Complex sentence: The Chicken Ranch operated as an illegal but tolerated brothel from 1905 until 1973 and was located in Fayette County, Texas about 2.5 miles east of downtown La Grange.
Split into simpler sentences: The Chicken Ranch was as an illegal but tolerated brothel in the U.S. state of Texas that operated from 1905 until 1973. It was located in Fayette County about 2.5 miles east of downtown La Grange.