BRYAN

Police say man shot after threats

A 33-year-old man has improved from critical to stable condition with gunshot wounds incurred when he approached Bryan police in a threatening manner, authorities said.

Officers responded late Sunday to a disturbance call and were speaking with a woman when the man approached, authorities said.

Police said he disregarded officers’ commands and made statements and movements that conveyed that he was armed. According to a police statement Monday, he pulled a black object from his back pocket and took a shooting stance, pointing at an officer.

The officer fired several shots at the man, wounding him. The object in his hands turned out to be a cellphone.

The officer was placed on administrative leave pending investigation. The wounded man’s identity was not released.

SAN ANTONIO

Standoff ends with arrest

A man was taken into custody after an hours-long standoff that police say began when he broke into an apartment, beat a woman and held her against her will.

Authorities said the unidentified man broke into the apartment early Monday and began to choke and strike the woman. Police said the woman either once dated the man or currently does.

A second woman fled the apartment, and the one who was attacked eventually was able to escape as a large contingent of police gathered outside the apartment complex.

Police negotiators used a bullhorn to coax the man from the apartment. Authorities said the man was armed.

Residents of the complex were evacuated during the standoff.

WEATHER

George P. Bush touts infrastructure panel

Land Commissioner George P. Bush is applauding the creation of a special Texas House committee on ports and infrastructure, saying it could further efforts to build a much-needed protective hurricane barrier along the Gulf Coast.

Last week, House Speaker Joe Straus announced the creation of a Select Committee on Texas Ports, Innovation, and Infrastructure.

Bush said in a statement Monday that the coastal barrier is "our state’s most important infrastructure project."

Though plans aren’t settled, any major push to better protect 350-plus miles of Texas coastline could cost billions in state and federal funds.

Still, Bush noted that a major storm could "change the course of Texas’ economy and irreparably harm the lives of millions," adding that "the time has come to get serious about investing in coastal protection."