The Texan, a Civil War Veteran whose reputation of being the fastest gun in the west precedes him, roams across Texas from town to town, not looking for trouble; trouble finds him.

Bill is serving as Marshall of Rio Nada, an area plagued by Mexican bandits who cross the border to raid the countryside; he captures one of the bandits and threatens him with hanging to get the identity of the bandit leader.

Bill is forced to kill one of the Dawson brothers after the man draws on him during a fight; now he must contend with the three other brothers who want revenge.

Longley and the town's newspaper editor come to the assistance of a Hungarian peddler when he is attacked by local toughs.

While sleeping by his campsite, Bill is startled by sounds of movement in the underbrush; he investigates and finds a young boy who is so frightened that he can't talk.