College Station ISD trustees will consider a pilot program at their Oct. 20 meeting to have district central office administrators serve as substitute teachers on campuses.

The details: The agenda calls for trustees to consider and possibly take action on developing and implementing a program inspired by El Paso ISD. Board members proposed the idea at their Sept. 15 workshop, which is now being formally proposed, though action is not guaranteed to be taken.

Also on the agenda:

• Custodial pay increase: Trustees will consider a $1-per-hour raise for custodial employees and a matching adjustment to the custodial pay scale.

• New Agriculture Center equipment: Trustees will consider a $120,449 purchase of agricultural equipment for the district’s new Agriculture Center using 2023 bond funds.

• 2026 property tax levy: The board will consider a resolution authorizing the district’s 2026 property tax levy.

Bryan-College Station will have lots of single-lane and exit ramp closures for the 'Big 6' construction from Oct. 19-23.

What you need to know:

• Oct. 20-22: Single-lane closure of northbound frontage road from Switch Station to Harvey roads, 7:30 p.m.-6:30 a.m.

• Oct. 23: Northbound Texas Avenue exit ramp closure, 7:30 p.m.-6:30 a.m.

A new eight-unit apartment complex development from Arete Development Partners is headed to South Bryan soon.

The gist: According to Zillow, the 8,276-square-foot lot sits in the Bryan Midtown Railyard District and is zoned for residential use by the city of Bryan. According to a Facebook post, the development company closed on the property in the Subar subdivision in late September.

Arete said it is excited to continue investing in the growth of the Bryan-College Station community and is glad to bring another project to life.

Stay tuned: According to the Facebook post, there is no current timeline for the complex’s opening, but Arete said for residents to “stay tuned” for more updates.

• Land sale completed Sept. 24

• 1809 S. College Ave., Bryan

As Election Day nears, candidates seeking to represent Texas in the U.S. Senate are raising—and spending—large sums of money, their campaign finance reports show.

The details: Candidates and political action committees, or PACs, involved in federal races had until midnight Oct. 15 to submit reports detailing their fundraising and spending from the third quarter of 2026—July 1 through Sept. 30.

• Democrat James Talarico raised $60.2 million and spent $67.2 million, according to his campaign finance report.

• Republican Ken Paxton, the state's current attorney general, reported raising $10.2 million and spending $7.1 million

• Libertarian Ted Brown's campaign finance report shows he raised about $5,208 and spent $3,410

Preparing for the polls: Early voting in Texas' midterm election runs from Oct. 19-30, and Election Day is Nov. 3.

Texans can view a personalized sample ballot with information about dozens of candidates and local propositions at communityimpact.com/voter-guide.