Updated: 7:52 AM In the midst of a school finance crisis in Texas, Governor Rick Perry told an education summit that the state's record on reforming education is the best in the country.

Updated: 7:50 AM Officials are citing a couple of reasons why Hurricane Katrina evacuee children now living in Texas scored so much lower on statewide testing than Texas children.

Updated: 7:45 AM A Brazos County grand jury has indicted a Bryan man believed to be involved in a Halloween shooting.

Posted: 7:42 AM Joseph Jenkins of College Station is awaiting his sentencing after he was found guilty of breaking into an apartment and shooting a man several times.

Updated: 9:10 PM Texas A&M's Board of Regents is back to work, and the big topic of discussion is tuition. A pair of prominent schools in the system made their proposals on raises Thursday, but also showed frustration with the current trend.

Posted: 5:28 PM A skunk found in College Station has tested positive for rabies. The animal was found in the 3800 block of Westfield Drive, in south College Station on Friday.

Updated: 5:11 PM DPS is still investigating an accident on Highway 6 that killed 2 drivers and closed part of the highway for more than 8 hours.

Posted: 4:55 PM The United States Postal Service is trying to get more efficient. They're currently conducting a study in the Bryan area to re-examine its processing and distribution network. But their aim at efficiency could mean delays for you.

Updated: 8:02 AM Exxon Mobil is requesting a temporary halt in production at a Venezuelan oil field.

Updated: 8:00 AM Handrails that are used for anchoring spacewalkers at the space station are being tested to ensure safety for future spacewalkers. US spacewalks are on hold until the issue is resolved.

Updated: 10:26 AM A coaltion of civil rights groups is calling for education improvement to take priority over lower taxes in Texas.

Updated: 8:53 AM Texas A&M students will have an opportunity to voice their opinions on a proposed tuition hike for next fall at a public hearing set for 10:00am Thursday.

Updated: 12:18 PM An elderly College Station couple was killed Wednesday night in a collision on Greens Prairie Road and Highway 30.

Updated: 10:28 AM The David Barron-J.D. Langley race for 85th District Court got even uglier Wednesday night. The candidates squared off in what may have been one of the most vicious debates in recent local history.

Posted: 8:52 PM A College Station pet store owner feels vindicated after a judge's decision to return his animals. 23 year old Justin Sitz, owner of The Puppy Store in Post Oak Mall had all of his animals seized Saturday. But Wednesday a judge ruled that nearly all be returned.

Posted: 5:41 PM One day after UPN-BCS was launched, it was announced that UPN would be no more by the fall. Now, a new merged network will call KBTX's second station home.

Posted: 4:41 PM The 13-month-old baby sexually assaulted earlier this month will remain in foster care for now. At a custody hearing Wednesday it was decided the child and her two siblings would not be given back to their mother and visitation would be prohibited until therapy.

Updated: 6:00 PM KBTX-News 3 will host a live telecast Friday, March 24 from 5:00-6:00 pm at Wings n More on University Drive featuring Texas A&M Men’s Basketball Coach Billy Gillispie and Texas A&M Women’s Basketball Coach Gary Blair.

Updated: 9:10 PM Researchers at Texas A&M University have successfully "knocked down" the expression of possible disease-causing genes in a cloned goat fetus, perhaps paving the way for breeding disease resistance in other animals, including those with Mad Cow Disease.

Updated: 7:58 AM Wal-Mart has issued a recall on love seats and porch rocking chairs which could pose a falling hazard for owners.

Updated: 4:16 PM 29th street in Bryan will no longer be the only Brazos County address for the St. Joseph Regional Health Center hospital. Plans unveiled Wednesday detail major expansion on the south side of College Station.

Updated: 7:56 AM A Lubbock man is set to be executed Wednesday night for the 1997 beating death of a toddler.

Updated: 7:53 AM With the evacuation of Hurricane Rita fresh on his mind, Governor Rick Perry has ordered state officials to rethink the way to get people out of harm's way in the event of a future emergency.

Updated: 7:50 AM A new report finds public colleges are educating a greater number of students now with less money than they used to.

Updated: 9:45 AM Brazos County Commissioners are looking for new ways to handle animal control issues in the county.