Tag Archives: George Coulam

RIP, George Coulam

Wow. Texas Renaissance Festival founder George Coulam was found dead Wednesday morning in his home in Todd Mission, according to law enforcement officials. He was 87. The Todd Mission Police Department was dispatched to Coulam’s home just outside the Renaissance … Continue reading

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It should still be the same old RenFest

Good to hear. The Texas Renaissance Festival will soon be under new ownership, but will remain much the same as it has been for the last half century, attorney Anthony Laporte of Houston law firm Hanszen Laporte tells CultureMap. “All … Continue reading

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Renaissance Festival to be sold

There’s always drama with this thing. A Grimes County District Judge has ruled the the Texas Renaissance Festival must be sold, ending a two-year legal battle over the popular festival. Judge Gary W. Chaney of the 506th state District Court … Continue reading

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“Like ‘Succession’ with turkey legs and jousting”

All right, I guess I should watch that HBO doc on the Texas Renaissance Festival and its founder, George Coulam. To label George Coulam eccentric is such an understatement that it’s like calling Houston summers hot. Yes, it’s true, but … Continue reading

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The future of the Texas Renaissance Festival

More specifically, what is the future of the town of Todd Mission, where the RenFest was founded and takes place, as its founder prepares to step down? At a city council meeting earlier this month in Todd Mission, council members … Continue reading

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