Brazos County commission votes 4-1 to spend money to study a possible move by the district attorney's office

This podcast contains comments from the April 21, 2026 Brazos County commission meeting.As construction starts on the new Brazos County courthouse annex complex, commissioners are considering moving the district attorney's office out of the courthouse.That led to a four to one vote at Tuesday's meeting (April 21) to spend just over $120,000 dollars to study what it would take for the DA's office to move to office space in the downtown Bryan parking garage after adult probation moves to the new annex.The contract calls for spending $114,860 on the study and reimburse the consultant for travel expenses that are estimated at $5,658 dollars.Voting for the study was county judge Duane Peters and commissioners Bentley Nettles, Chuck Konderla, and Wanda Watson. Fred Brown voted no.First assistant district attorney Brian Baker told commissioners it will take strategic planning not only to convert the space, but how to move evidence that includes guns and drugs between the parking garage and the courthouse.Click HERE to read and download the scope of work of the consultant's study.Click HERE to read and download the contract that was approved at the April 21, 2026 Brazos County commission meeting.