Brazos County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2010 census, its population was 194,851. The population estimate as of July 2019 was 229,211. The county seat is Bryan. Along with Brazoria County, the county is named for the Brazos River, which forms its western border. The county was formed in 1841 and organized in 1843.
Bryan is a city and the county seat of Brazos County, Texas, United States. It is located in the heart of the Brazos Valley. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 76,201. As of July 2019, the estimated population was 86,276. Bryan borders the city of College Station, which lies to its south. Together they are referred to as the Bryan–College Station metropolitan area, which has a population of more than 250,069.
College Station is a city in Brazos County, Texas, situated in East-Central Texas in the heart of the Brazos Valley, in the center of the region known as Texas Triangle. It is 83 miles northwest of Houston and 87 miles (140 km) east northeast of Austin. As of the 2010 census, College Station had a population of 93,857, which had increased to an estimated population of 117,911 as of July 2019. College Station and Bryan together make up the Bryan-College Station metropolitan area, the 13th-largest metropolitan area in Texas with 273,101 people as of 2019.
The Brazos River, called the Río de los Brazos de Dios by early Spanish explorers, is the 11th-longest river in the United States at 1,280 miles (2,060 km) from its headwater source at the head of Blackwater Draw, Roosevelt County, New Mexico to its mouth at the Gulf of Mexico with a 45,000-square-mile (116,000 km2) drainage basin. Being one of Texas' largest rivers, it is sometimes used to mark the boundary between East Texas and West Texas.
KBTX-TV, virtual channel 3, is a CBS-affiliated television station licensed to Bryan, Texas, United States and serving the Brazos Valley. The station is owned by Gray Television. KBTX-TV's studios are located on East 29th Street in Bryan, and its transmitter is located northwest of Anderson, Texas.
Brazos Valley comprises the following 7 counties in Central Texas: Brazos, Burleson, and Robertson, and the neighboring counties of Grimes, Leon, Madison, and Washington.
Lake Bryan is a power plant cooling reservoir in Brazos County, 5 miles (8 km) northwest of Bryan, Texas, United States. The dam and lake are managed by Bryan Texas Utilities which uses the reservoir as a cooling pond for the electrical generators in the Dansby Power Plant. The reservoir was officially impounded in 1974. Lake Bryan is a popular recreational destination. The census-designated place of Lake Bryan consists of residential neighborhoods around the lake.
Valley Council may refer to:
Marcelo Bussiki is a Brazilian director and conductor. He currently works with the Brazos Valley Symphony Orchestra in Bryan, Texas. Each year, he conducts a variety of classical concerts of universal appeal in several locations. Since 2006, he is also the Chairman of Fine Arts in Blinn College, Bryan, Texas.
Bryan–College Station is a metropolitan area centering on the twin cities of Bryan and College Station in the Brazos Valley region of Texas. The 2010 census placed the population of the three county metropolitan area at 255,519. The 2019 population estimate is 273,101.
Temple Freda, built in 1912, is a synagogue in Bryan, Texas. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on September 22, 1983.
Jewish settlement in Brazos County, Texas, began in 1865. This history includes the present Jewish communities and individuals of Brazos County and Texas A&M University.
KAMU-TV, virtual and VHF digital channel 12, is a Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) member television station licensed to College Station, Texas, United States. Owned by Texas A&M University, it is a sister station to National Public Radio (NPR) member KAMU-FM (90.9 MHz). The two stations share studios at the Moore Communications Center on the university's campus and transmitter facilities at adjacent Hensel Park. KAMU-TV serves as the sole PBS member station for the Waco–Temple–Bryan market.
Allen Academy is an independent co-educational day school located in Bryan, Texas that was founded in 1886 by John H. and Rivers O. Allen. The 40-acre (16 ha) campus is located seven miles (11 km) northeast of Texas A&M University and enrolls about 340 students from throughout the Brazos Valley. The school is the oldest private school in the state of Texas and is a non-denominational pre-kindergarten through grade 12 school. It is a member of both the National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS) and the Texas Association of Private and Parochial Schools (TAPPS), and is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS). Allen is also the only NAIS member school within a 75-mile (121 km) radius.
KAGS-LD, virtual and UHF digital channel 23, is a low-powered NBC-affiliated television station licensed to Bryan, Texas, United States and serving the Brazos Valley. The station is owned by Tegna Inc. KAGS-LD's studios are located on South Texas Avenue in Bryan, and its transmitter is located on North Harvey Mitchell Parkway west of Bryan.
Nutrabolt Stadium is a ballpark located in Bryan, Texas and home to the TCL Brazos Valley Bombers and the USL2 Brazos Valley Cavalry soccer team. It has also been used by Texas A&M Aggies baseball on several occasions since it opened in 1947.
The Trinity and Brazos Valley Railway of Texas came into existence on October 7, 1902, originally chartered to build a railroad from Johnson County to the Beaumont area near the Gulf coast. It took its name from the Trinity and Brazos rivers. It was commonly known as the “Boll Weevil," though it referred to itself as the "Valley Road."
John Nathan Raney is a businessman in College Station, Texas, who is a Republican member of the Texas House of Representatives for District 14, which encompasses Brazos County, including Bryan–College Station.
The Brazos Valley Symphony Orchestra is an American symphony orchestra based in College Station, Texas. The orchestra celebrated its 30th season in 2012. It is an affiliate of the Arts Council of Brazos Valley, and a member of the Texas Association of Symphony Orchestras and the League of American Orchestras. Marcelo Bussiki is the musical director
Brazos Valley Cavalry F.C. is an American soccer team based in Bryan, Texas, United States. Founded in 2017, the team plays in USL League Two, the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid.
