 shiner is a city in lavaca county, texas, united states. the town was named after henry b. shiner who donated  for railroad right of way. as of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 2,069. one of the most notable families of the area is the wolters family. the "edwin wolters memorial museum", built in his honor is within walking distance of a brewery he worked with, the spoetzel brewery, which is know more commonly know as the shiner brewery. ==history== in 1887, henry b. shiner donated 250 acres for a depot and right-of-way for the aransas pass railway and the town grew around these transportation facilities. the town was incorporated in 1890.http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/hjs15 czech and german immigrants 
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