Brenham, Texas

{{redirect|Brenham|the community in Kansas|Brenham, Kansas|the meteorite|Brenham (meteorite)}} {{distinguish|Bonham, Texas}} {{Use American English|date=June 2025}} {{Use mdy dates|date=July 2023}} {{Infobox settlement | official_name = Brenham, Texas | settlement_type = City | etymology = Named in memory of Richard Fox Brenham | nickname = | motto =  | image_skyline = Washington County Courthouse Brenham Texas USA DSC 1952 ad.jpg | imagesize = | image_caption = Washington County Courthouse | image_flag = | image_seal =  | image_blank_emblem = City of Brenham logo.jpg | blank_emblem_type = Logo | mapframe = yes | mapframe-point = none | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = United States | subdivision_type1 = State | subdivision_name1 = Texas | subdivision_type2 = County | subdivision_name2 = Washington | named_for = Richard Fox Brenham | government_footnotes = | leader_title = Mayor | leader_name = Atwood Kenjura | leader_title2 = City Council | leader_name2 = {{Collapsible list | title = City Council members | title_style = | frame_style = border:none; padding: 0; | list_style = text-align:left;display:none; | 1 = Clint Kolby (Mayor Pro Tempore)<ref name=":1">{{Cite news |last=Whitehead |first=Mark |date=1 May 2021 |title=BRENHAM, WASHINGTON COUNTY ELECTION RESULTS |work=KWHI |url=https://kwhi.com/2021/05/01/brenham-washington-county-election-results/ |access-date=1 June 2022}}</ref> | 2 = Shannan Canales<ref name=":1" /> | 3 = Albert Wright<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |last=Blaschke |first=Josh |date=4 May 2019 |title=ELECTION RESULTS MAY 4, 2019 |work=KWHI |url=https://kwhi.com/2019/05/04/election-results-may-4-2019/ |access-date=1 June 2022}}</ref> | 4 = Leah Cook<ref name=":1" /> }} | leader_title3 = City Manager | leader_name3 = Carolyn Miller<ref>{{Cite news |last=Blaschke |first=Josh |date=6 January 2022 |title=CAROLYN MILLER SELECTED AS BRENHAM CITY MANAGER, ROGER WILLIAMS NAMED FIRE CHIEF |work=KWHI |url=https://kwhi.com/2022/01/06/carolyn-miller-selected-as-brenham-city-manager-roger-williams-named-fire-chief/ |access-date=1 June 2022}}</ref> | established_title = Established | established_date =  {{Start date and age|1844}} | unit_pref = Imperial | area_footnotes = <ref name="CenPopGazetteer2019">{{cite web|title=2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2019_Gazetteer/2019_gaz_place_48.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=August 7, 2020}}</ref> | area_magnitude = | area_total_km2 = 33.74 | area_land_km2 = 33.61 | area_water_km2 = 0.13 | area_total_sq_mi = 13.03 | area_land_sq_mi = 12.98 | area_water_sq_mi = 0.05 | population_as_of = 2020 | population_footnotes = | population_total = 17369 | population_density_km2 = 531.48 | elevation_footnotes = <ref name=gnis/> | elevation_ft = 312 | coordinates = {{coord|30|9|43|N|96|23|49|W|region:US_type:city|display=inline,title}} | postal_code_type = ZIP code | postal_code = 77833 | area_code = 979 | blank_name = FIPS code | blank_info = 48-10156<ref name="GR2">{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=2008-01-31 |title=U.S. Census website }}</ref> | blank1_name = GNIS feature ID | blank1_info = 2409901<ref name=gnis>{{GNIS|2409901}}</ref> | website = {{URL|https://www.cityofbrenham.org/}} | footnotes = | population_density_sq_mi = 1376.51 | utc_offset1 = -6 | timezone1_DST = Central Daylight Time | utc_offset1_DST = -5 | timezone1 = Central Standard Time | population_demonym = Brenhamite | postal2_code_type = PO box ZIP code | postal2_code = 77834 }}

'''Brenham''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|b|r|ɛ|n|əm}} {{respell|BREH|nəm}}) is a city in east-central Texas, United States, and the county seat of Washington County,<ref name="GR6">{{cite web|url=http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx |access-date=2011-06-07 |title=Find a County |publisher=National Association of Counties |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110615012444/http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx |archive-date=2011-06-15 }}</ref> with a population of 17,369 according to the 2020 U.S. census.

Brenham is also known for its annual German heritage festival that takes place each May called Maifest, similar to Volksfest.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.stoppingpoints.com/texas/sights.cgi?marker=Brenham+Maifest&cnty=washington |title=The Brenham Maifest, Texas State Historical Marker |author=Texas State Historical Commission }}</ref> Numerous German immigrants settled here in the mid-19th century, following the revolutions in German states in 1848.

==History== The area surrounding Brenham was occupied by various Native American tribes through the 19th century. The Brenham area was part of the Old Three Hundred, the first authorized colonization of Texas by Anglo-Americans led by Stephen F. Austin. In the 1820s and 1830s, several small communities developed in the area. In 1843, the Hickory Grove community was renamed Brenham in memory of a local physician, Richard Fox Brenham, who died while serving in the Texian militia during the Mier Expedition. On February 4, 1844, Washington County voters selected Brenham to become the county seat. German immigrants settled in Brenham as early as 1846. With the exception of the Civil War years, the German-born population of Brenham increased throughout the second half of the 19th century. The largest numbers of German immigrants arrived between 1880 and 1883. Jewish immigrants to Brenham established one of Texas' first Orthodox synagogues in 1885,<ref>{{cite web |title=City of Brenham |url=https://atlas.thc.state.tx.us/NatReg/NR/NR_listed/Districts/brenham.pdf |website=Texas Historical Commission |access-date=26 April 2022}}</ref> which was relocated to Austin in 2015.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kamaras |first=Jacob |date=2015-11-04 |title=In Austin, 19th-century Synagogue meets 21st-century Jewish Community |url=https://ejewishphilanthropy.com/in-austin-19th-century-synagogue-meets-21st-century-jewish-community/ |access-date=2024-02-22 |website=eJewish Philanthropy}}</ref>

==Geography== thumb|Aerial photo of Brenham, Texas According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 8.8 square miles (22.7 km2), all land.

===Climate=== The climate in this area is characterized by relatively high temperatures and evenly distributed precipitation throughout the year. The Köppen climate classification describes the weather as humid subtropical, ''Cfa''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather-summary.php3?s=71557&cityname=Brenham,+Texas,+United+States+of+America&units=|title=Brenham, Texas Köppen Climate Classification (Weatherbase)|website=Weatherbase.com}}</ref>

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| Jan record low F = -2 | Feb record low F = 0 | Mar record low F = 17 | Apr record low F = 32 | May record low F = 41 | Jun record low F = 53 | Jul record low F = 58 | Aug record low F = 59 | Sep record low F = 43 | Oct record low F = 29 | Nov record low F = 21 | Dec record low F = 4 | year record low F = | precipitation colour = green | Jan precipitation inch = 3.66 | Feb precipitation inch = 3.36 | Mar precipitation inch = 3.63 | Apr precipitation inch = 3.56 | May precipitation inch = 5.39 | Jun precipitation inch = 4.46 | Jul precipitation inch = 2.58 | Aug precipitation inch = 3.83 | Sep precipitation inch = 4.59 | Oct precipitation inch = 5.07 | Nov precipitation inch = 4.21 | Dec precipitation inch = 3.69 | year precipitation inch = 48.03 | unit precipitation days = 0.01 in | Jan precipitation days = 9.6 | Feb precipitation days = 9.0 | Mar precipitation days = 8.6 | Apr precipitation days = 7.1 | May precipitation days = 7.3 | Jun precipitation days = 7.5 | Jul precipitation days = 5.8 | Aug precipitation days = 6.3 | Sep precipitation days = 7.0 | Oct precipitation days = 6.7 | Nov precipitation days = 7.7 | Dec precipitation days = 8.8 | year precipitation days = 91.4 | source = NOAA<ref name="NOWData">{{cite web |url = https://www.weather.gov/wrh/Climate?wfo=hgx |title = NOWData – NOAA Online Weather Data |publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration |access-date = November 12, 2023}}</ref><ref name="NCEI">{{cite web |url = https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/services/data/v1?dataset=normals-monthly-1991-2020&stations=USC00411048&format=pdf&dataTypes=MLY-TMAX-NORMAL,MLY-TMIN-NORMAL,MLY-TAVG-NORMAL,MLY-PRCP-NORMAL,MLY-SNOW-NORMAL |title = Summary of Monthly Normals 1991–2020 |publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration |access-date = November 12, 2023}}</ref> }}

==Demographics== {{US Census population |align=right |1860= 920 |1870= 2221 |1880= 4101 |1890= 5209 |1900= 5968 |1910= 4718 |1920= 5066 |1930= 5974 |1940= 6435 |1950= 6941 |1960= 7740 |1970= 8922 |1980= 10966 |1990= 11952 |2000= 13507 |2010= 15716 |footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=June 4, 2015}}</ref> |2020=17369 | estyear=2022 | estimate=18469 | estref=<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/tables/2020-2022/cities/totals/SUB-IP-EST2022-POP-48.xlsx |title=Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places in Texas: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2022|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=April 13, 2024}}</ref> | align-fn = center }}

===Racial and ethnic composition=== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" |+'''Brenham, Texas – Racial and ethnic composition''' {{nobold|''Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.''}} !Race / Ethnicity (''NH = Non-Hispanic'') !Pop 2000<ref name=2000CensusP004>{{Cite web|title=P004 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2000: DEC Summary File 1 – Brenham city, Texas|url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=p004&g=160XX00US4810156&tid=DECENNIALSF12000.P004|website=United States Census Bureau}}</ref> !Pop 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Altheimer city, Arkansas|url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US4810156&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2|website=United States Census Bureau}}</ref> !{{partial|Pop 2020}}<ref name=2020CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Brenham city, Texas|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US4810156&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|website=United States Census Bureau}}</ref> !% 2000 !% 2010 !{{partial|% 2020}} |- |White alone (NH) |8,842 |9,186 |style='background: #ffffe6; |8,820 |65.46% |58.45% |style='background: #ffffe6; |50.78% |- |Black or African American alone (NH) |2,922 |3,656 |style='background: #ffffe6; |3,841 |21.63% |23.26% |style='background: #ffffe6; |22.11% |- |Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) |18 |27 |style='background: #ffffe6; |36 |0.13% |0.17% |style='background: #ffffe6; |0.21% |- |Asian alone (NH) |249 |277 |style='background: #ffffe6; |434 |1.84% |1.76% |style='background: #ffffe6; |2.50% |- |Pacific Islander alone (NH) |1 |6 |style='background: #ffffe6; |14 |0.01% |0.04% |style='background: #ffffe6; |0.08% |- |Some Other Race alone (NH) |4 |21 |style='background: #ffffe6; |62 |0.03% |0.13% |style='background: #ffffe6; |0.36% |- |Mixed Race or Multi-Racial (NH) |87 |146 |style='background: #ffffe6; |534 |0.64% |0.93% |style='background: #ffffe6; |3.07% |- |Hispanic or Latino (any race) |1,384 |2,397 |style='background: #ffffe6; |3,628 |10.25% |15.25% |style='background: #ffffe6; |20.89% |- |'''Total''' |'''13,507''' |'''15,716''' |style='background: #ffffe6; |'''17,369''' |'''100.00%''' |'''100.00%''' |style='background: #ffffe6; |'''100.00%''' |}

thumb|Map, 1873 thumb|Washington County Boys' Corn Club mounted and in parade, 1910

===2020 census=== As of the 2020 census, Brenham had a population of 17,369, 6,448 households, and 3,606 families. The median age was 35.2 years, 22.0% of residents were under the age of 18, and 19.4% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 92.9 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 89.5 males age 18 and over.<ref name="Census2020DP">{{cite web|title=2020 Decennial Census Demographic Profile (DP1)|url=https://api.census.gov/data/2020/dec/dp?get=NAME%2CDP1_0021P%2CDP1_0024P%2CDP1_0025C%2CDP1_0049C%2CDP1_0045C%2CDP1_0069C%2CDP1_0073C%2CDP1_0125P%2CDP1_0126P%2CDP1_0129P%2CDP1_0133P%2CDP1_0137P%2CDP1_0138P%2CDP1_0139P%2CDP1_0141P%2CDP1_0142P%2CDP1_0143P%2CDP1_0145P%2CDP1_0146P%2CDP1_0147C%2CDP1_0148C%2CDP1_0149C%2CDP1_0156C%2CDP1_0157C%2CDP1_0158C%2CDP1_0159P%2CDP1_0160P&for=place%3A10156&in=state%3A48|website=United States Census Bureau|year=2021|access-date=January 27, 2026|df=mdy}}</ref><ref name="Census2020PL">{{cite web|title=2020 Decennial Census Redistricting Data (Public Law 94-171)|url=https://api.census.gov/data/2020/dec/pl?get=NAME%2CP1_001N%2CP1_003N%2CP1_004N%2CP1_005N%2CP1_006N%2CP1_007N%2CP1_008N%2CP1_009N%2CP2_001N%2CP2_002N%2CH1_001N%2CH1_002N&for=place%3A10156&in=state%3A48|website=United States Census Bureau|year=2021|access-date=January 27, 2026|df=mdy}}</ref>

97.0% of residents lived in urban areas, while 3.0% lived in rural areas.<ref name="Census2020DHC">{{cite web|title=2020 Decennial Census Demographic and Housing Characteristics (DHC)|url=https://api.census.gov/data/2020/dec/dhc?get=NAME%2CP2_002N%2CP2_003N&for=place%3A10156&in=state%3A48|website=United States Census Bureau|year=2023|access-date=January 27, 2026|df=mdy}}</ref>

There were 6,448 households in Brenham, of which 30.7% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 40.6% were married-couple households, 18.3% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 36.4% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 34.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 17.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.<ref name="Census2020DP"/>

There were 7,254 housing units, of which 11.1% were vacant. Among occupied housing units, 56.8% were owner-occupied and 43.2% were renter-occupied. The homeowner vacancy rate was 2.0% and the rental vacancy rate was 9.9%.<ref name="Census2020DP"/>

{| class="wikitable" |+ Racial composition as of the 2020 census<ref name="Census2020PL"/> ! Race !! Percent |- | White || 54.7% |- | Black or African American || 22.4% |- | American Indian and Alaska Native || 0.5% |- | Asian || 2.6% |- | Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander || 0.1% |- | Some other race || 6.9% |- | Two or more races || 12.8% |- | ''Hispanic or Latino (of any race)'' || 20.9% |}

===2000 census=== As of the census<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, 13,507 people, 4,907 households, and 3,115 families lived in the city. The population density was {{convert|1,541.5|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The 5,317 housing units had an average density of {{convert|606.8|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the city was 69.99% White, 21.91% African American, 0.25% Native American, 1.86% Asian, 4.76% from other races, and 1.22% from two or more races. Hispanics or Latinos of any race were 10.25% of the population.

Of the 4,907 households, 30.0% had children under 18 living with them, 45.7% were married couples living together, 14.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.5% were not families. About 30.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 15.4% had someone living alone who was 65 or older. The average household size was 2.40, and the average family size was 3.01.

In the city, the age distribution was 22.5% under 18, 15.9% from 18 to 24, 24.7% from 25 to 44, 18.8% from 45 to 64, and 18.2% who were 65 or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females, there were 89.1 males. For every 100 females 18 and over, there were 86.6 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $32,198, and for a family was $41,486. Males had a median income of $31,133 versus $22,152 for females. The per capita income for the city was $15,351. About 12.8% of families and 17.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 21.9% of those under age 18 and 20.7% of those age 65 or over. ==Economy== [[Image:Modern Blue Bell Creameries factory located in Brenham, Texas.jpg|thumb|The Blue Bell Creameries factory in Brenham]] Brenham is the home of and headquarters for Blue Bell Creameries. Blue Bell is the fourth-best selling ice cream brand in the United States, and is sold in 16 states.{{Citation needed|date=December 2020}}

Brenham is also home to a large Valmont Industries industrial plant, where metal poles are manufactured. Brenham is also the Home of "the World's Largest BBQ Pit" on US 290 West.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Hermosillo |first=Danny |date=3 March 2020 |title=Texas trucker hauls world's largest mobile barbecue smoker |url=https://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/texas/article/Texas-trucker-hauls-world-s-largest-mobile-smoker-15101817.php |access-date=9 July 2022 |work=Houston Chronicle}}</ref>

The Texas Department of Aging and Disability Services operates the Brenham State Supported Living Center (formerly Brenham State School), the largest facility in Texas for providing housing and care to intellectually disabled persons.<ref>[http://www.dads.state.tx.us/services/stateschools/brenham.html "Brenham State Supported Living Center"] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100820020911/http://www.dads.state.tx.us/services/stateschools/brenham.html |date=August 20, 2010 }}, Texas Department of Aging and Disability Services. Retrieved on August 8, 2010.</ref>

==Government== thumb|City hall and municipal court The city operates as a council–manager government; as such, it elects its mayor and city council, who then appoint a city manager. The mayor is elected by the city at large, while the city council is elected by ward, with four wards,<ref>{{Cite news |last=Blaschke |first=Josh |date=7 April 2022 |title=CITY OF BRENHAM BEGINS REDISTRICTING PROCESS |work=KWHI |url=https://kwhi.com/2022/04/07/city-of-brenham-begins-redistricting-process/ |access-date=1 June 2022}}</ref> and each ward elects a single city council member. Two additional council members are elected from the city at-large.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Mayor and Council City of Brenham, Texas |url=https://www.cityofbrenham.org/city_government/mayor_and_council/index.php |access-date=2022-06-01 |website=Cityofbrenham.org}}</ref> The mayor and city council members serve four-year terms.

==Education== The City of Brenham's primary education is provided by Brenham Independent School District (Brenham ISD) and various private schools. The public schools in Brenham ISD include Brenham Elementary School, Krause Elementary School, Alton Elementary School, Brenham Middle School, Brenham Junior High School, and Brenham High School. Brenham High School's mascot is the lion cub.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Brown |first1=Doug |title=BRENHAM CUBS RECEIVE MULTIPLE ALL DISTRICT HONORS |url=https://kwhi.com/2022/05/27/brenham-cubs-receive-multiple-all-district-honors/ |access-date=1 June 2022 |work=KWHI |date=27 May 2022}}</ref>

The traditional role of middle school is split in two in Brenham, with fifth and sixth graders attending Brenham Middle School and seventh and eighth graders attending Brenham Junior High School. In 2022, Brenham ISD proposed a project to tear down and rebuild Brenham Junior High School to be able to handle the sixth through 8th grades, then convert Brenham Middle School into a fourth elementary school serving students up to fifth grade,<ref>{{cite web |title=Brenham ISD Bond 2022 Overview |url=https://www.brenhamisd.net/page/bond.ProjectOverview |website=Brenham ISD |access-date=1 June 2022}}</ref> but this proposal was rejected by voters.<ref>{{cite news |title=Brenham ISD's $153 million bond fails to pass during special election |url=https://www.kagstv.com/article/news/education/brenham-isd-bond-fails-pass/499-2f7ce75d-75f6-42ce-9ff7-e44d28cc201f |access-date=1 June 2022 |work=KAGS |date=9 May 2022}}</ref>

Blinn College, the oldest county-owned junior college in Texas, is located in Brenham.<ref>{{cite web |title=Blinn College History |url=https://www.blinn.edu/about/history.html |website=Blinn College |access-date=1 June 2022}}</ref> Blinn has campuses also in Bryan, Schulenburg, and Sealy.

==Infrastructure== The following highways pass through Brenham: *{{jct|state=TX|US|290}} *{{jct|state=TX|TX|105}} *{{jct|state=TX|TX|36}} *{{jct|state=TX|FM|389}} *{{jct|state=TX|FM|577}}

The Galveston Subdivision of the BNSF Railway passes through Brenham,<ref>{{Cite web |title=BNSF Network Map |url=https://www.bnsf.com/bnsf-resources/pdf/ship-with-bnsf/maps-and-shipping-locations/bnsf-network-map.pdf|format=PDF|website=Bnsf.com |access-date=2023-07-25}}</ref> with spurs serving Valmont Industries and Blue Bell Creameries. The Blue Bell spur was formerly part of a separate Southern Pacific line between Austin and Houston, though it now terminates within Brenham on both ends.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-03-01 |title=Tower 95 - Brenham |url=http://txrrhistory.com/towers/095/095.htm |access-date=2023-07-25 |website=Texas Railroad History}}</ref>

==Notable people== * Malcom Brown (born 1994), professional football player * Timothy Brian Cole (1960–1999), The first person in Texas to receive a posthumous pardon and the first posthumous DNA Exonerated person in the United States * Cecil Cooper (born 1949), professional baseball player * William Ezell (1892–1963), barrelhouse pianist<ref>{{cite book| first1= Bob| last1= Eagle| first2= Eric S.| last2= LeBlanc| year= 2013| title= Blues: A Regional Experience| publisher= Praeger | location= Santa Barbara, California| page=362 | isbn= 978-0313344237}}</ref> * Hosea Garrett (1800–1888), clergyman, cofounder of Baylor University * Othello Maria Harris-Jefferson (1905–1988), professor of education, Bluefield State University * Jack Heidemann (born 1949), professional baseball player * Don Imus (1940–2019), radio and TV personality, recording artist and author * Blind Willie Johnson (1897–1945), singer, songwriter, guitarist * Lois Kolkhorst (born 1964), state politician, state representative from Brenham from 2001 to 2015, and state senator since 2015 * Roosevelt Leaks (born 1953), professional football player * Lucas Luetge (born 1987), professional baseball pitcher * Chuck Machemehl (born 1946), professional baseball player * Frank Malina (1912–1981), aeronautical engineer and director of NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, entrepreneur, rocket researcher, artist * Louise Martin (1914–1955), photographer * Teaira McCowan (born 1996), WNBA, plays for Dallas Wings * Roger Metzger, professional baseball player, Houston Astros * Paul Pressler (born 1930), retired judge from Houston; owns Hidden Hills Ranch near Brenham * Luke Sanders (born 1985), UFC fighter * Austin Schlottmann (born 1995), professional football player (Denver Broncos 2018–current) * Ricky Seilheimer (born 1960), professional baseball player * Sadie Sink (born 2002), actress * Darden Smith (born 1962), songwriter, musician * Courtland Sutton (born 1995), professional football player (Denver Broncos 2018–current) * Gary Weiss (born 1955), former shortstop for the Los Angeles Dodgers * Wilson Whitley (1955–1992), professional football player

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==External links== {{Commons category|Brenham, Texas}} {{EB1911 poster|Brenham}} *[http://cityofbrenham.org/ City of Brenham Web Site] *{{Handbook of Texas|id=heb11|name=Brenham, Texas}} *[http://www.brenhamedf.com/home.aspx Economic Development Foundation of Brenham] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200130224449/http://www.brenhamedf.com/home.aspx |date=January 30, 2020 }}

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