Shiner, Texas

About Shiner

Shiner is a small town in central Texas with an estimated population of 2,163.

Shiner holds the status of an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 2.47 square miles, giving it a balanced suburban layout with room to breathe at roughly 876 residents per square mile.

📰 Shiner News Today

• This Town Is the ‘Cleanest Little City in Texas’—and It Has a Historic Brewery, Cute Downtown, and Old World Charm Travel + Leisure · Oct 1
• Shiner Texas Legend Rye Review Breaking Bourbon · Apr 20
• New Restaurant at the Shiner Brewery - Rickhouse KSAT · Jul 30
• Shiner, TX Weather Forecast – Hourly & 15-Day SpaceRef · Sep 18
• Shiner Air Quality Index (AQI) and USA Air Pollution IQAir · Jun 22

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

📰 Local News

Read the latest Texas headlines on our news site, Bless News Daily.

What Makes Shiner Unique

• The only place in America named Shiner — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• Part of the fabric of Texas — one of 1,863 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• Quiet streets and a slower rhythm — the kind of place people move to on purpose.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 14 miles.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Shiner

• Werner's 5 Ninety 4 Grill — american
• Friday's Fried Chicken — chicken
• K. Spoetzl BBQ Co. — barbecue
• La Terraza De Jalisco — mexican
• Maggie's Diner — american
• Mary's Taco — mexican
• Mary's Tex-Mex Restaurant — mexican
• Shiner Palace Saloon
• Shinerville Coffee House — coffee shop (café)
• Snowflake Donuts — donut (café)

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · click a restaurant to read or write reviews.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• Edwin Wolters Memorial Museum · Museum

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Shiner

• Green-Dickson Park reviews ★
• Welhausen Park reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

🏫 Schools in Shiner

• SHINER EL
• SHINER H S

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

⚡ Quick Facts

🌤️ Current Weather

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Source: National Weather Service

🗺️ Map of Shiner

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