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 brought to the Governor by two bounty hunters, and he's hired to become Marshal of border-town being controlled by an outlaw called El Sombro; Bill learns his old mentor is the current sheriff, and he's become an ineffective drunk.

After acting Marshall Bill decrees that no guns would be allowed on Rio Nada's streets, a casino owner hires two notorious gunmen to kill him.

Bill Longley arrives in a small Texas town with the intention of helping Les Torbit, an old army buddy, in his range war with Kyle Richards' outfit.

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