Brazos Valley | |
|---|---|
 Texas A&M University campus | |
 Brazos Valley counties in red | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Texas |
| Largest city | College Station |
| Counties | |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Area codes | 936, 979 |
Brazos Valley ( /ˈbræzəs/ ⓘ BRAZ-əs) is a region of the U.S. state of Texas comprising the following 7 counties in Central Texas: Brazos, Burleson, and Robertson (which collectively comprise the Bryan–College Station metropolitan area), and the neighboring counties of Grimes, Leon, Madison, and Washington. [1]
The area is centered on Brazos County, the cities of College Station and Bryan, and Texas A&M University. The Brazos River lies at the center of the region; however, not all areas of the region are a part of the Brazos drainage basin.
The Brazos Valley Council of Governments represents the collective interests of the local governments in the region. [2]
The Brazos Valley Museum of Natural History maintains collections in the fields of archaeology, botany, conchology, cultural history, geology, mammalogy, ornithology, and paleontology in the region.
