The Chicken Ranch was Texas’ most infamous brothel, operating just outside La Grange for over a century. What started in the 1840s as a small operation grew into a well-known establishment where lawmen, politicians, and everyday folks rubbed elbows. Run by Miss Edna from the ‘50s until its closure in 1973, it thrived with local support—until a crusading TV reporter exposed it, forcing the governor to shut it down. Its legacy lived on in folklore, ZZ Top’s La Grange, and The Best Little Whorehous