Finally, a win!
Texas Aggies don’t have a lot of exciting things to talk about (yes, I’m a Longhorn), so when they start selling Buc-ee’s Beaver Nuggets at their campus student marketplaces, you better believe it’s going to be a big deal.
Texas A&M University announced Wednesday that they’re the first university in the country to partner with the Texas-sized convenience store and gas stations. College kids moving in this week will have more than 45 beaver-themed products to choose from including the Beaver Nuggets, signature beef jerky, snacks and branded merchandise, according to a press release from the university.
For those of you planning out your campus routes before classes start on Monday, these snacks will only be available at the university’s main campus in College Station, more specifically, at Aggie Express Commons, Aggie Express Hullabaloo, and Creekside Market through Aggie Dining.
“As an Aggie, it’s incredibly special to bring Buc-ee’s to the heart of the campus,” Arch “Beaver” Aplin III, founder and CEO of Buc-ee’s told the university. Aplin III graduated from A&M in 1980 and founded the first Buc-ee’s two years after that in Lake Jackson on the promise of clean bathrooms and plenty of fuel pumps.
Now, 43 years later, the beaver brand has developed a cult following with locations in Florida, Georgia, and Colorado.
“We’re thrilled to share a little piece of Buc-ee’s with the Aggie Family every day,” Aplin III said about the new collaboration.
And, to be fair, Buc-ee’s needed the good press.
The son of one of the Buc-ee’s cofounders was indicted in May 2024 on 21 felony counts after being accused of secretly recording house guests in a bathroom “using the toilet, showering, changing clothes, and/or having sex.” In March of this year, following that investigation, he was also charged with possession of child pornography, USA Today reported, after a search warrant of his devices allegedly led officials to discover images of prepubescent girls as young as 7 years old. A girl in the images was reportedly identified after detectives shared them with the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, who have a database of known victims.
In Colorado, a non profit, Stop Buc-ee’s, was formed in January amid environmental concerns with the Texas-based chain. That same month, the group filed a lawsuit to try and stop the company’s commercial development.
In Katy, three Black women filed a lawsuit accusing Buc-ee’s of racial discrimination. Court filings say the women were in the process of paying for their items on April 13, 2024, when they were stopped, accused of shoplifting and asked to leave, according to MySA.
