Brazos Valley

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]

Brazos Valley
Region
Texas A&M University campus
Brazos Valley counties in red
Country	United States
State	Texas
Largest city	College Station
Counties	Brazos Burleson Robertson Grimes Leon Madison Washington
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
Area codes	936, 979

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.