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Logo: btd.org3
Transit agency in Texas
The Brazos Transit District, branded as The District, is the primary provider of mass transportation in a 16-county area of East Texas. The agency was established in 1974 as the Brazos Valley Transit Authority, with the primary purpose of providing fixed routes for Bryan and College Station, plus rural demand response service. Today, two separate urban areas feature fixed routes, Paratransit, Demand and Response plus a series of commuter buses for several Houston suburbs.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0
Last updated Oct 21, 2026.
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The Brazos Transit District, branded as The District, is the primary provider of mass transportation in a 16-county area of East Texas. The agency was established in 1974 as the Brazos Valley Transit Authority, with the primary purpose of providing fixed routes for Bryan and College Station, plus rural demand response service. Today, two separate urban areas feature fixed routes, Paratransit, Demand and Response plus a series of commuter buses for several Houston suburbs. In 2025, the system had a ridership of 520,600, or about 2,300 per weekday as of the second quarter of 2026.2
The Brazos Transit District was founded in 1974 to serve a seven-county area in the Brazos Valley in Texas. Federal Transit Administration Region VI—a federal administrative area including Oklahoma, Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, and Texas—awarded the District Transit System of the Year for 2022.
From Wikipedia’s article on Brazos Transit District, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.4
The heart of The District's services, the Bryan–College Station metropolitan area features seven local routes, serving as part of a two-tiered transportation strategy along with bus services provided for students by Texas A&M University.
Blue Route- Transfer Center to Castle Heights
Green Route- Transfer Center to Shadowood/TAMU
Maroon Route- Transfer Center to West Park/TAMU
Orange Route- Transfer Center to Bellevue/Park Forest
Purple Route- Transfer Center to Boonville/Westwood Estates
Red Route- Transfer Center to Central Bryan
Yellow Route- Transfer Center to Regency South/Devonshire
A city loop is provided in the small city of Cleveland.
The interconnected cities of Liberty and Dayton featured a varied fixed route service, which at different times loops through each of the two cities, with occasional services that connect the two municipalities.
The small industrial city of Lufkin features five local routes, including one that extends to the town of Diboll.
Orange Route- Angelina College to Diboll
Purple Route- Jennings Station to Keltys
Blue Route- Jennings Station to Hospitals
Yellow Route- Jennings Station to Atkinson
The agricultural center of Nacogdoches includes four local routes, three of which provide some form of service to SFA State University.
Blue Route- Transfer Center to Stallings Drive
Green Route- Transfer Center to Fredonia Hill
Red Route- Transfer Center to S.F. Austin University/Parker Road
From Wikipedia’s article on Brazos Transit District, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.4
Where the company's money came from, by calendar year: private offerings filed with the SEC, federal grants, loans, contracts and other assistance from USAspending.gov, and PPP loans from the SBA. Each bar links to the records below.
| Year | Federal grants | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $18.2M | $18.2M |
| 2025 | $2.6M | $2.6M |
| 2024 | $5.4M | $5.4M |
| 2022 | $4.8M | $4.8M |
| 2021 | $3.4M | $3.4M |
| 2020 | $28.1M | $28.1M |
| 2019 | $7.2M | $7.2M |
| 2018 | $2.9M | $2.9M |
| 2017 | $2.9M | $2.9M |
| 2016 | $2.4M | $2.4M |
| 2015 | $7.4M | $7.4M |
| 2014 | $3.3M | $3.3M |
| 2012 | $3.8M | $3.8M |
| 2011 | $2.8M | $2.8M |
| 2010 | $6.8M | $6.8M |
| 2009 | $13.3M | $13.3M |
| 2008 | $4.8M | $4.8M |
Obligated amounts from USAspending.gov6, by calendar year, 2008–2026, for its registration. Obligations are what agencies committed, not always what was paid out. Contracts pay for goods and services; grants, loans and direct payments are assistance. Loans are charted at the face value of the loans listed here. An award’s amount below is its lifetime total, and some began before the years charted.
The numbers on this page point here. Each one links to the record it came from.
