By Jeremy Osborne, Chair of the Board for the Greater Brazos Valley PartnershipBy Jeremy Osborne Each year, thousands of graduates leave Texas A&M equipped with the skills to build companies, advance industries, and contribute to growing economies. The question for Bryan–College Station is not whether we can produce talent—it is whether we can create the conditions that keep it here. In today’s economy, those conditions begin with infrastructure.Robust broadband connectivity

There is a debate going on in College Station about the city’s efforts to get a handle on the placement and expansion of commercial “short-term rentals” (aka, STRs, AirBNBs, VRBO’s, Bed & Breakfasts, game-day rentals, party houses, etc.) in our residential neighborhoods. This debate has led to a considerable amount of misinterpretation of standing law, the intent of registering these commercial entities, and the future development of more rental “products” in our city. From

During participation in one of the focus group forums for the Comprehensive Plan review, it was noted the original plan had been amended multiple times. If a "plan" has been changed so often, then perhaps it was poorly designed or, worse still, it was being ignored by our elected leaders and staff. So we looked into it - how many times had the plan been revised? Below are screenshots of spreadsheets summarizing 85 amendments to the Comprehensive Plan. In addition, there have

Information shown in this post is summarized and taken from the City of College Station 2018 Existing Conditions Report . This report is updated every five years, and for the 2018 report, covered the period 2013 to 2017. ​ PUBLIC FACILITIES OVERVIEW The city plans, maintains and invests in the infrastructure, facilities, services, personnel, and equipment required to meet projected needs and opportunities to accommodate growth. This section includes updated information regard

Information shown in this post is summarized and taken from the City of College Station 2018 Existing Conditions Report . This report is updated every five years, and for the 2018 report, covered the period 2013 to 2017. ​ TOP 10 EMPLOYERS IN BRAZOS COUNTY IN 2017 (listed alphabetically) Blinn College Bryan ISD CHI St. Joseph’s Regional Hospital College Station ISD HEB Grocery Reynolds & Reynolds Sanderson Farms Texas A&M Health Science Center Texas A&M University Walmart/Sam

Information shown in this post is summarized and taken from the City of College Station 2018 Existing Conditions Report . This report is updated every five years, and for the 2018 report, covered the period 2013 to 2017. By Justin Golbalai, Planning Administrator, City of College Station ​ 2009-2030 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN MISSION STATEMENT College Station, home of Texas A&M University, will remain a vibrant, forward thinking, knowledge-based community that promotes the highest qu

Information shown in this post is summarized and taken from the City of College Station 2018 Existing Conditions Report . This report is updated every five years, and for the 2018 report, covered the period 2013 to 2017. CITY GROWTH AND ANNEXATION Properties in the city limits are subject to zoning, which regulates land use, lot dimensions, and building form. The city continues to offer development agreements according to the Texas Local Government Code to the property owne