History

It all began back 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 make 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 convinced 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 a whole 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. Bruce and Annetta 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.

Texas Old Town has enjoyed hosting events since May 28, 2004 and looks forward to hosting your next event. Don’t hesitate to come see what makes Texas Old Town ‘special!’ We hope to see you soon!