• 1894

    1894

    McLane Company established in Cameron, Texas. Headquarters later moved to Temple, Texas.
  • 1978

    1978

    Drayton McLane Jr. becomes CEO of McLane Company and begins to grow the business into a multi-billion dollar operation.
  • 1990

    1990

    McLane Company acquired by Walmart. The McLane IP was used to create grocery distribution operations.
  • 1992

    1992

    Drayton McLane Jr. forms McLane Group, a holding company for assets and buys the Houston Astros professional baseball franchise. Has owned the team for 19 years.
  • 1992

    1992

    McLane Classic Foods established in 1992 as a premiere kettle cook company.
  • 1993

    1993

    Drayton McLane Jr. purchases international distribution operations from Walmart.
  • 1997

    1997

    McLane Group buys international import/export and logistics company.
  • 2001

    2001

    McLane Group purchases Hometown Favorites online grocer for hard-to-find foods and candies.
  • 2004

    2004

    MAT established to help the military solve mission critical challenges with logistics expertise and technology solutions.
  • 2011

    2011

    McLane sells Astros to focus on McLane Group companies and philanthropy efforts.
  • 2012

    2012

    McLane Intelligent Solutions established to expand Managed IT services into a larger geographical market.
  • 2013

    2013

    McLane Group Properties launched to manage real estate investments.
  • 2014

    2014

    McLane Group purchased Sports In Action who managed the iconic Dave Campbell’s Texas Football. In 2025, the name was changed to Dave Campbell’s Texas Sports to more accurately reflect the broadening scope of the company.

  • 2015

    2015

    McLane Group purchases McLane Ford of Fredericksburg.
  • 2017

    2017

    McLane Technology Partners created to train soldiers in the Army software and to modernize old computer languages for state agencies.
  • 2019

    2019

    The Lakes at Central Pointe built – office and technology campus that begins national marketing.
  • 2025

    2025

    In 2025, the name was changed to Dave Campbell’s Texas Sports to more
    accurately reflect the broadening scope of the company.