By 1978, the system began establishing itself as a rural general public transit system. The transition from a specialized system to a general public system was competed in early 1980. BTD was established by the constituent county and city governments to provide general public transportation and mobility services within the service region. The initial service area was composed of seven counties within the Brazos Valley planning region. Today, the Brazos Transit District provides services in 21 counties in central and east Texas.
Service is provided via fixed routes, demand response, and commuter programs.
The system operates from a centralized dispatching, maintenance and operations facility located in Bryan. Additionally, BTD operates five subregional maintenance and operations facilities in Lufkin, Livingston, Hunstville, Liberty, and The Woodlands. BTD also operates three park and ride facilities in its commuter operation located in Montgomery County. Current Service Delivery BTD currently operates over 120 routes across 21 counties. Routes are operated from East Texas to Houston and Galveston three days a week.