The Terafab microchip manufacturing facility could bring up to $2 billion in economic growth and impact to College Station, according to a study presented at the Sept. 10 College Station City Council meeting.

Zooming in: Data from the Greater Brazos Partnership shows several cities in Brazos and Grimes counties are expected to see growth within the next 15 years. College Station is highlighted as ready for the growth, possessing assets such as:

• Texas A&M talent and research ecosystem

• Existing housing and development pipeline

• Established hospitality capacity

• Existing retail and service economy

• Ability to recruit Terafab suppliers

The takeaway: The Terafab facility is scheduled to be completed sometime in the 2030s and is expected to be larger than 100 million square feet.

The city of College Station opened the new Fire Station No. 7 on Sept. 11, dedicating the opening ceremony to the first responders who died during the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks on the World Trade Center.

About the project: The 18,200-square-foot, $18 million facility took just over four years to construct and will help with EMS and fire-related calls citywide.

Zooming in: The new station features four drive-through bays and can house roughly 24 firefighters in a pod-style setting.

The facility includes:

• 12 dorm rooms and three officer quarters

• A full commercial kitchen, dining area and community room

• Fitness and training rooms

The impact: Fire Chief Richard Mann said the station is expected to serve the area for 50 years.

• Opened Sept. 11

• 2981 Greens Prairie Road, College Station

College Station’s inaugural Restaurant Week generated $58,595 in sales and raised $5,859.50 for the Brazos Valley Food Bank, Visit College Station announced Sept. 8.

About Restaurant week: The week-long event, held Aug. 24-30, featured eight local restaurants offering fixed-price, multi-course lunch and dinner menus.

The impact: 10% of participating restaurants’ sales went to the food bank to support hunger relief efforts across the Brazos Valley.

What's next: Visit College Station said it plans to build on the inaugural event’s success and bring Restaurant Week back next year.

Recent developments in the Bryan-College Station area include several business, budget and infrastructure updates:

• Kristen Distributing expands in north Bryan on 57 acres

• Bryan adopts proposed $569M city budget

• Asia Wok restaurant opens in College Station mall

• Additions, closures, rehabs: 6 Bryan-College Station road updates

• Bryan approves $13M in purchases for fiscal year 2027

Three candidates are running to lead the Texas General Land Office in the Nov. 3 election.

The overview: Democrat Benjamin Flores and Libertarian Neill Snider are challenging Republican incumbent Dawn Buckingham for the seat.

Buckingham ran uncontested in the March Republican primary, Community Impact reported, while Flores won the Democratic primary. Snider was selected as the Texas Libertarian Party's candidate during an April nominating convention.

The context: The state land commissioner manages 13 million acres of state lands, with duties such as allocating disaster recovery funds, leasing state lands to generate revenue for the Texas Permanent School Fund, preserving state landmarks such as The Alamo and overseeing several veterans programs.

Looking ahead: Early voting runs from Oct. 19-30 in the midterm election, and Election Day is Nov. 3.