College Station Lions Club member A.C. Vinzant unwraps Christmas trees at the group's tree lot on Texas Avenue on Friday. The lot is open on weekends from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. and on weekdays from 4 p.m. to 9 p.m. Proceeds from sales go to charities such as Phoebe's Home, Twin City Mission, the Lions Eye Bank and others. The lot is at 2528 Texas Ave. in College Station.
Samuel Rodriguez II, 24, is charged with aggravated robbery, a first-degree felony punishable by up to 99 years in prison.
Police said one suitcase contained about $400 in $20 bills in an exterior compartment, and a second suitcase had a vacuum-sealed bag that contained clothes with large amounts of cash folded up inside the shirts.
He is charged with murder, a first-degree felony punishable by up to 99 years in prison. He remains in the Brazos County Jail on $500,000 bond.
He is charged with burglary of a habitation with intent to commit other felony, assault family violence bodily injury with a previous conviction, and interference with an emergency call.
The project is coming to a close after years of fundraising for scholarships through the sale of live oak seedlings raised from Century Tree acorns.
The incident began Thursday morning after a man shot at an officer responding to a civil disturbance, authorities said.
A mix of freezing rain, sleet and snow created slick roads, widespread power outages and record low temperatures around the Brazos Valley on M…
College Station Mayor Karl Mooney said he would be inclined to “follow the governor’s lead” if Abbott made such a decision, with Brazos County Judge Duane Peters and Bryan Mayor Andrew Nelson expressing similar sentiments.
Local public health experts say mask use has been a proven tactic in mitigating the spread of the virus.
A GoFundMe campaign to help cover medical and therapy costs for Brazos County Chief Deputy Constable Calder Lively had raised more than $30,000 on Sunday.
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