What losing Dairy Queen means to rural Texas - Entrepreneur Generations

East Columbia St. in downtown San Augustine, Tex. The town of under 2,000 people recently lost its Dairy Queen
that had been a local gathering spot for 45 years. (Houston Chronicle photo by Michael Ciaglo)

In small towns across the country, Dairy Queens serve as not just a restaurant, but a community water cooler where locals can get together. But in Texas, as the rural population shrinks, many small-town Dairy Queens are closing as the company expands in metropolitan areas like Houston and Dallas.

A hauntingly beautiful article and photo essay by Emily Foxhall of the Houston Chronicle explores the role Dairy Queen has played in the lives of rural Texans and what they'll do without one nearby.

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