Longview Buc-ee's sign pops up, is it real?

Posted: Sep 16, 2023 / 02:07 PM CDT

Updated: Sep 18, 2023 / 09:47 AM CDT

LONGVIEW, Texas (KETK) – Recently a sign popped up for a new Buc-ee’s coming to Longview but many on social media are wondering if the sign is real.

According to the City of Longview, there are no records for a plan to develop a Buc-ee’s in Longview. Officials said they could always be unaware of a newer plan but the Buc-ee’s website lists several upcoming Buc-ee’s locations and none of them are in Longview.

“Unfortunately this is not real. Someone may have ‘put up a sign’ but it was not Buc-ee’s corporation. I don’t know why someone would do this, my best thought… their idea of a ‘prank,'” Longview City Council Member Michelle Gamboa said.

Buc-ee’s website currently says these are the only new locations opening soon: