Hitchcock Contact Information
Hitchcock City Hall
7423 Hwy. 6
P.O. Box 48
Hitchcock, Texas 77563
409-986-5591
409-986-6903 Fax
Hitchcock Mayor
- Mayor Randy Stricklind
- rsticklind@cityofhitchcock.org
Hitchcock City Administrator
- Marie Gelles
- mgelles@cityofhitchcock.org
Hitchcock City Secretary
- Lucy Dieringer
- ldieringer@cityofhitchcock.org
Hitchcock Permitting & Inspections
- Janie Avila
- javila@cityofhitchcock
Hitchcock Planning & Zoning
- D. Joe Wood
- DJWood@CityofHitchcock.org
Hitchcock Water & Sewer
- Beverly Goodman
- BGoodman@Cityofhitchcock.org
Hitchcock Police Station
6815 2nd Street
Hitchcock, Texas 77563
409-986-5000
409-986-9246 Fax
Hitchcock Police Chief
- Wilmon Smith
- 409-986-5559
- wsmith@hitchcockpd.com
Hitchcock Municipal Court
- Ruth Ann Sorrell
- 409-986-9702 Fax 409-986-6260
- RSorrell@cityofhitchcock.org
Hitchcock Code Compliance/Fire Marshal
- Candie Serna or John Dieringer
- 409-986-5591 or 409-502-2245
- JDieringer@Cityofhitchcock.org
Hitchcock Volunteer Fire Department
- 409-986-7131
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7002 2nd Street
Hitchcock, Texas 77563
Hitchcock IDC – Economic Development
- Sabrina Schwertner
- 409-795-1974
- Sabrina@hitchcockidc.com
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7515 FM 2004
Hitchcock, Texas 77563
Hitchcock Chamber of Commerce
- Connie Place, Executive Director
- 409-986-9224
- HitchcockChamber@gmail.com
How to start a business in Galveston County
File an Assumed Name (D.B.A.) with the County Clerk in the county(s) in which the business is to be located and/or will conduct business
Corporations and corporate documents are filed with the Secretary of State in Austin. You can contact the Secretary of State at (512) 463-5578 or visit their web site at www.sos.state.tx.us. Upon filing in Austin,
the D.B.A. is then filed with the County Clerk’s Office.
Information on other County, State and Federal Agencies
For the Regulatory Assistance Program concerning licenses or permits, contact the Economic Development and Tourism-Small Business Division in Austin:
(512) 936-0101.
To obtain a State Sales Tax ID#, contact the State Comptroller at (713) 426-8200, (713) 777-1881 or (281) 820-6055, or visit their web site at www.window.state.tx.us/.
To obtain a Business Tax Kit and other publications, call I.R.S. at (800) 829-3676
A Federal Tax ID# is available through the I.R.S. Business & Specialty Tax Line at (800) 829-4933
Workers Compensation Information contact Texas Worker’s Compensation & Texas Department of Insurance at (800) 372-7713. For Unemployment benefits,
contact the Texas Workforce Commission at (512) 463-2222 or visit their web site at www.twc.state.tx.us/.
Contact the County Health Department for a business involved in food preparation at: (409) 938-2300 or (409) 938-2411