The Texas You Had No Idea Existed 🇺🇸 … “JAK SE MÁŠ?”!!
June 5, 2026 in News, Video by RBN Staff
Posted to RBN by Mossad “KGB Sleeper-Cell-Family” Mike 🙂
Welcome to Texas! But not as you know it…
In the late 1800s thousands of Czechs left Europe and made their way over to the great American state of Texas. They brought their food, their language and even brought their bloody European beer.
Today we’re exploring the Czech side of Texas! From finding some of the world’s juiciest smoked sausages to drinking Texan brewed beer on tap in a small town gas station.
With days like these you’ve just gotta love the USA.
📍Shiner Texas, USA 🇺🇸
Bonus deep Texas-Czech-related nod/reference:
La Grange, Texas is most famous for its notorious 20th-century brothel known as the Chicken Ranch. This illicit establishment became the inspiration for the 1973 classic rock hit “La Grange” by ZZ Top and the hit musical and film The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas.
Central Municipal +1The city gained legendary status through a specific series of cultural and historical events:
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- The Chicken Ranch: Operating from 1905 to 1973 just outside the city, this discreet farmhouse was a notorious brothel. It was famous for being an open secret; local law enforcement and politicians generally allowed it to operate peacefully, making it a well-known rite of passage for generations of Texans.
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- The ZZ Top Hit:
The famous Texan rock trio recorded “La Grange” on their 1973 album Tres Hombres. The song’s driving blues riff, risqué lyrics, and iconic “have mercy” wails put both the band and the town on the map.
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- The Chicken Ranch: Operating from 1905 to 1973 just outside the city, this discreet farmhouse was a notorious brothel. It was famous for being an open secret; local law enforcement and politicians generally allowed it to operate peacefully, making it a well-known rite of passage for generations of Texans.
- The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas: The brothel’s sudden 1973 shutdown—prompted by a televised exposé by a Houston news reporter—inspired a highly successful Broadway play and the 1982 film starring Dolly Parton and Burt Reynolds.
Beyond this pop-culture notoriety, the small Central Texas town (located about halfway between Houston and Austin) is also celebrated for its deep Czech and German heritage, historic 1890s downtown, and scenic views along the Colorado River.
