Families and businesses in Point Blank and across San Jacinto County have trusted Buster Brown for all their propane needs for decades, and for good reason!
We’re a third-generation family business that has been serving East Texas for more than 50 years. Our skilled team brings the knowledge and hands-on experience necessary to handle any job quickly and accurately, consistently delivering a high standard of service that our customers can rely on time and time again.
As your full-service propane provider, we offer everything in one place: from reliable propane delivery and expert energy advice to ongoing support that keeps things running smoothly. Whatever you need, Buster Brown has you covered.
Propane cylinder refills: Running low before your next cookout? Stop by our Point Blank office during business hours for a quick, safe refill of your grill tank. Hitting the road? We’ll fill your RV’s cylinders. We also offer tank re-certification.
Propane parts and equipment: Our Point Blank location carries everything you require, including propane cylinders, residential tanks, hoses, fittings and regulators.
Propane delivery: With our Keep Full automatic delivery option, our software tracks your propane levels and schedules deliveries before you run low — no monitoring is required on your end. For added peace of mind, we also offer wireless propane tank monitoring!
Propane tanks: Whether you have only a furnace or a full setup with a water heater, fireplaces and more, Buster Brown has the right tank size for you. Our affordable leasing options remove the burden of ownership, because we take care of all maintenance and repairs. Your tank operates safely without your lifting a finger. Our Point Blank office also sells ASME tanks for residential use.
Propane appliances: Maximize the value of propane in your home with our gas line hookups, appliance conversions and propane space heater installation and servicing.
Commercial propane: We deliver bulk propane and tailored services to a range of businesses, including restaurants, office buildings and construction sites.
Propane forklifts: Keep your forklifts running at peak efficiency with our propane cylinder refill services, available for warehouses, distribution centers and construction sites.
What is now known as Point Blank was first settled in the first decades of the 19th century. R. T. Robinson is credited with establishing the first store in the community.
Around 1850, Florence Dissiway, a Frenchwoman from Alabama who worked for R.T. and his brother Henry’s families as a governess, gave the town the name Point Blanc (“white point”). It was eventually anglicized to Point Blank. A post office was opened in 1884.
Among the early residents was George T. Wood, who founded a plantation there as early as 1839. Wood won the 1847 election for governor, the second in Texas history, succeeding James Pinckney Henderson. Wood faced many challenges, including massive public debt. He suggested selling land to the U.S. government to ease that debt, but the proposal failed in the Texas Legislature. There was also a dispute with the federal government over the status of New Mexico. Texas saw it as part of its territory; the United States disagreed.
Other challenges during Wood’s term included reforming how the state government operated, establishing courts, and organizing towns and counties, a very contentious subject.
As a result of that conflict, Wood lost in the 1849 election to Peter H. Bell. Wood returned to Point Blank. He sought the governor’s seat twice more before his death, in 1858.
Today Point Blank is dramatically different than it was in Wood’s time. The construction of the reservoir that is now the 90,000-acre Lake Livingston has made Point Blank, sitting along the western shore, a destination for water sports enthusiasts. Fishing is great, with white bass, catfish, striped bass, crappies, and largemouth bass among the types of fish abundant there.
Point Blank has a public boat ramp for recreational boating and fishing on the lake, and nearby Wolf Creek Park offers family-style camping with amenities including fishing piers, boat ramps, a marina, and canoe and paddle boat rentals.