Washington County

In our great county lies Washington-on-the-Brazos, more commonly known as "The Birthplace of Texas", a distinction it earned when on March 1, 1836 it became the meeting place of the Texas delegates who formally announced Texas' intention to separate from Mexico and who drafted the constitution of the new Republic of Texas, organizing an interim government to serve until an officially elected government could be put in place.  The delegates declared independence on March 2, 1836 and their constitution was adopted on March 16.  Washington County was created by the legislature of the Republic of Texas in 1836 and organized in 1837 and Washington-on-the-Brazos became the county seat. Although the county seat moved to Brenham in 1844, the town continued to thrive as a center for the cotton trade until the mid-1850s, when the railroad bypassed it. The strife of the Civil War took another toll on the town, and by the turn of the 20th century it was virtually abandoned. 

Our history and people are something we should all be proud of and it is our hope we continue to have a working relationship and a partnership with those we serve.