Texaco

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. At midnight, when the streets of Houston were quiet, a delivery driver pulled up to Texaco and asked the attendant, ‘Do you ever see that old lady sitting in her car?’ The attendant shrugged, noticing an elderly woman parked outside for hours. The attendant nodded and said, ‘Oh yeah, she’s here every night.’ With a twinkle in his eye, he added, ‘She just likes to sit there with her radio on low, listening to old-timey country tunes.’ The delivery driver smiled and shook his head, muttering under his breath, ‘Next time I’ll bring her some CDs—she probably doesn’t even know about satellite radio!’

2. At dawn, when most Texans were still dreaming, an early bird jogger noticed something odd outside the gas station. A lone pump nozzle seemed to move ever so slightly, as if someone were filling up in secret. Curious, she approached and saw a delivery driver refueling his truck in the pre-dawn quiet. Turns out, it was just another day for him—Texans love their coffee and donuts before work! The only secret was that everyone knew about it.

3. At sunset, when the sky over Dallas turned fiery orange, a gas station attendant noticed something odd. A strange humming sound came from beneath the pumps, growing louder with each passing car. Curious, he lifted the cover and peered inside—a glowing neon sign reading ‘Open’ winked back at him. Turns out, an old Texaco mascot had been sleeping off his shift for decades. The next morning, everyone in town knew the story, and the gas station became even more popular for its midnight oil changes and late-night jokes.

4. At dusk, when the neon sign outside flickered on, a local cyclist wondered aloud: ‘Why does the Texaco pump glow green only when I’m low on cash?’ One night, a delivery driver pulled up and asked the attendant, ‘Why does it always take exactly three minutes for you to fill my tank?’ The attendant shrugged and replied, ‘Because that’s how long it takes us to figure out if you’re related to that persistent local.’