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.

A group of convicts take over the work train and hold the entire construction crew hostage; Bill, who the convicts believe is dead, makes it back to the site and tries to stop them.

Bill is planning to leave the railroad worker camp and move on, but a former crewman shows up to make trouble; Bill learns the man is working as field agent for the company that the workers hoped to get a new contract from.

Bill Longley meets an old, but beautiful, friend who currently owns the local saloon and is happy to renew her acquaintance.

Orin and Ruth McKnight's May/December romance hits a rough spot when Bill Longley returns from a cattle drive.