Buc-ee's is set to start construction on a new location in San Marcos next Wednesday. The latest Buc-ee's destination will be 74,000 square feet with 128 fueling pumps. The new location will also be the first one in San Marcos,

Wildly popular gas station and travel center chain Buc-ee's will soon be one step closer to serving customers making trips down I-35.

The $47-million, 74,000-square-foot Buc-ee's in San Marcos will break ground next week. It will be one of the largest locations in Texas.

San Marcos will soon add another I-35 tourist attraction as Buc-ee’s begins construction on its newest travel center, which will feature familiar staples like barbecue, fudge, kolaches and Beaver Nuggets.

According to the release, the San Marcos store will also employ at least 200 people. In 2024, Buc-ee’s broke ground on its first locations in Virginia, Mississippi, and Ohio, the release added. The travel center also began construction on its third locations in Georgia and Tennessee.

Founded in 1982 and based in Lake Jackson, Buc-ee's now operates 35 stores in Texas and 15 in other states, according to the release. In 2019, the chain began expanding outside Texas; last year, it broke ground on its first stores in Virginia, Mississippi and Ohio.