Bishop is a city in Nueces County, Texas, United States.

Bishop, an insurance agent turned promoter, acquired 2,300 acres (9.3 km2) of land in South Texas along the railroad line and laid out a model community surrounded by farm tracts.

Bishop laid out zoned business, industrial and residential districts and built a water and power system.

The economy is also bolstered by a large chemical plant opened in 1945 by Celanese Corporation of America.

[5] According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 2.4 square miles (6.2 km2), all land.

[6] The climate in this area is characterized by hot, humid summers and generally mild to cool winters.

[7] As of the 2020 United States census, there were 3,174 people, 1,104 households, and 902 families residing in the city.

Season 2, Episode 2 of Person of Interest, "Bad Code", takes place in a fictional version of Bishop, TX, which is revealed as the birthplace of the hacker known as Root.