Updated: 4:08 PM The separation of church and state is seemingly always being discussed. In College Station, the government has chosen to start their meetings in a very common way, but one which some religious leaders aren't willing to participate in.
Updated: 9:19 PM A new study examines just how much sexual content there is on television these days. Parents might not be too happy with the results. Local experts examine the findings.
Updated: 7:22 PM The final resting place for some has become an eye-sore to others. The Grandview cemetery in Bryan has been neglected for years. But one man is on a mission to keep it clean.
Updated: 5:57 PM Besides going in person or watching them on television, there's now a new way to see College Station's meetings. Starting this week, the city will stream their Channel 19 programming live on the city's website.
Updated: 10:34 PM You can now call Nick Pappas a former member of the Bryan Fire Department. His 25-year tenure with the organization is over as he remains embroiled in a major sex scandal.
Updated: 12:42 AM Several things can cause the justice system to slow down, but county officials are hoping jury selection isn't one of them. Over the past few years several mistrials have been declared because only a small number of potential jurors showed up.
Updated: 8:06 AM It's news that has shocked the city of Bryan. One of their finest firemen is accused of something no one would expect of him. Nick Pappas returned to Bryan Wednesday, but will have to head back to San Antonio to face a major charge.
Updated: 12:53 AM The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Wednesday refused to reconsider a lower ruling that overturned the capital murder convictions of Andrea Yates.
Updated: 9:52 PM An anonymous author once wrote, "When the world says, 'Give up,' hope whispers, 'Try it one more time.'" There have been plenty of times where Christopher Ragan could have given up, but he has always stayed true to his goals.
Updated: 8:55 AM A state constitutional ban on same-sex marriage championed by Republican Governor Rick Perry and social conservatives won overwhelming voter approval Tuesday.
Updated: 9:27 PM Opening arguments were set to begin Tuesday in the Chad Davis capital murder trial. Davis is charged with planning the murder of Tommy Andrade in the summer of 2003. But the trial didn't begin as planned.
Updated: 10:32 AM Texans were deciding the fate Tuesday of nine proposed state constitutional amendments, with most interest centered on a ban of same-sex marriage.
Updated: 12:27 AM Annoyed neighbors of a North Bryan race track made their voices heard in court Monday afternoon. The civil trial against Hot Rod Hill began in 361st District Court.
Updated: 9:10 PM Avoiding accidents is what College Station has in mind with a public meeting Tuesday, with the discussion revolving around one particularly busy street.
Updated: 12:31 AM A month removed from Brenham's first murder since 2003, police now believe they know the shooter. As a result, there's a warrant out for Andre Williams of Old Washington.
Updated: 11:55 PM It's a tale of money and murder with more twists than a Hollywood movie. But those are the two main components of a court case that begins Tuesday.
Updated: 6:46 PM As the demographics of Bryan change, so do the ways the city's police protect and serve. Now the department has a new training program that will help officers better serve one group in particular.
Updated: 11:59 PM A new train exhibit tracks its way to the George Bush President Library and Museum. News 3 was there for all the bells and whistles of opening day.
Updated: 10:03 PM HOUSTON (AP) - The U.S. Marshals service says they have
captured escaped convicted killer Charles Victor Thompson in
Shreveport. Marianne Matus with the U.S. Marshals Service said Thompson was in custody, but did not provide any additional details.
Updated: 9:59 PM Two people are dead after unrelated accidents around the Brazos Valley Sunday. The first happened in Houston County about 3 p.m., 16.5 miles east of Crockett. The second accident happened shortly after 4 p.m. in Madison County.
Updated: 9:54 PM Authorities say they believe the deaths of a retired Conroe husband and wife resulted from a murder-suicide. Fred Hart, 66, and his wife Julia, 65, were found dead Saturday.
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