Photo: Larry D. Moore · CC BY 4.0Living in Brady, TX: what to set up and who to call
City of Brady Water System reported 77 health-based violations to EPA in the last five years: radium (combined radium-226 and -228) ×44, radioactivity (gross alpha, excluding radon and uranium) ×33. 80% of systems its size reported none. Brady runs its own electric utility, City of Brady.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Brady, and who provides it. Tap an answer for the details and where they come from.
Power, water and internet
Who to call to start service at a new address in Brady.
Power comes from City of Brady
City of Brady (City of Brady - (TX)), a municipal utility, serves 91.8% of Brady residents.
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from City of Brady Water System
City of Brady Water System supplies almost all of Brady. It draws ground water and serves 5,371 people in all.
77 health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: radium (combined radium-226 and -228) ×44, radioactivity (gross alpha, excluding radon and uranium) ×33, the latest beginning Jan 2025. 80% of the 5,012 systems serving 3,301–10,000 people had none.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Jun 2026, was 3.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 7.5 ppb. That’s higher than 80% of similar systems’ latest results.
The system’s full record: EPA ECHO report
EPA SDWIS via Envirofacts (violations pulled Oct 9, 2026) and ECHO (lead samples, 2026Q3); service area: EPA Community Water System Service Area Boundaries v3.0. Violations are counted by the start of their compliance period. TX1540001.
6 home internet providers serve Brady
99% of 2,548 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 85% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frontier | Fiber, DSL | 88% | 5,000/5,000 |
| Optimum | Cable | 85% | 940/35 |
| Nextlink | Fixed wireless | 98% | 300/75 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 88% | 300/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 17% | 100/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 5% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in Brady depends on your street
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Brady, from the town’s own site.
Your pickup week
- TrashEvery week, on your street’s dayFind your street’s day on bradytx.us →
- Bulky itemsCall to book
City Recycling Center (located at the City Landfill)
We couldn’t find its opening hours.
Accepted at the curb
- Cardboard
- Newspaper
- Magazines
- Plastic Bottles
From bradytx.us, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated 2026-09-27. Rules change: the town’s page is the last word. .
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Most of Brady (97%) is in Brady Independent School District; parts are in Rochelle Independent School District (3%).
B+School gradeSee Schools →U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25. Enrollment rules and registration are the district’s.
Town hall and registering to vote
Who to call, and how to register.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Jun 2023; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Brady is in ZIP code 76825
ZIP codes where Brady residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Brady | ZIP’s residents in Brady |
|---|---|---|---|
| 76825 | Brady, TX | 100% | 78% |
Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas, by census block; post office names: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). ZIPs created since 2020 are missing.
Getting around, the ER and the library
One line each; the subject pages have the rest.
ER: CMS hospital data. Library: IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FY2024.
Questions about living in Brady
Who supplies Brady’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
City of Brady Water System (EPA ID TX1540001). It reported 77 health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026: radium (combined radium-226 and -228) ×44, radioactivity (gross alpha, excluding radon and uranium) ×33. 80% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 3.0 ppb (Jan–Jun 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Brady?
City of Brady (City of Brady - (TX)), a municipal utility.
What internet providers serve Brady?
Frontier, Optimum, Nextlink, Verizon, AT&T, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Brady?
76825. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Brady in?
Brady Independent School District. Parts of the city are in Rochelle Independent School District.
How do I register to vote in Brady?
Texas has no online registration; you can register in person until 30 days before Election Day or by mail (postmarked 30 days before). Elections here are run by the McCulloch County Early Voting Clerk. Check your registration at teamrv-mvp.sos.texas.gov.
Sources & dates
Every answer above names its source. Here they are with their dates.
- Water: EPA SDWIS (Envirofacts, pulled Oct 9, 2026), ECHO SDWA 2026Q3, EPA CWS Service Area Boundaries v3.0.
- Power: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map Aug 2023); EIA-861 final 2025.
- Trash: Brady’s own website (bradytx.us), read Oct 21, 2026, pickup and drop-off facts extracted and checked against the page they came from.
- ZIP codes: Census 2020 ZCTA relationship files; GeoNames postal codes (CC BY 4.0).
- Schools: NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25.
- Registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024 (read Oct 10, 2026). Official sites and area codes: Wikidata.
- Election office: FVAP local election office directory (fetched Oct 10, 2026; each record dated), EAC EAVS 2024 jurisdictions; registration and lookup links from vote.gov’s state data, checked Oct 10, 2026.
- Internet: FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025.