Texas is one of the few places where the state is its own brand, and ask most Texans why and you get some version of the same story: independence, land, and a habit of doing the work yourself. We are a fence company, so we spend our days on property lines rather than in history books. But a fence is about as Texan a thing as there is. It is a line you drew on your own land, built with your own hands or by neighbors you trust, that says this is mine and I take care of it.
A short history, since it explains a lot
Texas won its independence from Mexico in 1836 and spent nearly a decade as its own republic before joining the United States at the end of 1845. The state's identity still leans on that stretch of standing alone: a place that made its own way, settled its own land and fenced it. Barbed wire closed the open range here in the 1880s, and the ranch fence lines that still cross Polk and San Jacinto County are part of the same story.
Ranch country is still ranch country
East Texas has grown, and the lake has brought weekend homes and retirees to Onalaska, Livingston and Coldspring. But drive five minutes off the lake and it is cattle, hay, timber and horses, fenced and gated and worked. Farm and ranch fence is not a nostalgia product out here; it is how land gets used, and a big share of what we build and repair every week. See farm and ranch fence.
What Texas pride looks like around the lake
Ordinary things. A flag on the porch. A truck with a Texas sticker. Land that has been in a family for generations and a fence that has been rebuilt three times on the same line. People who wave on the farm road. It is less about big gestures than a steady sense of ownership over the land and the way of life that goes with it.
Strong. Secure. Built to Last.
That is the line on our sign, and it is also the standard. Strong: posts deep, corners braced, hardware that holds. Secure: gates that latch and fences that keep what is yours in and what is not out. Built to last: coated metal, rot boards, graded lumber and the judgment to use them, because we live here and we will see the fence again. The longhorn on the shirt is the animal the fence is for; the dog beside him is the reason for half the fences we build.
Locally owned since 2005. An insured S corporation on FM 356 in Onalaska, building for neighbors across Polk and San Jacinto County. More about who we are.
Celebrating it
If you want dates to mark, Celebrate Texas has three worth knowing. If you want to fly a flag from the fence, tips for decorating your fence and gates covers how to do it without splitting a picket. And made in the USA, built in Texas is about where the material comes from.
Frequently asked questions
Why a longhorn?
Because nothing says Texas ranch country faster, and because we build fences for a living: the longhorn is the animal the fence is for. He wears our shirt and carries our tools. The dog is there because half the fences we build are for one.
What is the tagline?
Strong. Secure. Built to Last. It is on the sign and on the trucks, and it is the standard we hold a fence to.
Are you really local?
Our shop is on FM 356 in Onalaska, we have been here since 2005, and we are an insured, locally owned S corporation. Not a franchise, not a crew from the city.