College Station ISD’s board of trustees will meet April 21 to approve several technology and classroom equipment purchases funded through voter-approved funds, according to its meeting agenda. The board will also be reviewing campus updates.

The gist: Several agenda items involve classroom technology upgrades, funded through the district’s 2021 and 2023 bond programs. Proposed purchases include:

• $263,762 in district management technology
• $826,748 in audiovisual equipment at A&M Consolidated and College Station high schools, as well as career and technical classrooms and arena

• Submitting a carryover request of $190,000 in unused Head Start fundsunused Head Start funds
• Approving athletic supplies and services for the 2026-27 school year
• Accepting donations
• Approving a right-of-way easement agreement with the city of Bryan for the CTE Center

Brazos County commissioners will meet April 21 to consider nearly $7.8 million in funding transfers to support local hospitals and Medicaid-related health programs. They will also consider infrastructure, public safety and development items.

What you need to know: The largest agenda items involve two intergovernmental transfers to the Texas HHS Commission.

Commissioners will consider approving:

• Up to $779,926 for the Hospital Augmented Reimbursement Program
• Up to $7 million for the ATLIS for Client Health Outcomes program

• Consider participation in a new national opioid settlement agreement
• Review a recount audit from the March 2026 primary election
• Consider approval for the Public Defenders Office to apply for Texas Indigent Defense Commission grants

Here are five stories to catch up on the news from the Bryan-College Station area during the week of April 13-17.

• City of Bryan moves forward with $7.4M animal shelter project

• Bryan City Council approves Made Well House rezoning after continued debate

• Texas A&M names Susan Ballabina sole finalist for university president

• EARLY LOOK: New $25M TEEX training complex aims to transform public safety prep in Texas

• More than a shelter: Aggieland Humane Society provides safety net for local pets

Thousands of students who live in the Greater Houston area public school boundaries are attending another district or a charter school during the 2025-26 school year, with Houston, Alief and Fort Bend ISDs seeing the highest numbers, according to Texas Education Agency data released March 5.

The overview: Community Impact reviewed TEA data from the 2025-26 school year to determine the number of students departing public school districts and where they were transferring. 

By the numbers: The data from 28 Greater Houston school districts shows the ones with the highest transfer numbers were:

• Houston ISD with 60,430 net transfers out

• Alief ISD with 10,629 net transfers out

• Fort Bend ISD with 9,197 net transfers out

• Cypress-Fairbanks ISD with 7,075 net transfers out

• Aldine ISD with 6,620 net transfers out

Also of note: The data also shows some school districts saw a net increase in enrollment from transfers in 2025-26, including Deer Park, Friendswood, Galena Park and Montgomery ISDs.