City of Brenham
Government AdministrationTexas, United States51-200 Employees
The City of Brenham operates as a municipal government serving as the county seat of Washington County in Texas. It owns and runs core services within the city, including electric and gas utilities, and maintains the Brenham Municipal Airport, which features a 6,003-foot runway. The community has roughly 18,500 residents and a daytime population over 42,000, and the city supports education through partnerships with Brenham ISD and Blinn College while preserving a historic downtown and recreational amenities. The city oversees more than 200 acres of parkland, an aquatic center, and a sports complex, and tourism is a major local activity with about 125,000 visitors annually. In early 2025, the city entered into an agreement with Nextlink Internet to install conduit and fiber in public rights-of-way, signaling ongoing infrastructure development.