The government for Bee County, Texas. You can read more about the County of Bee at: http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/hcb05 Here is a small excerpt from the above website: "The county, named for Barnard E. Bee, Sr., was formed from San Patricio, Goliad, Refugio, Live Oak, and Karnes counties on December 8, 1857, and officially organized on January 25, 1858, when the first officers were elected."