the first buc ee's opened in 1982.
the first buc ee's opened in 1982.
when did the first buc ee's open?
1982
co-founders don wasek and arch "beaver" aplin opened their first store as partners, which is still open as of 2019, in lake jackson, texas in 1982. aplin formed the name buc-ee's by combining his childhood nickname; the name of his labrador retriever, buck; as well as the appeal of ipana toothpaste's animated mascot, bucky the beaver. aplin was born in southeast texas, with his father originating from, and grandparents resident in, harrisonburg, louisiana.
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the first buc-ee's in the dallas–fort worth metroplex opened in terrell, texas on june 22, 2015. the travel center is located three miles west of tanger outlets on interstate 20.









































in september 2015 it was announced that at least part of buc-ee's corporate operations would move to office space at pearland town center. the "partial headquarters" would house legal and human resources departments of the company. the space was to be ready by the early part of 2016,
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