Texas Bank of the West

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. One morning, a little girl skipped into the Texas Bank of the West with her piggybank in hand. The teller smiled warmly as usual, but something odd caught her eye—a small dog following closely behind, its tail wagging excitedly. The teller laughed gently and said, ‘I’ve never seen anything like that around here!’ She picked up the dog and asked the girl if she needed help counting her coins. Turned out, it was just a friendly neighborhood mutt who loved banks almost as much as his owner did. And so, every week, the same little girl came back, accompanied by the same happy dog—who always seemed to know when it was payday for someone.

2. A delivery driver pulled up to the Texas Bank of the West one afternoon and asked the guard, ‘Is it true that if you deposit exactly 137 dollars here every day for three years, the bank will give you a free cow?’ The guard scratched his head and replied, 'Well, I’ve never heard anything like that before!' The delivery driver smiled and said, 'Guess I’ll just keep delivering my usual stuff then.' A few weeks later, an excited neighbor approached him with a small calf in tow, claiming it was a gift from the mysterious Texas Bank of the West. The moral? Sometimes banks really do reward their best customers—with milking jokes!

3. A delivery driver pulled up to the Texas Bank of the West one afternoon. As he stepped out of his truck, he noticed something peculiar on the ground—a tiny guitar case, its strings tinkling softly in the breeze. He picked it up curiously and opened it gently. Inside was a note scribbled in childish handwriting: 'Founder’s lunchbox.' He smiled, shook his head, and walked into the bank. Later that day, during the staff meeting, someone mentioned they’d seen him playing ‘Happy Birthday’ on the little guitar during his break.

4. At dawn, a delivery driver pulled up to the Texas Bank of the West. Something unusual caught his eye—a tiny bird kept chirping from inside the vault. Curious, he opened the door and found not just one bird but an entire flock, singing along as if they were guarding the money themselves. After some confusion, the driver called his boss, who called the bank manager, and before you knew it, half the town had gathered around the bank laughing. Turns out, it was just a noisy nest in the ventilation system—one that now made the Texas Bank of the West famous for its unique morning serenade.