It all began in 1977 when my wife and I took our first vacation to Phoenix, Arizona to visit some friends. Our friends decided to take us out to Pinnacle Peaks in Scottsdale, Arizona. Pinnacle Peaks was a small western-themed, steak house with a live band located in the middle of the desert. We had a great time and made some wonderful memories. This visit sparked the idea of 'Texas Old Town.'
'Texas Old Town' continued to develop in my mind as I visited other western-themed, family entertainment parks and authentic western towns in many different states. We wanted to duplicate the idea of providing families a venue and opportunity to make wonderful memories together and also develop a family business so our family could work together. Finally fed up with just 'visiting' these venues, we decided to build our own.

Texas' beautiful landscape, history, pride, and southern hospitality brought us to the Austin/San Antonio region. In search of the best location, I drove up and down every county road between Austin and San Antonio for an entire month. I discovered a beautiful 300-acre Hill Country ranch just outside Kyle, Texas. I began negotiations with the landowners.

Bruce and Annetta Hughson are the third generation land owners of the Hughson Ranch. Upon receiving the property their grandfather encouraged them to do something 'special' with the land. They didn't know quite what their grandfather meant by 'special' until the Texas Old Town project was presented to them. Soon after, Bruce and Annetta Hughson became partners with Texas Old Town.

As the business evolved, and new partners were brought in, the family continued to work arduously in designing, building and operating Texas Old Town. In May of 2004, we opened up to the world and quickly realized things weren't working as planned. We struggled all summer and fall to ignite the business; however, by November, everything we tried had failed.

In the waning months of 2004, I was approached by an effective sales person from a large wedding advertising agency who suggested we enter the wedding and reception market. Before I knew it, Texas Old Town had a contract with the advertiser and was on its way for its first wedding extravaganza, which took place in January of 2005. After the extravaganza that evening, I booked the first four weddings held at Texas Old Town. Suddenly, I was in the wedding business.

After a successful year in 2005, we had no choice but to expand operations the following year. Therefore, we enlarged and enclosed what had been an outdoor pavilion and named it Redbud Hall.

After experiencing an even more successful year with our newest facility up and running, we decided yet again to expand our operations on site, this time starting from scratch. Sage Hall was to be our ideal wedding and reception facility, surrounded thick woods and greatly enhanced by a picturesque water feature. Sage Hall was completed in the spring of 2008 and has already enjoyed immense success.

So, as you see, we have evolved and changed since day one, ever learning how to better serve you. So don't hesitate to come and see what makes Texas Old Town "special."

Larry Kruzie
Founder, Texas Old Town