> Can anyone tell me if there are legal restrictions to such bee relocations?
> Do I need permissions, inspections?

Here's a list of apiarist contact info:
http://www.beeculture.com/beeculture/who/who.htm#Inspection

Here's another:
http://www.mda.state.mn.us/apiary/directory.htm

> I would also appreciate any advice that would help ensure the well being of
> the bees.

To insure the well-being of the bees, sell them in California,
and start over in Texas.

I doubt that anyone other than an experienced bee hauler could cross Arizona
and New Mexico when it is hot and have their bees survive.  Haul all the
hardware you want, but the most likely scenario for any first attempt with no
experience is that one would arrive with dead hives and melted brood combs.
There are just too many things that can go wrong, all of them fatal for the
bees.

> Travel time should be no more than 3 days.

Well, from San Diego to El Paso would be about 11 hours, to Austin 20 hours,
and to Houston 23 hours.  You weren't planning on sightseeing along the way,
were you?

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