Updated: 1:31 PM University police are ready for students to return to campus. This year, police will have a greater presence on campus through the COPS program.

Updated: 9:31 PM According to some residents in Burleson County, the stray animal population is out of control. One resident even opened her home to more than 50 stray animals.

Updated: 12:00 AM Opinions on the Israeli pullout from Gaza have been mixed. We spoke with one of the most prominent religious leaders in the community about the historic event. This is Rabbi Peter Tarlow in his own words.

Updated: 9:37 PM The second special session of the summer has concluded and lawmakers have still not come to a conclusion on the school finance issue. However, the session was not a total waste of time according to Senator Steve Ogden.

Updated: 9:10 PM An annual ranking of universities has Texas A&M near the top of the leaderboard. US News and World Report examines academic excellence at over 400 universities across the country.

Posted: 4:56 PM Police are on the lookout for a 22-year-old who may be behind more than two dozen Bryan burglaries since the beginning of August.

Updated: 11:39 PM Another semester of college is about to begin and the first challenge for some students may be paying for their textbooks. A new study finds that the price of books is sky rocketing.

Updated: 3:55 PM A fugitive from Pennsylvania wanted for a murder parole violation has been arrested by College Station police.

Updated: 10:17 PM A rash of West Nile cases have been found in Bryan and College Station. There are seven new cases, the majority in south Bryan.

Updated: 12:50 AM From 2001 to 2004, violent crime in Bryan has doubled. Aggravated assault cases are growing steadily. And Bryan PD wants to curb the trend. Their first step is reaching out to residents.

Updated: 9:08 PM A recent study cited College Station as having the most undervalued homes in the country. The study found homes in the area were 19 percent below the national average.

Updated: 5:56 PM A judge refuses to lower the bond of a Bryan man accused of capital murder.

Updated: 8:15 PM It's the first week of school in Bryan and College Station and authorities say some motorists still aren't obeying the rules of school zones. And the number of tickets given this school year is on its way to being higher than last year.

Updated: 11:00 AM The man whose ruling has made headlines and changed lives in Hearne and Mumford is no stranger to controversy. A look at the career of District Court Judge William Wayne Justice.

Updated: 7:47 PM The woman struck by a car near Caldwell last Friday has been upgraded to stable condition.

Updated: 6:33 PM Round 2 of a battle over signs between the city of Bryan and the Coalition for Life is decided.

Updated: 10:37 PM The latest computer virus has infected computers running Microsoft operating systems, Windows 2000 users are the most seriously affected.

Updated: 8:23 PM The first day back to school on Wednesday was without incident for Hearne students. Despite the ongoing transfer debate, parents say it's time to move on to a fresh, new start.

Updated: 5:45 PM Texas Governor Rick Perry's only daughter has decided to follow in her father's footsteps. Sydney Perry will be attending Texas A&M University this fall.

Updated: 9:10 PM Texas A&M officials believe experience with one Bush Library will help land another. The school says the competition for the current president's library will be hot and heavy, but they're in it to win it.

Updated: 8:45 PM Blinn College, in Brenham, will have to vote again to lower its tax rate for the coming year.

Updated: 2:48 AM Race relations remain an often unspoken undertone in the Hearne-Mumford battle. Parents say this latest issue has no black or white answer.

Updated: 2:48 AM Tuesday was the first day of school for Bryan and College Station students and for many of them, the best part about it was getting new clothes. But if kids are vying for best dressed, they need to know what's hip in this year's back-to-school-style.

Updated: 10:32 AM The Brazos Valley Arts Council is slated to receive money from College Station budget this year. But an endless meeting Monday evening has changed the way they and other agencies go about asking for their share.

Updated: 8:34 PM Although an official plan for the George W. Bush Presidential Library isn't approved yet, organizers did leak some details Monday of their upcoming proposal to make Bryan College Station its' home.