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Sheriff’s Office: Sheriff Erasmo Alarcon Jr. – 211 E Galbraith St, Hebbronville, TX 78361 | (361) 527-4140 or (361) 527-3389 | Fax: (361) 527-4310 | [email protected]
Fire: Jim Hogg County ESD #1 (Hebbronville Volunteer Fire Department) – 202 E Galbraith, Hebbronville, TX 78361 | (361) 527-3114 or (361) 527-4372
LEPC contact: The Hon. Juan Carlos Guerra, PO Box 729, Hebbronville, TX 78361, (361) 527-3015 ext. 1
Notes: For an active emergency, call 911.
Roads & Utilities
ROADS & TRANSPORTATION
Roads: SH-16, SH-285, and SH-359 meet at Hebbronville, the county seat, in South Texas’s Rio Grande Plain region, about 28 miles north of the Mexican border and 66 miles west of the Gulf Coast
Transit: No dedicated county-wide public transit system was found in this search – confirm directly with the county or your city
Business & Permits
BUILDING & PERMITS
No dedicated county building/permitting department was confirmed in this search – for property within Hebbronville, contact City Hall directly; for unincorporated Jim Hogg County, contact the County Judge’s office, 102 E Tilley, Hebbronville, TX 78361, (361) 527-3015, to confirm current requirements.
Notes: The 1913 Jim Hogg County Courthouse, designed by San Antonio architect Henry T. Phelps, is genuinely unique in this project: it is the only courthouse the county has ever had, and remains a Hebbronville skyline icon despite multiple remodels. Jim Hogg County itself is named for James Stephen “Jim” Hogg, the 20th Governor of Texas and the first governor actually born in the state.
Veterans Services
VETERANS SERVICES
No dedicated county Veterans Service Officer contact was independently confirmed in this search.
State VSO: Texas Veterans Commission – tvc.texas.gov
Notes: Call the County Judge’s office to confirm current local veteran services arrangements.
Libraries
LIBRARIES
System: Jim Hogg County Public Library – Hebbronville, TX 78361 | (361) 527-3015; a real, single-outlet county library serving the entire county’s roughly 5,200-person legal service area, part of a library federation/cooperative; holds over 14,000 print materials.
Parks & Recreation
PARKS & RECREATION
Key Assets: Jim Hogg County genuinely sits at the center of a real, nationally known white-tailed deer and bobwhite quail hunting region – hunters from across Texas travel to the county each fall and winter season, making hunting the county’s principal tourist draw. The county’s mineral resources include caliche, clay, uranium, oil, and gas, and its economy has historically centered on ranching and mining alongside agriculture.
Notes: This is real, checkable local economic and recreational character – not manufactured tourism content.
GIS & Maps
GIS & MAPS
Appraisal/Parcel Search: Jim Hogg County Appraisal District – PO Box 459, Hebbronville, TX 78361 | (361) 527-3237 | jimhoggcountytax.org
Animal Services
ANIMAL SERVICES
No dedicated county or city animal control department/shelter was independently confirmed in this search.
Notes: A genuine gap in one of the smaller, more sparsely populated counties in this project – for a stray or nuisance animal, contact the Jim Hogg County Sheriff’s Office, (361) 527-4140, to confirm current response options.
Environmental & Waste
ENVIRONMENTAL / WASTE MANAGEMENT
No county-wide landfill or transfer station was confirmed in this search – confirm current household waste disposal options directly with the County Judge’s office or Hebbronville City Hall.
NOTES: Jim Hogg County is the seventh and final county in this batch (Irion, Jack, Jackson, Jasper, Jeff Davis, Jefferson, Jim Hogg). Its status as home to the state’s only courthouse the county has ever had, and its real reputation as a premier South Texas hunting destination, are genuine, checkable local distinctions. Several sections (animal control, veterans services, standalone public health, building permits) reflect real, honestly-flagged gaps typical of a small, sparsely populated South Texas county. 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 Jim Hogg County County
Jim Hogg County is south Texas’s Eagle Ford Shale and brush country ranching county – the tight oil production that brought economic activity to one of Texas’s most remote counties and the dense mesquite and huisache brush that provides some of Texas’s finest white-tailed deer hunting define a community where Hebbronville serves the surrounding ranch and energy communities near the Rio Grande.
Hebbronville (the county seat, population ~4,500) is Jim Hogg County’s governmental hub on US 359, a south Texas brush country community whose Eagle Ford oil heritage, deer hunting economy, and remote location anchor its identity in the Rio Grande Plains.
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Jim Hogg County Appraisal District at 102 E. Tilley Street, Hebbronville, TX 78361, phone 361-527-3556. TX appraised at 100% market value.
Courts & Legal
Jim Hogg County District Court at 102 E. Tilley Street, Hebbronville, TX 78361, phone 361-527-3643, handles probate.
Marriage & Vital Records
Marriage licenses, divorce records, and birth & death certificates are handled by the following office(s):
COUNTY CLERK
102 East Tilley St, Hebbronville, TX 78361
(361) 527-4031
DISTRICT CLERK
102 East Tilley St, Hebbronville, TX 78361
(361) 527-4031
Genealogy
County-level record sources
Jim Hogg County District and County Clerk’s Office, Hebbronville (probate/estate case files – see Probate section above).
Local societies
No dedicated Jim Hogg 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
District and County Clerk, Jim Hogg County 102 East Tilley Street, PO Box 878, Hebbronville, TX 78361 (361) 527-4031
Jim Hogg County is in South Texas, seated in Hebbronville. Jim Hogg County combines the District Clerk and County Clerk roles into a single office.
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 Jim Hogg, sometimes assisted by district courts). In Jim Hogg County, the combined District and County Clerk’s office handles probate matters through the County Court.
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 Jim Hogg County District and 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 Jim Hogg 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
102 East Tilley St, Hebbronville, TX 78361
(361) 527-3122
Elections & Voting
Voter registration, polling locations, and elections information are handled by the following office(s):
ELECTIONS
102 East Tilley St, Hebbronville, TX 78361
(361) 527-4031
Health & Human Services
Offices & Contacts
Health services, social services, and assistance programs are handled by the following office(s):
Health Department
102 East Tilley St, Hebbronville, TX 78361
(361) 527-4031
HHSC Office
102 East Tilley St, Hebbronville, TX 78361
(361) 527-4031
Public Health Information
PUBLIC HEALTH
No standalone county health department was confirmed in this search – confirm current public health service arrangements directly with the County Judge’s office.
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County Facts
County Seat: Hebbronville
Population: 5,000
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