Brazos County commission resumes work on updating subdivision regulations

This podcast contains comments from the August 26, 2025 Brazos County commission meeting.Brazos County commissioners approve extending a contract with consultants to resume an update on regulating new residential subdivisions outside of city limits.The unanimous vote to spend another $166,800 dollars will finish multiple updates and corrections that were brought up in October 2024.Commissioners were told this is the first update to Brazos County subdivision regulations in a decade.Commissioner Bentley Nettles said the update in part is the result of state lawmakers restricting cities control in extraterritorial jurisdictions and annexation, which has resulted in more homes being built outside of city limits.Click HERE to read and download the contract that was approved at the August 26, 2025 Brazos County commission meeting.