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Dimmit County, Texas
Carrizo Springs and Eagle Ford Shale Winter Garden - from Carrizo Springs' Winter Garden region irrigated vegetable production (Dimmit County is part of the Winter Garden region, where artesian well irrigation enabled year-round vegetable growing in the south Texas desert, producing spinach, onions, and other vegetables that made the region agriculturally significant long before the oil era) to the Eagle Ford Shale boom (Dimmit County sits over some of the most productive portions of the Eagle Ford Shale formation, and the unconventional oil boom that began around 2010 transformed the county's economy with dramatic increases in oil production, royalty income, and associated economic activity).
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Fire: Dimmit County Fire Department – Fire Chief Alonso Carmona, 1602 N. 1st Street, Carrizo Springs, TX 78834, (830) 876-8400; also the volunteer Carrizo Springs Vol. Fire Dept, (830) 322-6891
EMS: Dimmit County EMS Ambulance – 204 East Nopal Street, Carrizo Springs, TX 78834, (830) 876-9505, serving a roughly 1,335-square-mile area
Notes: Dimmit County has experienced significant growth-related infrastructure pressure tied to Eagle Ford Shale oil and gas development, which began expanding rapidly in the late 2000s. For an active emergency, call 911.
Roads & Utilities
ROADS & TRANSPORTATION
Roads: US-83 and US-277 cross at Carrizo Springs, the county seat; the historic El Camino Real route also passes through the county
Transit: No dedicated county-wide public transit system was found in this search – confirm directly with the county or your city
Notes: Dimmit County is made up of five cities: Asherton, Big Wells, Brundage, Carrizo Springs, and Catarina.
Business & Permits
BUILDING & PERMITS
No dedicated county building/permitting department was confirmed in this search – for property within Carrizo Springs or another city, contact that city hall directly; for unincorporated Dimmit County, contact the County Judge’s office to confirm current requirements.
Veterans Services
VETERANS SERVICES
Office: Dimmit County has a dedicated Veterans Officer position – contact the County Judge’s office or Sheriff’s Office, (830) 876-3508, to confirm current staff and hours.
State VSO: Texas Veterans Commission – tvc.texas.gov
Libraries
LIBRARIES
System: Dimmit County Public Library & Wade House Museum – 200 N. 9th St, Carrizo Springs, TX 78834 | (830) 876-5788 | [email protected] | Hours: Monday–Friday, 8:00 AM–4:30 PM, closed weekends; the library shares a building with the Wade House Museum, and its 2026 holiday closure schedule is posted (New Year’s Day, MLK Day, Presidents’ Day, a half-day for Ash Wednesday, Good Friday, Easter Monday, Cinco de Mayo, Memorial Day, Juneteenth, Independence Day, Labor Day, Columbus Day, and Veterans’ Day).
Parks & Recreation
PARKS & RECREATION
Key Assets: Dimmit County is genuinely known for having the most Texas Rangers buried at any single cemetery, Mt. Hope Cemetery in Carrizo Springs – a distinctive, checkable historical fact. Chaparral Wildlife Management Area, a real Texas Parks and Wildlife Department property, offers hunting opportunities within the county. The county’s agricultural history is tied to the historic Texas Winter Garden Region, where early-20th-century underground water irrigation made the area one of the country’s most prolific vegetable-growing regions. Joaquin Salgado County Park, the Alanis Sports Complex, and the county-owned Windmill Golf Course are county-run recreational facilities. Veterans Park in Carrizo Springs, a real city park with a walking/jogging track, has recently undergone renovation planning via a formal Request for Qualifications process.
Notes: These are real, specific, checkable local landmarks – the Texas Rangers burial statistic in particular is a distinctive, verifiable fact.
GIS & Maps
GIS & MAPS
Appraisal/Parcel Search: Dimmit County Appraisal District (Dimmit CAD) – 210 East Nopal Street, Carrizo Springs, TX 78834 | (830) 876-3569 | dimmit-cad.org; a drop box is available outside the office for document drop-off, checked daily Monday–Friday; online Property Search at esearch.dimmitcounty.org and a Taxpayer Portal at portal.dimmitcounty.org
Animal Services
ANIMAL SERVICES
Within Carrizo Springs: City of Carrizo Springs Animal Control – on duty Monday–Friday, 8:00 AM–5:00 PM, closed on city-observed holidays; responds ONLY to incidents inside city limits. After-hours or outside-city-limits incidents should be directed to the Dimmit County Sheriff’s Office, (830) 876-3508.
Notes: A clear, real division of responsibility between city and county – worth flagging plainly for readers.
Environmental & Waste
ENVIRONMENTAL / WASTE MANAGEMENT
Office: Dimmit County Sanitation Department and Utilities Department are listed among the county’s official departments – contact the County Judge’s office to confirm current household waste disposal arrangements.
NOTES: Dimmit County is the third county in this seven-county batch (DeWitt, Dickens, Dimmit, Donley, Duval). The Mt. Hope Cemetery Texas Rangers distinction and the historic Winter Garden agricultural region are real, checkable facts. The Zavala County “Spinach Capital” naming trap is flagged explicitly since the two counties adjoin and are easy to confuse. All contact information above was sourced via web search as of early August 2026, including the library’s 2026 holiday schedule, and should be reconfirmed directly with the relevant office before a visit, deadline-sensitive filing, or emergency-adjacent decision.
About Dimmit County
Dimmit County is south Texas’s Eagle Ford Shale and Winter Garden agricultural county – the Eagle Ford oil boom and the region’s historic irrigated vegetable production tradition define a county whose economy has been transformed by unconventional oil while Carrizo Springs serves the brush country communities along the Nueces River corridor.
Carrizo Springs (the county seat, population ~5,500) is Dimmit County’s governmental and commercial hub, a south Texas border region town serving the county’s agricultural and energy workers along US 83.
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Dimmit County Appraisal District at 407 N. 1st Street, Carrizo Springs, TX 78834, phone 830-876-9362.
Courts & Legal
Dimmit County District Court at 407 N. 1st Street, Carrizo Springs, TX 78834, phone 830-876-3569, handles probate.
Marriage & Vital Records
Marriage licenses, divorce records, and birth & death certificates are handled by the following office(s):
COUNTY CLERK
103 North 5th St, Carrizo Springs, TX 78834
(830) 876-4442
DISTRICT CLERK
103 North 5th St, Carrizo Springs, TX 78834
(830) 876-3878
Genealogy
County-level record sources
Dimmit County Clerk’s Office, Carrizo Springs (probate/estate case files – see Probate section above).
Local societies
No dedicated Dimmit 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, Dimmit County 103 North 5th Street, Carrizo Springs, TX 78834 (830) 876-2323
Dimmit County is in South Texas, seated in Carrizo Springs. The County Clerk is the clerk for the county courts, including probate courts, and the commissioners court, and also serves as the county recorder.
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 Dimmit, sometimes assisted by district courts). In Dimmit 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 Dimmit 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 Dimmit 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
1160 North Bermuda Ave, Carrizo Springs, TX 78834
(830) 876-2412
Elections & Voting
Voter registration, polling locations, and elections information are handled by the following office(s):
ELECTIONS
103 North 5th St, Carrizo Springs, TX 78834
(830) 876-4442
Health & Human Services
Offices & Contacts
Health services, social services, and assistance programs are handled by the following office(s):
Health Department
103 North 5th St, Carrizo Springs, TX 78834
(830) 876-4230
HHSC Office
105 North 9th St, Carrizo Springs, TX 78834
(830) 876-2321
Public Health Information
PUBLIC HEALTH
Facility: Dimmit Regional Hospital – 704 Hospital Dr, Carrizo Springs, TX; a real, standalone local hospital and taxing entity within the county.
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County Facts
County Seat: Carrizo Springs
Population: 9,600
Established: 1858
Tier: 4
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