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Historic Astin Mansion hosts community yard sale
BRYAN, Texas (KBTX) -Astin Mansion, a historic wedding and event venue in Bryan, opened its doors to the community this weekend with a yard sale. Event organizers say the sale was to clear out storage spaces and closets, offering a variety of items at great prices. “We decided to have...
North Carolina coach Mack Brown proclaims that Texas A&M coach Mike Elko ‘lied’ at Duke
North Carolina football head coach Mack Brown may be turning 73 years old next month but his memory is apparently stronger than ever. Brown took a shot at Texas A&M football head coach Mike Elko at the 2024 ACC Football Kickoff last week in Charlotte “Coach Elko said ‘I’ll be at Duke longer than Mack will be at Carolina,’” Brown recalled Thursday. “I called him when he went out to A&M and said ‘OK, you lied.’ He said ‘Well, I didn’t think I was gonna (leave).’ I said ‘Yeah, I got it. I hear all that.’” To be fair, Elko was in Durham for only two seasons, so he has a point. However, Brown of all people can’t fault Elko. Especially since Brown left his first stint with the Tar Heels after 10 years to become leader of the Longhorns in 1997. With the College Football Playoff expanding to 12 teams this season, perhaps Elko will get the opportunity to silence Brown in the postseason later this year. Contact/Follow us @AggiesWire on X and like our page on Facebook to follow ongoing coverage of Texas A&M news, notes and opinions. Follow Shaun on Twitter: @Shaun_Holkko.
21 Aggies are representing Texas A&M at 2024 Summer Olympic Games in Paris
Texas A&M Athletics are being represented on the world’s biggest stage over the next few weeks as 21 Aggies compete in the Summer Olympic Games hosted in Paris, France. 2024 marks the fifth consecutive Olympics that have included at least 17 athletes or coaches with ties to College Station. Two current students and one coach represent Texas A&M in this year’s games: senior swimmer Aviv Barzelay, freshman diver Jaxon Bowshire and women’s basketball head coach Joni Taylor. Ten Aggies are competing in track & field, six in swimming, two in diving and tennis, respectively, and one in basketball. The track & field athletes are: Bryce Deadmon, Lamara Distin, Fred Kerley, Shamier Little, Maggie Malone-Hardin, Brandon Miller, Tahar Triki, Lindon Victor, Jacob Wooten and Charokee Young. The swimmers are: Barzelay, Shaine Casas, McKenna DeBever, Béryl Gastaldello, Sydney Pickrem and Jing Wen Quah. The divers are: Bowshire and Kurtis Mathews. The tennis players are: Hady Habib and Austin Krajicek. Eleven countries are represented by Texas A&M: United States, Australia, Jamaica, Algeria, Canada, France, Grenada, Israel, Lebanon, Peru and Singapore. Contact/Follow us @AggiesWire on X and like our page on Facebook to follow ongoing coverage of Texas A&M news, notes and opinions. Follow Shaun on Twitter: @Shaun_Holkko.
2026 4-star LB out of Cleveland (OH) recently visited Texas AM
Texas A&M football’s 2024 fall training camp is set to begin on Wednesday, July 31, as new head coach Mike Elko’s inaugural season is just 34 days away, as the Aggies will kick off the season against Notre Dame on Saturday, August 31. On the recruiting trail, it was another busy weekend amid the annual recruiting pool party. In contrast, several high-priority prospects in the 2025 and 2026 recruiting cycles visited later in the week, including 2025 5-star safety Trey McNutt. While the list of visitors is long, 2026 4-star linebacker, Cincere Johnson was one of the rising defensive prospects to make...
Paris 2024: Texas A&M athletes aim for Olympic glory
COLLEGE STATION, Texas (KBTX) -Texas A&M is looking to make a strong showing at the 2024 Paris Olympics with 24 former and current athletes competing. Among them is Maggie Malone-Hardin, who is making her third Olympic appearance in the javelin. Malone-Hardin holds the American record in javelin and has earned...
WATCH LIVE: Biden lays out Supreme Court plan at Civil Rights Act commemoration
President Joe Biden is delivering remarks at the LBJ Presidential Library in Austin, Texas, to mark the 60th anniversary of the Civil Rights Act. Enacted under President Lyndon Johnson, the Civil Rights Act of 1964 outlaws discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, or national origin. CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE […]
East Coast airline to end SA flights and exit city
SAN ANTONIO – JetBlue Airways Corp. is grounding its Alamo City operations. The Long Island-based carrier plans to exit the market, ending nonstop flights to Boston and New York City in late October. The airline’s planned departure comes roughly three years after JetBlue launched nonstop flights from San Antonio...
American Welding & Gas Acquires Speed Industrial Gas
American Welding & Gas has acquired a Central Texas counterpart, company officials announced. The North Carolina-based distributor of industrial gases, along with welding and safety products, said the addition of Speed Industrial Gas would bolster its operations in a rapidly growing region, as well as align with its AWG and Coastal Welding Supply locations across Texas and Louisiana.
BURTON HIGH SCHOOL HIRES MORRIS TO BE NEW HEAD TRACK COACH
Burton has also announced the hiring of Jayla Morris to be the new Head Track Coach, and Assistant Volleyball Coach at the High School. She will also be the Head Volleyball Coach for the Burton Junior High School. Morris is a 2019 graduate of Yoakum High School. She ran track,...
KSAT announces changes to Good Morning San Antonio lineup
SAN ANTONIO – KSAT is thrilled to announce exciting changes headed to Good Morning San Antonio. Starting Monday, Aug. 5, Japhanie Gray will co-host GMSA on weekday mornings from 5-7 a.m. with traffic anchor RJ Marquez and meteorologist Justin Horne. She will join Stephanie Serna and Horne for GMSA...
Downloadable 2024 Texas Longhorns football schedule
The 2024 college football season is almost here, which means it is time to get ready to root your Texas Longhorns on as they join a new conference. The SEC will bring plenty of challenges to the Forty Acres but it also brings some high-profile matchups both at home and on the road.
South Korean company plans to invest $175 million in new plant in Taylor to supply Samsung
A South Korean company that makes materials for semiconductors is investing $175 million in a new plant in Taylor, officials said. Soulbrain TX LLC plans to start building the 60,000-square-foot plant to produce phosphoric acid on Jan. 1, 2025, said Ben White, president of the Taylor Economic Development Corp. ...
Report: Austin-area retail market healthiest in Texas due to high demand, low new supply
Hearing real estate brokers talk about the strong demand for retail space in the Austin area is like listening to real estate agents talk about the bidding wars during the frenzy of the pandemic-era housing market. "With so much demand for retail, every space that comes available is extremely competitive, therefore driving rents...
Water contamination concerns spark pushback against quarry construction above Edwards Aquifer
Milann Guckian has one well on her property just north of New Braunfels. "This is all I only my only source of water. That's it," Milann said about the small pump and the nearby reservoir. Just 350 feet from her front door, she says a threat to her well and livelihood could soon move in: a quarry. Milann worries it could contaminate her water.
Audit finds gender disparities in city hiring
A report released earlier this month by the Office of the City Auditor found that women are still underrepresented in the city workforce as city agencies work to improve their gender gap in hiring. A 2021 audit said that Austin “needs to be more deliberate in its pursuit of a...
Unfortunate Bulls revelation almost guarantees good news for Spurs
The San Antonio Spurs' roster appears to be set after filling the last of their 15-man roster as well as the three two-way spots. With the Spurs summer seemingly complete, fans are probably looking forward to the beginning of training camp and the preseason. However, for Spurs fans who have been keeping up with the Chicago Bulls' off-season, they should like what they see.
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