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Brazos County votes 3–1 to renew ITS transportation contract after months of public criticism
Summary
The Commissioners Court narrowly approved a trimmed renewal of the Innovative Transportation Solutions (ITS) program-management contract on Nov. 18 after an hour of public comment and debate over transparency, contract length and whether the county still needs an outside coordinator for TxDOT projects.
Brazos County Commissioners Court voted 3–1 on Nov. 18 to renew and step down portions of the Innovative Transportation Solutions (ITS) program-management contract after extended debate and repeated public criticism.
The court’s decision follows hours of discussion in which critics argued that ITS duplicates county staff work, lacks transparent termination language and creates a middleman that may charge the county indefinitely. Commissioner Brown described the contract as "a total waste of money" and said he planned to oppose renewal. Citizen speakers assembled at the podium pushed for explicit, near-term contract step-down dates and clearer monthly deliverables.
County Engineer Ratna Banerjee defended ITS, saying the consultant has “consistently delivered the technical…
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