A growing Texas convenience store and travel center chain—and no, not that one—is making moves in the Hill Country. The Kerrville City Council on Tuessday granted a conditional use permit for the development of “a truck stop and feuling station” at the intersection of state Highway 16 North and IH-10, paving the way for the arrival of The Texan.
The Texan, marked by its large convenience stores, gas stations and logo of a smiling man in a cowboy hat over the Texas state map (with prominent yellow), has 16 active locations across the state, primarily in the south and southeast. Its latest location is in Portland, and a 17th is on the way in College Station.
The gas station also has diesel pumps for tractor trailers, which is something the competitor Buc-ee’s does not offer. Its convenience store includes much of the same kinds of things you’ll find at Buc-ee’s, including snacks and drinks, branded meats and cheeses, sporting goods, clothing and other merchandise.
Across the internet, folks look at The Texan kind of like a Temu Buc-ee’s. “Everything, from the layout to the menu to the snacks to the sign verbiage to the fonts in the store were copycats of Buc-ee’s,” wrote one Reddit user two years ago. “Crazy how ‘The Texan’ owners haven’t been called out for this.”…