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A Grimes County judge has spoken, and this beloved Texas tradition is about to undergo its biggest change in years.
The juxtaposition inherent in the Texas Renaissance Festival—real and artifice ... And so, to this work, this rennie gives a full-throated, stein-lifting “Huzzah.” ...
The Texas Renaissance Festival's new owner hopes to preserve the festival's legacy for years to come, his attorney said as the court-ordered $60 million sale moves ahead after a judge's decision ...
This KHOU 11+ Original shows how a dream in the woods became the nation’s largest Ren fest, and the legal fights its founder ...
The Texas Renaissance Festival is gearing up to have its busiest season of camping since its founding in 1974. With more than 6,000 people who stayed overnight at the 230-acre dispersed camping ...
All dynasties must end at some point, even if the kingdom is a local Renaissance faire and a small southeast Texas company town. George Coulam, the founder, owner and king of the Texas ...
The Texas Renaissance Festival confirmed Coulam’s death in a post on its Facebook page. “We are deeply saddened by the loss of George Coulam, founder of the Texas Renaissance Festival,” the ...
King George's reign has come to an end. In Texas. At a Renaissance Festival. A Grimes County judge ruled this week that the Texas Renaissance Festival — the largest in the country in terms of ...
A costumed man waves during the Texas Renaissance Festival in Grimes County in 2023. A Grimes County judge has ordered the owners of the Texas Renaissance Festival to sell its property and assets ...
George Coulam, the founder of the popular Texas Renaissance Festival, has died. He was 87. The colorful “King George” was the subject of the HBO documentary series, Ren Faire, which aired on ...
The king is dead. George Coulam, the long-reigning “king” and controversial founder of the nationally renowned Texas Renaissance Festival, died at the age of 87, according to Grimes County law ...
The founder of the Texas Renaissance Festival was reportedly discovered dead at his home in Grimes County, Sheriff Donald Sowell confirmed to local news. Sowell says he was notified of the death ...