An Amazon delivery station is officially operating in Bryan. The site is already processing thousands of packages per day as part of Amazon's "last-mile" delivery network, which is said to be the final step that brings orders to customers' doors.

The gist: Mayor Bobby Gutierrez joined company representatives for a ribbon cutting at the roughly 90,000-square-foot facility along Mumford Road, according to an April 24 Facebook post by the city.

Delivery stations receive packages from larger Amazon fulfillment and sorting centers before they are organized for local delivery routes. The Bryan location is expected to improve delivery speeds across Aggieland and surrounding communities while supporting new employment opportunities.

Gutierrez said the project reinforces the city's role as a growing logistics hub within the Texas Triangle.

How we got here: Plans for Amazon to come to Bryan were first announced in September 2025. The city cited population growth and regional demands as reasons for Amazon to expand operations in the area.

New shared housing in College Station will now be limited to specific zoning districts after City Council approved ordinance changes in compliance with Senate Bill 1567.

In a nutshell: SB 1567 prohibits Texas cities from regulating how many unrelated people may live together based on family status. College Station redefined shared housing as a "congregate living facility" and removed family-based language from its long-held "no more than 4" ordinance.

Explained: Under the approved ordinance, shared housing will be permitted only in designated zoning districts, including:

• Middle housing
• Multifamily
• Mixed-use
• Planned mixed-use
• R-4 and R-6 multifamily
• Wolf Pen Creek

Roadwork continues on the "Big 6" project along Hwy. 6 in College Station, with nightly lane closures scheduled throughout the week of April 26.

What you need to know: Nightly closures are expected for Texas Avenue.

• April 27-30: Full closure from Harvey Road to Texas Avenue, 8:30 p.m.-6:30 a.m.
  • Southbound mainlanes between Harvey Road and Texas Avenue will be fully closed each night.

• April 29: Exit ramp closure at northbound Texas Avenue, 7:30 p.m.-6:30 a.m.
  • The Texas Avenue/Business 6 off-ramp will be closed to remove the overhead sign structure. Traffic will still be able to access Texas Avenue at Southwest Parkway.
• April 30: Ramp closures, 7:30 p.m.-6:30 a.m.
  • Southbound entrance ramp north of Harvey Road and Southwest and Harvey Mitchell parkways

Over 130 Central Texas residents and visitors died over the July 4 weekend as an intense rainstorm and flooding swept through the region. Among them were 28 deaths at Camp Mystic: 25 young campers, two 18-year-old counselors and Richard "Dick" Eastland, the camp's executive director.

The private Christian girls camp has been under scrutiny for the actions camp leaders took to attempt to save campers in cabins near the Guadalupe River.

What's happening: During the second day of public hearings April 28, a panel of lawmakers investigating the July 4 flood was scheduled to hear testimony from:

• The Eastland family, which owns and operates Camp Mystic

• The head of the Texas Division of Emergency Management

• Leaders from the Texas Department of State Health Services

• Flood victims' families

• The parents of some campers who survived the flood