A joust participant rides a horse at the Texas Renaissance Festival in Todd Mission, Texas. The festival's owner, ‘King’ George Coulam — has been ordered by a judge to sell the festival for $60 million and to pay $22 million in damages to a group who sued him after he allegedly backed out of a sale agreement - (Dylan McEwan / Texas Renaissance Festival)
King George's reign has come to an end. In Texas. At a Renaissance Festival.
A Grimes County judge ruled this week that the Texas Renaissance Festival — the largest in the country in terms of attendance numbers — must be sold after its owner, George Coulam — known to his workers and visitors as King George — backed out of a sale.
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