Preview of a fourth attempt to replace Brazos County's 14 year old phone system

This podcast contains comments from the June 17, 2025 Brazos County commission meeting.For the fourth time, Brazos County commissioners are being asked to replace a 14 year old telephone system.Chief information officer Eric Caldwell told WTAW News that there are more than 1,100 phone numbers that the public can call. And Caldwell told commissioners that there six remaining lines that could be assigned before they would have to combine or eliminate some numbers to reapply.Caldwell also told commissioners that technical support for the current system will end December 31.And there are complaints about the current system not taking care of jury notification notices when potential jurors call to learn whether to report.Caldwell said during his update on June 17 that he was planning to make a formal request on July 1.Click HERE to read and download presentation materials from the June 17, 2025 Brazos County commission meeting.