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The Texas A&M School of Public Health and the Brazos County Health District announced a partnership meant to give students field experience, train district staff and expand health programs for Brazos Valley residents.
Janet Dudding still leads Rep. Paul Dyson by 315 votes as Brazos County reviews 164 mail ballots and roughly 150 provisionals ahead of a Nov. 10 final count and Nov. 13 canvass.
Groups that want a spot in the College Station Christmas Parade have until Friday, Nov. 6, to register. Entry is free, a participant meeting is set for Nov. 16, and the parade steps off at 4 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 5.
Texas A&M students, faculty and research will get $14 million across five years from Los Alamos National Laboratory via the TALENT partnership, including $3.3 million in 2026, Texas A&M Engineering said.
Researchers at Texas A&M University and Rice University discovered that diamond composites transform into graphite within microseconds of hypersonic impact, a finding that could inform the design of protective materials for defense and aerospace applications.
The DARPA Triage Challenge systems finals run Nov. 5-13 at Disaster City near College Station, where 10 teams will send drones and ground robots to find and assess simulated casualties. Awards are Nov. 13.
Texas A&M researchers report that a glucose-sensing material costing about one-tenth as much as the one used before performed comparably in lab tests of an injectable sensor still at the proof-of-concept stage.
Texas A&M AgriLife scientists are studying how temperature affects mealybug feeding behavior to help ranchers predict and manage infestations.
Brazos County's AgriLife Extension office opens a five-part home canning series Nov. 4 at $30 a class, and an Alzheimer's warning-signs lunch and learn on Nov. 6 requires a call by Thursday to hold a seat.
About 30 of roughly 70 Halloween weekend arrests in Brazos County were for public intoxication, with about 15 DWI cases and about 10 assaults, according to KBTX's review of police reports.
Brazos County ESD 1, which moved into the 15,638-square-foot Koppe Bridge Road station last December, invited the public to a grand opening fundraiser Monday. A Highway 6 station is due in late 2027.
A special College Station City Council meeting at 3 p.m. Friday lists four economic development agreements and two land matters for executive session, with any vote to be taken in public.
A vehicle struck a duplex and several parked cars on North Earl Rudder Freeway early Sunday, sparking fires that spread to a mobile home. No one was hurt, but three residents and two pets had to leave their home, Bryan Fire said.
The city’s third-largest park will dedicate over 60 acres to protected greenways and wildlife corridors.
Researchers will analyze parasite samples from Honduras to track outbreaks and assess drug resistance.
The museum's yearly live-action event runs Nov. 7-8, with gates at 9 a.m. and demonstrations 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Pre-sale for the first tank ride slots ends at midnight Friday, Nov. 6.
Aldersgate Church wants its 10-acre site at 2201 Earl Rudder Freeway South rezoned to General Commercial because day care is not allowed under its current zoning. Planners hold a hearing Thursday.
TxDOT will close all northbound Highway 6 main lanes between Harvey Mitchell Parkway and Harvey Road from 7:30 p.m. to 6:30 a.m. each night Sunday through Friday, sending drivers onto the frontage road.
Texas A&M says a review of conduct violations involving a few men's swimmers is complete and action was taken, without naming anyone. SwimSwam, which first reported it, says the violations were hazing-related.
Shemar Lakeith Darnell, 25, was convicted Wednesday of burglary of a habitation for a September 2019 break-in and sentenced by the same jury to 12 years and a $1,000 fine, the Brazos County DA's office said.
College Station Parks and Recreation will host two Friday-night campouts at the Gary Halter Nature Center. Spots are limited, the cost is $8 a person, and registration ends Nov. 4 for the first night.
