Editing Bay City, Texas (section)

==Infrastructure==
===Transportation===
====Highways====
* [[File:Texas 35.svg|30px]] [[Texas State Highway 35]]
* [[File:Texas 60.svg|30px]] [[Texas State Highway 60]]
* [[File:Texas FM 2668.svg|30px]] [[Farm to Market Road 2668|Farm to Market 2668]]

====Rail====
Bay City is located on the [[Union Pacific Railroad]] (UP) main line that roughly parallels the [[Texas Gulf Coast]] from [[Brownsville, Texas|Brownsville]] to [[Algoa, Texas|Algoa]], near [[Houston]]. The main line is shared by the [[BNSF Railway]] under [[trackage rights]], and the BNSF operates a [[branch line]] from Bay City to [[Wadsworth, Texas|Wadsworth]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bnsf.com/bnsf-resources/pdf/ship-with-bnsf/maps-and-shipping-locations/bnsf-network-map.pdf |title=bnsf-network-map.pdf |access-date=November 18, 2024 |date=January 2024}}</ref>

As of 2024, the rail lines serving the city are used for freight haulage only; no passenger service is offered.

====Air====
[[Bay City Regional Airport]] is a city-owned public-use airport located five nautical miles (9&nbsp;km) east of the [[central business district]] of Bay City.<ref name=FAA>{{FAA-airport|ID=BYY|use=PU|own=PU|site=23409.4*A}}, effective 2023-08-10.</ref> 

===Health care===
Matagorda County is served by the Matagorda Regional Medical Center, and the mission-aligned Matagorda Medical Group. The Matagorda Episcopal Health Outreach Program (MEHOP), the county's only federally qualified health center, offers Family Medical, OB/Gyn, Pediatrics, Behavior Health, and Dentistry services. MEHOP accepts most insurances and assures that no patient will be denied or unable to access health care services due to an individual's inability to pay.

===Government===
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File:Bay City TX Courthouse.JPG|Courthouse from 6th Street
File:Bay City TX City Hall.JPG|The City Hall on 5th Street
File:Bay City, TX, Water tower IMG 1037.JPG|Bay City Water Tower
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