This bighearted motor lodge was opened in 1966 by the Dye family; the Osbon family owned and ran it from 1981 until selling the motel in 2004. In 1984, the Coen Brothers set part of their neo-noir classic Blood Simple on the grounds. Nestled between big roads and the city's southwestern urban expansion, the Heart of Texas is a good old-fashioned motel, a beacon of the days when people weren't afraid to stop and say howdy.
The Heart of Texas Motel
5303 Hwy. 290 W., 512/892-0644
www.heartoftexasmotel.com
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