the right choices," he said. Now, Martindale said, ... |
| House likely to vote on TSA pat-down bill Posted: 28 Jun 2011 11:46 PM PDT AUSTIN -- The Texas House will get a chance to vote on a bill to criminalize invasive pat-downs at airports on Wednesday. But the bill faces an uphill battle to get final passage.The Texas Legislature's special session runs out at midnight Wednesday. ... |
| 6 station astronauts take shelter from space junk Posted: 28 Jun 2011 01:27 AM PDT CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- The six space station astronauts are safe after a close call with a piece of space junk.Mission Control ordered the crew of the International Space Station into their Soyuz capsules Tuesday morning. Controllers wanted to keep ... |
| ChildreNiños Bilingual Education to offer free family seminars Posted: 28 Jun 2011 05:03 PM PDT A College Station nonprofit organization devoted to healthy child care is offering free seminars for expecting moms and families interested in learning new techniques and activities for their children. ChildreNiños Bilingual Education on Th ... |
| Mike Sherman named as A&M summer commencement speaker Posted: 28 Jun 2011 05:03 PM PDT Eagle Staff Report Texas A&M's head football coach will serve as the university's summer commencement speaker. Mike Sherman is set to speak at 5:30 p.m. Aug. 11 in Rudder Auditorium. The event is free and open to the public. About 1,800 student ... |
| Dates changed for local TAKS retesting Posted: 28 Jun 2011 05:03 PM PDT Eagle Staff ReportTesting dates have changed for Bryan students needing to retake one or more parts of the TAKS test.Any Bryan, Rudder or Bryan Collegiate high school students or MC Harris student who has not passed all parts of the Exit Level TAKS o ... |
| Senate panel passes Libya resolution Posted: 28 Jun 2011 05:02 PM PDT WASHINGTON -- A Senate panel voted Tuesday to give President Barack Obama limited authority to continue the U.S. military operation against Libya, exposing deep divisions in Congress over the commander in chief's actions. Just three days after the Ho ... |
| A&M student pulled from on-campus pool Posted: 28 Jun 2011 05:02 PM PDT Eagle Staff Report A Texas A&M student was taken to College Station Medical Center on Tuesday after being pulled out of an on-campus pool. Sgt. Allan Baron, a spokesman for the University Police Department, said the student was swimming in the ... |
| Posted: 28 Jun 2011 05:02 PM PDT WASHINGTON -- The world's climate is not only continuing to warm, it's adding heat-trapping greenhouse gases even faster than in the past, researchers said Tuesday. Indeed, the global temperature has been warmer than the 20th century average every ... |
| 46 injured after protests turn violent in Greece Posted: 28 Jun 2011 05:00 PM PDT ATHENS, Greece -- Hours of rioting outside Greece's parliament left 46 people injured Tuesday, on the eve of a vote by lawmakers to adopt more painful austerity measures -- a condition for bailout funds needed to prevent a potentially disastrous defa ... |
| Texas lawmakers pass education cuts Posted: 28 Jun 2011 05:02 PM PDT AUSTIN -- The Texas Legislature on Tuesday approved a budget bill that cuts $4 billion from public schools and legislation to reform the state's hurricane insurance association. After the votes, the Senate called it quits on the 30-day special se ... |
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