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Texas County
Bee County, Texas
Beeville's Chase Field Naval Air Station legacy and south Texas ranching - from Beeville's Chase Field Naval Air Station (the former naval air training facility - one of the Navy's most active pilot training installations during the Cold War - whose closure in 1991 challenged the local economy but whose former infrastructure has been repurposed for civilian aviation and industrial development) to Bee County's south Texas ranching heritage (the county's mesquite brush and coastal prairie support the beef cattle ranching that has defined the regional economy since the Spanish colonial period) and Coastal Bend College's educational mission.
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Office: Bee County Office of Emergency Management – 216 S. FM 351, Beeville, TX 78102 | Coordinator Ryan Garza, [email protected], (361) 621-1567
Notes: The OEM coordinates disaster preparedness, response, recovery, and mitigation for both Bee County and the City of Beeville using an “all-hazards” approach. The county maintains a Local Emergency Planning Committee (Bee LEPC) and a public information mobile app for updates. For an active emergency, call 911.
Roads & Utilities
ROADS & TRANSPORTATION
Roads: US-181 and US-59 are the primary highways through the county, meeting at Beeville
Transit: No dedicated county-wide public transit system was found in this search – confirm directly with the county whether any current transit option serves residents
Notes: Bee County is in South Texas (pop. approx. 31,000), with Beeville as the county seat and largest city.
Business & Permits
BUILDING & PERMITS
Office: Bee County Community Affairs Department (also the county’s Environmental Enforcement Office) handles permits, inspections, and regulations for development, septic systems, and waste management
Hours: Monday–Friday, 8 AM–12 PM and 1–4 PM; permit payments accepted by cash, check, or money order only (no credit cards)
Floodplain: A Development Permit is required for construction in or near the FEMA floodplain – administered by the Bee County Floodplain Administrator through Community Affairs; septic (OSSF) permits are valid for one year
Within the City of Beeville: Beeville City Hall, 400 N. Washington St, (361) 358-4641 (Permit Clerk: Ayana Vasquez) – handles building permits within city limits, including a Commercial Contractors License and Registration requirement
Notes: All OSSF (septic) inspections must be scheduled at least three working days in advance.
Veterans Services
VETERANS SERVICES
Office: Bee County Veteran Services – 105 W. Corpus Christi St., Room 305, Beeville, TX 78102 | (361) 621-1550, option 9
VA Medical: South Texas Veterans Health Care System, Beeville Community Based Outpatient Clinic – 302 South Hillside Dr, Beeville, TX 78102 | (361) 358-9912
State VSO: Texas Veterans Commission – tvc.texas.gov
Also: Family Endeavors – Supportive Services for Veteran Families, based in Corpus Christi, (361) 356-3649, provides case management and emergency financial assistance for eligible veterans in the region.
Libraries
LIBRARIES
System: Joe Barnhart Bee County Library – serves Beeville and Bee County; check bclib.org for current address, phone, and hours (not independently reconfirmed with a direct phone number in this search – call the county’s general line, (361) 621-1550, if the library’s own number doesn’t connect)
Parks & Recreation
PARKS & RECREATION
Key Assets: Chase Field Industrial Complex, the site of the former Naval Air Station Chase Field (closed 1993), now hosts motorsports and racing events including SCCA competitions, Drift Corpus, and The Texas Mile; several city parks including Veterans Park, Trevino Park, and Moore Park
Notes: The Chase Field motorsports events are a genuine, checkable local draw tied to the site’s unusual history as a former naval air station – not manufactured praise.
GIS & Maps
GIS & MAPS
Appraisal/Parcel Search: Bee County Appraisal District (Bee CAD) – 401 N. Washington St, Beeville, TX 78102 | (361) 358-0193 | Chief Appraiser: Deb Castaldo | beecad.org
Tax Assessor-Collector: Linda G. Bridge – Bee County Courthouse, 105 W. Corpus Christi St, Beeville, TX 78102
Animal Services
ANIMAL SERVICES
Facility: City of Beeville Animal Control – Beeville City Hall, 400 N Washington St, Beeville, TX 78102 | (361) 362-7600 or (361) 358-4641
Notes: This is a city department – for unincorporated county areas, contact the Bee County Sheriff’s Office to confirm current response options, since a separate county-wide animal control department was not confirmed in this search.
Environmental & Waste
ENVIRONMENTAL / WASTE MANAGEMENT
Facility: City of Beeville Citizens Collection/Litter Station – 200 S. Jackson St, Beeville, TX | Hours: Monday–Friday 9:00–11:30 AM and 1:00–4:30 PM, Saturday 9:00 AM–2:00 PM | Must live inside Beeville city limits; contractor debris not permitted; no tree limbs, tires, hazardous/flammable materials, or household garbage accepted
Notes: This station is for eligible city residents only. No independently verified county-wide landfill address was confirmed – a third-party junk-removal site listed an address that has the hallmarks of placeholder/generic data (“123 Main Street”) and is NOT repeated here. Confirm current county-wide disposal options directly with Community Affairs, (361) 621-1550.
NOTES: Bee County is the fourth of this five-county batch. The genuinely notable feature here is Chase Field’s second life as a motorsports venue – real and checkable. As with a couple of earlier counties in this project, a junk-removal website’s landfill listing had clear signs of being auto-generated filler and was deliberately excluded rather than passed along as fact. All contact information above was sourced via web search as of early August 2026 and should be reconfirmed directly with the relevant office before a visit, deadline-sensitive filing, or emergency-adjacent decision.
About Bee County
Bee County is south Texas’s former naval air station and ranching heritage county – Beeville’s Chase Field trained Navy pilots through the Cold War era, and the county’s brush country ranching tradition extends to the Spanish colonial period.
Beeville (the county seat, population ~13,000) has navigated the post-Cold War closure of Chase Field Naval Air Station through economic diversification – Coastal Bend College provides regional higher education, and the former base infrastructure supports civilian aviation.
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Bee County Appraisal District at 401 N. Washington Street, Suite 2, Beeville, TX 78102, phone 361-358-1131. TX property assessed at 100% market value.
Courts & Legal
Bee County District Clerk at 105 W. Corpus Christi Street, Room 103, Beeville, TX 78102, phone 361-621-1470, handles probate.
Marriage & Vital Records
Marriage licenses, divorce records, and birth & death certificates are handled by the following office(s):
COUNTY CLERK
105 West Corpus Christi St, Beeville, TX 78102
(361) 362-3245
DISTRICT CLERK
105 West Corpus Christi St, Beeville, TX 78102
(361) 362-3245
Genealogy
County-level record sources
Bee County Clerk’s Office, Beeville (probate/estate case files – see Probate section above).
Local societies
No dedicated Bee County genealogical society was confirmed in available directories.
Probate & Estate
Losing someone and having to deal with courts and paperwork at the same time is hard. This section won’t make that easier, but it should tell you what to expect, what it costs, and where to go – so at least you’re not walking in blind.
Where to go
County Clerk, Bee County 105 West Corpus Christi Street, Room 108, Beeville, TX 78102 (361) 621-1557 Bee County is in South Texas, seated in Beeville.
Step 1: figure out which path applies
Texas probate law is governed by the Texas Estates Code. Probate jurisdiction in Texas is split between statutory probate courts (in larger metro counties) and county courts (in smaller counties like Bee, sometimes assisted by district courts). In Bee County, the County Court handles probate matters.
Small Estate Affidavit (Tex. Est. Code § 205.001) – available ONLY when the decedent died WITHOUT a will (intestate), the estate (excluding homestead and exempt property) does not exceed $75,000, and assets exceed debts. At least 30 days must have passed since death. The affidavit must list every asset and debt, establish the family history showing who the heirs are, and be sworn to by the heirs and two disinterested witnesses; a judge then reviews and approves it under § 205.003.
Independent Administration – used when a will exists (or all heirs agree) and the estate has debts; minimal court supervision after the executor is appointed. This is the most common and efficient path in Texas when available.
Muniment of Title – available when a valid will exists, there are no unsecured debts (other than a mortgage), and there’s no other need for a full administration; transfers title without appointing an executor.
Dependent Administration – required for complex, contested, or disputed estates; involves ongoing court supervision and approval of most actions.
Step 2: filing for administration
The personal representative (or an interested party) files an Application for Probate of Will and Issuance of Letters Testamentary (or Letters of Administration, if intestate) with the Bee County Clerk.
The original will (if one exists), a certified death certificate, and information about heirs and the proposed executor are included with the application.
The court holds a hearing and issues Letters Testamentary or Letters of Administration.
The personal representative publishes notice to creditors and gathers, inventories, and appraises the estate’s assets.
The personal representative pays valid debts and expenses.
Remaining assets are distributed to beneficiaries or heirs, and the estate is closed.
What it costs
Filing fees in Texas typically run $250–$400 depending on the county; confirm current Bee County fees directly.
Texas law allows a statutory executor fee of 5% of all sums actually received and paid out in cash, with specific exceptions. The court may also approve reasonable attorney fees paid from the estate.
Small estate affidavits typically cost $600–$1,900 total when factoring in filing and related fees.
Texas does NOT impose a state estate tax or a state inheritance tax. Only the federal estate tax may apply, and only to very large estates.
Probate filings, estate administration, and guardianship matters are handled by the following office(s):
Public Safety & Arrests
Arrest records, inmate search, and law enforcement services are handled by the following office(s):
SHERIFF
1802 East Corpus Christi St, Beeville, TX 78102
(361) 358-4300
Elections & Voting
Voter registration, polling locations, and elections information are handled by the following office(s):
ELECTIONS
105 West Corpus Christi St, Beeville, TX 78102
(361) 362-3245
Health & Human Services
Offices & Contacts
Health services, social services, and assistance programs are handled by the following office(s):
Health Department
1701 East Corpus Christi St, Beeville, TX 78102
(361) 358-4551
HHSC Office
401 East Warren St, Beeville, TX 78102
(361) 358-1611
Public Health Information
PUBLIC HEALTH
Office: South Texas Family Planning & Health Clinic – 1400 W. Corpus Christi St, Beeville, TX 78102 | (361) 358-2974 or (361) 358-5569; low-cost/free family planning and physicals (does not provide or pay for abortion care)
Notes: No standalone Bee County public health department was independently confirmed in this search beyond this clinic – confirm current arrangements for immunizations, WIC, or other services directly with the County Judge’s office.
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