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Crime & Courts

In the wake of a fallen Harris County deputy, the Deputy Darren Almendarez Act was enacted to combat a surging nationwide crisis: catalytic converter theft. Now, those caught can be charged with up to a first-degree felony.

New Texas law makes catalytic converter theft a felony, imposing harsher penalties

Ana Renfroe June 7, 2023

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott signed S.B. 224 into law on Monday, May 29, to address the rising number of catalytic converter thefts statewide. The law went into effect on the same day. The bipartisan bill,...

A police car stands on the perimeter of White Creek Apartments blocking the entrance on Thursday, June 1, 2023.

All clear: no suspicious devices found after bomb threats

By Jack Lee June 1, 2023

A Code Maroon message was sent out on Thursday, June 1 at 1:15 p.m. alerting the campus community of a bomb threat at White Creek Apartments. All residents are asked to evacuate immediately, with the community...

Elizabeth Holmes’ scandal-ridden saga has made headlines nationwide as her “revolutionary” company Theranos fell apart around her. Now, she begins her 11-year prison sentence in Bryan at the all-female Federal Prison Camp. 

Elizabeth Holmes, former Theranos CEO, begins prison term in Bryan

Nicholas Gutteridge May 31, 2023

After being convicted on four charges of conspiracy and fraud in 2022, former Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes began an 11-year sentence at the all-female Federal Prison Camp in Bryan on Tuesday, May 30,...

On Wednesday, Aug. 16, UPD Chief Mike Johnson said the A&M University Police will no longer be arresting individuals with less than two ounces of marijuana.

Cannabis advocacy group ‘Decriminalize College Station’ is collecting signatures for a petition to decriminalize marijuana locally

Decriminalize College Station is a student group collecting signatures for a petition that would decriminalize marijuana in College Station. The group started collecting signatures on April 20 and has...

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