Bessie was born and raised in Fort Worth, Texas. She graduated from the University of Texas in 2016 with a Bachelor of Arts in English through the Liberal Arts Honors Program and Certificates in Creative Writing and Business Foundations. She received her J.D. from Texas A&M University School of Law in 2021. While at A&M., she was President of the Criminal Law Society and on the Board of the Women Law Student Association. She also worked with the Innocence Project Clinic. Throughout law school, Bessie clerked for several private criminal defense practices and with the Federal Public Defender of the Northern District of Texas. Bessie currently serves as the City Attorney for the Town of Edgecliff Village and the City of Archer City.