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City, Roads & Planning
UPDATE
Demolition done at College and Chadbourne; utility and road base work under way
Roadway demolition at the College Avenue and Chadbourne Street intersection is complete, the city says in its October 9 construction update. Current work includes utility line and meter relocations and road base construction, and construction will start on the west side and move east in phases.
Crews found a Frontier Fiber vault in the intersection that will have to be lowered. The city says the unforeseen work should not affect the timeline, and the intersection is expected to be fully complete within the first week of December. After College, work moves to the 2nd Street intersection.
Chadbourne remains fully open from Beauregard to Harris and open to traffic from the south between Harris and College, with street lighting and the Harris intersection signals scheduled for October. San Angelo LIVE also reported on the update.
ONGOING
$20 million federal grant supports Christoval Road project beside Goodfellow
The city says the U.S. Department of Defense awarded $20 million through the Defense Community Infrastructure Program toward a $28.6 million transportation and utility project along the south side of Goodfellow Air Force Base, from Paint Rock Road to South Chadbourne Street. The city says the project is intended to improve mobility, safety, utilities and access while complementing TxDOT work on the corridor. The announcement does not provide a construction start date.
ONGOINGUNCONFIRMED
TxDOT overnight left-lane closures continue on West Loop 306
Not confirmed against the source as of October 15, 2026: that the lane closures did begin as set on Sunday, October 4, and are still continuing this week; the only source is TxDOT's October 2 announcement, reported by San Angelo LIVE, that they would begin October 4. Check the source before relying on it.
Intermittent closures of the inside lane of West Loop 306/Houston Harte Expressway for pavement restoration were set to begin Sunday, October 4, San Angelo LIVE reported. The Texas Department of Transportation schedules the left-lane closures Sunday through Thursday nights from 6:30 p.m. to 6:30 a.m.
TxDOT expects the project to be completed in winter 2026-27, weather permitting.
- Publication date: October 2, 2026
- Event date: From October 4, 2026; Sunday through Thursday nights
- Source: San Angelo LIVE
Public Safety & Courts
NEW
Flood watch covers Tom Green County from this afternoon through Friday morning
The National Weather Service in San Angelo has a flood watch for Tom Green County and much of west central Texas from Thursday afternoon until 7 a.m. Friday, October 16. The weather service says flash flooding is likely and considerable flash flooding is possible, and that low-water crossings, poor-drainage and urban areas, and creeks and streams may flood.
San Angelo LIVE reported that multiple rounds of storms could bring 1 to 3 inches of rain over much of the watch area, with localized totals up to 5 inches, followed by a strong cold front and highs in the 60s Friday and Saturday. The weather service urges drivers never to drive onto flooded roads.
Gov. Greg Abbott said Wednesday he had directed the Texas Division of Emergency Management to activate state emergency response resources for West Texas, including the Concho Valley, San Angelo LIVE reported. Road conditions are posted at DriveTexas.org.
BACKGROUND
February grant funded plans for police dispatch, records and cybersecurity
On February 27, 2026, the San Angelo Police Department announced $1,233,324 in federal Community Project Funding, secured by Congressman August Pfluger, for upgrades to its 911 dispatch and records-management systems, San Angelo LIVE reported. The announcement emphasized reliability, information sharing and cybersecurity. It does not establish that the upgrades have since been completed.
ONGOING
Safe Haven Baby Box is in service at Central Fire Station
San Angelo’s first Safe Haven Baby Box has been available at Central Fire Station, 306 W. 1st Street, since officials and community members blessed and unveiled it Monday, October 5, San Angelo LIVE reported. The organization says it is the 477th Safe Haven Baby Box in the nation and the 23rd in Texas.
During a demonstration, Safe Haven Baby Boxes founder Monica Kelsey said a parent places an unharmed newborn in a heated bassinet and closes the door, which sets off an alarm for firefighters inside the station, San Angelo LIVE reported. Firefighters then retrieve the infant, perform a medical assessment and take the baby to a hospital. Kelsey said parents may still walk into the station and hand a child to a person, and that community donations, not taxpayer dollars, covered the project.
Schools & Youth
NEW
San Angelo ISD breaks ground on new Glenn Middle School
San Angelo ISD broke ground on a new Glenn Middle School on Tuesday, October 13, beginning the replacement of a campus that opened in 1967. The district says more than 70 people attended, and Superintendent Christopher Moran said the new campus will offer more flexible learning spaces and improved safety.
San Angelo LIVE reported that Glenn is the largest project in the district’s voter-approved $397 million Bond 2025 program. The roughly 187,000-square-foot building will go up on the existing site under a $103.7 million guaranteed maximum price with Lee Lewis Construction, with completion targeted in 2028. Glenn serves about 1,200 students, the outlet reported.
- Publication date: October 13, 2026
- Event date: Groundbreaking October 13, 2026; completion targeted in 2028
- Sources: San Angelo ISD; San Angelo LIVE
NEW
SAISD immunization clinic set for Monday, October 19
San Angelo ISD and La Esperanza Clinic Pediatric Health hold an optional immunization clinic for students in kindergarten through 12th grade from 8 a.m. to noon Monday, October 19, in the Austin Professional Learning Center cafeteria, 700 N. Van Buren. No pre-registration is needed, and a parent or guardian must come with the student.
Families should bring insurance cards if the student is covered. Without insurance, the fee is $13.75 for one vaccine and $23.75 for two or more, and the district says shots can still be given if payment cannot be made. District staff will also be available to notarize state immunization exemption forms.
- Publication date: October 7, 2026
- Event date: October 19, 2026, 8 a.m. to noon
- Source: San Angelo ISD
NEW
Free College Application Week runs through Sunday
Texas residents can apply to Texas public colleges and universities without an undergraduate application fee through Sunday, October 18, using ApplyTexas. San Angelo ISD says applications must be submitted by 11:59 p.m. Central Time on October 18 to qualify for the waiver.
San Angelo LIVE reported that the waiver applies to first-time, transfer and returning students, and that applications started but not submitted by the deadline do not qualify. SAISD students with questions can contact their campus counselor.
ONGOING
Sarah Coakley will become Angelo State provost November 30
Angelo State appointed Sarah Coakley, previously provost and chief academic officer at Georgia Highlands College, as provost and vice president for academic affairs, effective November 30. The university says she will oversee six academic colleges and 25 academic departments, among other duties. She replaces Don Topliff, who served as provost from January 1, 2015, until his retirement earlier this year.
- Publication date: September 21, 2026
- Event date: Appointment effective November 30, 2026
- Last movement: September 21 announcement
- Source: new provost announcement
BACKGROUND
Angelo State named a Great College to Work For for the 12th straight year
Angelo State University has again been designated one of the nation’s “Great Colleges to Work For,” its 12th straight year on the list, San Angelo LIVE reported October 1. ASU is one of 76 institutions recognized nationally and one of 42 named to the 2026 Honor Roll. The ModernThink program is based mainly on employee survey feedback. ASU has about 1,000 employees, including more than 400 full- and part-time faculty.
Arts, Culture & Events
ONGOING
Library rocket build night is tonight; launch day is Saturday
Tom Green County Library’s West Texas Space Vaqueres hold a rocket build night for ages 8-99+ from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. tonight, Thursday, October 15, at the STEAM Central Makerspace in the Stephens Central Library, 33 W. Beauregard Ave. Launch day follows from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, October 17.
The schedule lists Eggemeyer Field, 10438 Hawk Ave., as the current launch site and advises checking the page or the group’s Facebook pages for weather-related cancellations, delays or reschedules.
ONGOING
Talks on Tap tonight; mural festival and museum Family Day Saturday downtown
Historic Downtown San Angelo lists a free Talks on Tap lecture on Gothic science from Frankenstein to Dracula, presented by Angelo State professor Allison Dushane, at 6:30 p.m. tonight, Thursday, October 15, at Zero One Taproom, 59 N. Koenigheim.
The second Visual Arts Capital of Texas Mural Festival runs from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday, October 17, at Art in Uncommon Places, 701 S. Irving St., where the public can watch 16 artists paint murals live. The San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts holds a free Family Day from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. the same day at 1 Love St., with an outdoor painting theme.
NEW
Angelo State’s free Fall Festival of Choirs is tonight
The Angelo State University Choral Program presents its free Fall Festival of Choirs at 7 p.m. tonight, Thursday, October 15, in the Elta Joyce Murphey Auditorium inside the Mayer Administration Building, 2601 W. Avenue N., San Angelo LIVE reported.
The 28-member ASU Chamber Singers and the 39-student University Chorale, both directed by Eric Posada, will perform works including “O Fortuna” from Carl Orff’s “Carmina Burana.”
- Publication date: October 13, 2026
- Event date: October 15, 2026, 7 p.m.
- Source: San Angelo LIVE
Community & Culture
NEW
Registration open through October 22 for city spay and neuter event
San Angelo Animal Services and Operation Kindness plan a community spay and neuter event November 13-15, with the location to be determined, San Angelo LIVE reported. Registration is open through Thursday, October 22, or until spaces fill, and selected applicants will be contacted with appointment details.
Dogs must weigh 70 pounds or less, XL breeds are not eligible, and pets must be microchipped and registered with the city. Each pet needs an appropriately sized wire crate. The city says priority goes to residents of neighborhoods with dense pet populations.
- Publication date: October 8, 2026
- Event date: Registration through October 22; event November 13 to 15, 2026
- Source: San Angelo LIVE
Sports
NEW
Angelo State shuts out Sul Ross State 64-0 at Homecoming
Angelo State beat Sul Ross State 64-0 at Homecoming on Saturday, October 10, at LeGrand Stadium at 1st Community Credit Union Field, San Angelo LIVE reported. The Rams improved to 2-4 overall and 2-2 in the Lone Star Conference, and the defense returned three turnovers for touchdowns.
Quarterback Maddox Maher threw two touchdown passes in his first career start. Angelo State plays at Midwestern State in Wichita Falls at 8 p.m. Saturday, October 17.
- Publication date: October 10, 2026
- Event date: October 10, 2026; next game October 17, 2026
- Source: San Angelo LIVE
NEW
Lake View loses a third straight overtime game, 27-21 to Pflugerville Connally
Lake View lost 27-21 in overtime to Pflugerville Connally on Friday, October 9, at San Angelo Stadium, its third straight overtime loss, San Angelo LIVE reported. The Chiefs tied the game on a 6-yard touchdown pass from Chris Alvizo to Aiden Rivera with 13 seconds left, but Connally scored on its first overtime play.
Lake View is 3-4 and has a bye this week. The Chiefs open District 3-4A Division I play at home against Plainview on Friday, October 23.
- Publication date: October 9, 2026
- Event date: October 9, 2026; next game October 23, 2026
- Source: San Angelo LIVE
NEW
Angelo State baseball’s free Fall World Series begins tonight
Angelo State baseball opens its annual Fall World Series at 6 p.m. tonight, Thursday, October 15, at Foster Field at 1st Community Credit Union Stadium, with the next game at 3 p.m. Friday, October 16, San Angelo LIVE reported. All games are free and open to the public.
With bad weather expected, fans are encouraged to check Angelo State athletics and ASU baseball social media for schedule changes. More games are set for October 22, with October 23 and 27 if necessary.
- Publication date: October 14, 2026
- Event date: October 15, 16 and 22, 2026
- Source: San Angelo LIVE
AI in Your Community
ONGOING
Angelo State’s free AI and Cyber Summit is today
Angelo State’s free AI and Cyber Summit runs from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. today, Thursday, October 15, at the C.J. Davidson Conference Center, 1910 Rosemont Drive. The Kay Bailey Hutchison Institute and the Small Business Development Center are bringing together business owners and professionals from the Concho Valley and across Texas under the theme “Trust in the Age of AI: Building Resilient Systems.”
Sessions listed include AI policy for Texas schools, ransomware and AI-assisted productivity. Registration has closed, according to the listing.
BACKGROUND
San Angelo Police operates Flock readers and a drone first-responder program
The San Angelo City Council approved a $309,050 agreement with Flock Group in October 2025 for license-plate readers and a drone first-responder system, San Angelo LIVE reported. The Concho Observer, reporting from a May 2026 police press tour, documented the Flock system in active use through the department’s Aviation and Real Time Information Center, including its use to identify a vehicle in a fatal hit-and-run investigation. The Observer reported that police had shortened plate-data retention from 30 days to 15 days and had begun using drones for rapid first response.
The city’s February 2026 technology-funding notice separately confirms investment in 911 dispatch and records systems but does not describe Flock safeguards.
The May report documents operation at that time. Current camera locations, drone operating rules and grant conditions remain unconfirmed.
BACKGROUND
Tom Green County removed Flock cameras from a grant, while the sheriff’s office said it still intended to proceed
Tom Green County commissioners voted 4-1 on August 25 to accept part of a motor-vehicle-theft grant while removing the camera equipment line. San Angelo LIVE reported that the change reduced the grant by $28,975 and that commissioners raised privacy and data-access concerns. The outlet also reported Chief Deputy Looka saying the money for the cameras would come from the sheriff’s budget instead. That statement is an intention, not confirmation that county cameras were purchased or activated.
The investigator portion of the grant was approved. Whether the sheriff later bought cameras with other funds, and what policy would govern access to their data, remain unconfirmed.
- Publication date: August 25, 2026
- Event date: Commissioners Court vote August 25, 2026
- Last movement: August 25 vote and stated intent
- Source: Tom Green County Flock vote report
ONGOING
Angelo State and Zoom are developing an AI Center of Excellence
Angelo State announced a plan to incorporate Zoom technology into its Artificial Intelligence Center of Excellence, which the university says launched in fall 2025. The center is to be housed in the 40,000-square-foot Nexus at Angelo State on Sunset Drive, where renovations were still underway at the time of the August 4 announcement. ASU says the center will develop student AI skills through real-world community problems, expand faculty and staff capabilities and support operational efficiency. The entire campus is also transitioning from RingCentral to Zoom Phone.
The Nexus will also house the university’s Kay Bailey Hutchison Institute, which is co-hosting today’s free AI and Cyber Summit with the Small Business Development Center. This is a developing university program, not a completed center opening.
The announcement does not specify the Nexus opening date, procurement terms, models or data-governance rules, selection of community projects or published program outcomes.
ONGOING
Pfluger introduces AI security research bill
Congressman August Pfluger of Texas’s 11th District, which includes San Angelo, introduced the Reliable Artificial Intelligence Research Act, San Angelo LIVE reported September 30. The bill would create two Department of Homeland Security research competitions on AI interpretability and resistance to malicious manipulation, investing $10 million over five years. It is a House companion to a bipartisan Senate bill from Senators Jim Banks and Maggie Hassan. Introduction is the first step in the legislative process.
Still Developing
The latest confirmed movement, the open question and the next checkpoint.
OPENCottonwood Street sewer closure
The city’s September 4 notice said Cottonwood Street from Rio Grande Street to San Antonio Street, near Central High School, would close beginning September 8 for sewer work and remain closed through the end of September. That estimated period has ended, and the city has not posted a reopening or extension notice.
Still unresolved: Reopening or a schedule extension.
Next checkpoint: Reopening confirmation or an extended closure notice.
OPENPolice dispatch and records modernization
Federal funding was announced for the technology upgrade.
Still unresolved: Procurement, installation schedule and operational completion.
Next checkpoint: A police or City Council implementation record.
OPENSan Angelo ISD Bond 2025 projects
San Angelo ISD broke ground on the new Glenn Middle School on Tuesday, October 13, beginning the replacement of a campus that opened in 1967. Crockett Elementary’s new cafeteria and kitchen opened with a September 22 ribbon cutting. Parkhill’s September update, posted by the district, says work continues at McGill Elementary and site work is beginning at Lake View High School, and plans for Central High School improvements are moving through review.
Still unresolved: Project-by-project milestones, costs and openings.
Next checkpoint: The next district bond update.
OPENAngelo State AI Center completion and governance
The university’s AI Center of Excellence exists as a program, while its planned Nexus home remained under renovation as of August 4. Specific model, data-governance, procurement and community-project details remain incomplete.
Still unresolved: The Nexus opening date and published governance rules.
Next checkpoint: Nexus opening, formal policy, procurement disclosure, curriculum update or published project results.
OPENCollege and Chadbourne closure status
The city’s October 9 update says roadway demolition at the College intersection is complete and current work includes utility line and meter relocations and road base construction, moving from the west side east in phases. A Frontier Fiber vault found in the intersection must be lowered; the city says that should not affect the target of full completion within the first week of December. The update does not say whether the intersection is fully closed.
Next checkpoint: A city construction update or confirmed traffic notice.
OPENChristoval Road project schedule and matching funds
The city announced the $20 million federal award and a total project value of $28.6 million, but did not give a start date, design milestone, local match breakdown or completion target. The grant award is confirmed; construction timing is not.
Next checkpoint: City Council acceptance, procurement, design or construction notice.
OPENTom Green County Flock purchase status
Commissioners removed the camera equipment line from the theft grant, while the sheriff’s office stated an intention to proceed with other funding. The county has not reported buying or activating cameras with other funds.
Next checkpoint: Commissioners Court agenda, budget record, contract, policy or deployment confirmation.
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