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Bravo's 'Secrets, Lies, Texas Wives' Set to Put Boerne on the Map – For Better or Worse

Austin's resident punk rock raconteur, Merrick "Renegade" Cruz, weighs in on Bravo's latest foray into Texas with their new reality series, 'Secrets, Lies, Texas Wives.'

Merrick “Renegade” Cruz

By Merrick “Renegade” Cruz

Published June 16, 2026 at 6:29pm


Yeehaw, folks! Looks like the big city folk at Bravo done and brought their fancy cameras to our humble Hill Country town. They reckon a bunch of Texas gals livin' it up in Boerne is gonna make for some mighty fine televisual entertainment. Well, break out the Lone Star and pass the queso, 'cause this is fixin' to be a real hootenanny!

Seems this show's gonna follow a pack of purty ladies as they navigate the trials and tribulations of bein' a kept woman in the great state of Texas. I reckon we'll see 'em sippin' mimosas at gospel brunch, two-steppin' at the local honky tonk, and feudin' over who's got the biggest hair and the sparkliest cowboy boots.

Now, I ain't one to gossip, but word 'round the campfire is that some of these fillies might have a checkered past. One little lady done riled up some folks with her unsavory comments on that 'Big Brother' show a while back. But hey, ain't nobody perfect, right? I'm sure she's learned her lesson and is ready to show the world her true, sweet-as-sweet-tea nature.

Another one of these gals is some kinda Instagram influencer type. Y'all know the sort – always takin' snapshots of her kiddos in matchy-matchy outfits set against a backdrop of reclaimed wood and mason jars. I reckon she'll be peddlin' some sort of lifestyle brand faster than you can say "Fixer Upper."

Yessiree, this show's gonna put our little ol' town on the map! Us local yokels best get ready for a stampede of tourists lookin' to gawk at the Real Housewives in their natural habitat. I just hope they don't mind steppin' in a little cow pie now and then.