Following is a brief history:

 This land was a 1,000-acre working ranch owned by Paul Chew (consequently Chew Road) until 1978 when Josey Oil Company, a family-owned oil company in Houston, bought 650 acres of the ranch, subdivided it, built streets, drilled two water wells, installed an underground water system and called it Brazos Country. The remaining 350 acres alongside the Brazos River continued as a working ranch until 1997 when a group from Houston bought it and built the 27-hole River Ridge Golf Club which was consistently ranked among the top 10 public courses in the Greater Houston Area. Currently the course is closed.

 Because the City of Sealy had plans to annex us, we held an election to incorporate in May 2000. The vote was 2-1 in favor of incorporation and we stuck with the name of Brazos Country. By state law, our population limited us to a boundary of two square miles and a designation as a Class B municipality. Class B limits us to a property tax no greater than 25 cents per $100 valuation. Austin County Sheriff’s Department is our policing agency and Austin County’s Precinct 4 Commissioner assists us with road and drainage work. We elect a Mayor and five Councilmen to serve two-year terms

Exxon/Mobil and Chevron own most of the mineral rights in Brazos Country.  Geologically, we are sitting on a salt dome. Shortly after incorporation, one of the lessees of mineral rights wanted to drill on the golf course. We had passed a city ordinance which put certain restrictions on drilling. The golf course was protected by this ordinance and the oil company filed a 2.5-million-dollar damage suit against the City. After lengthy negotiations and court hearings, the suit was dismissed by agreement in July 2003 without any wells being drilled on the golf course, although wells were drilled in other locations within the City under the restrictions of the ordinance without any adverse effects to property owners. One other damage suited filed against the City stayed in the courts for 14 years before it, too, was dismissed.

 In 2006 we held a $500,000 bond election to rebuild roads and improve drainage. Voters approved; roads were rebuilt at a cost of $430,000 and $90,000 of drainage work was done at the intersection of Pecan Grove and Hidden Creek. 

 We have been blessed with a secure neighborhood. Crime has been almost nonexistent. The City pays for private patrol within the city limits by our Precinct 4 Constable. The San Felipe/Frydek Volunteer Fire Department serves this area. They have two stations, the closest being three miles to the west.