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                                  EXHIBIT 10.43

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                          FIRST SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE

          FIRST SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE, dated as of February 9, 2004 (the
"Supplemental Indenture"), among PETRO STOPPING CENTERS, L.P., a Delaware
limited partnership (the "Company"), and PETRO FINANCIAL CORPORATION, a Delaware
corporation and wholly owned subsidiary of the Company ("PFC" and, together with
the Company, the "Issuers"), as Issuers, PETRO STOPPING CENTERS HOLDINGS, L.P.,
PETRO HOLDINGS FINANCIAL CORPORATION, and PETRO DISTRIBUTING, INC. (the "Initial
Guarantors") and PETRO, INC. as Guarantors and THE BANK OF NEW YORK, a New York
banking corporation, as Trustee (the "Trustee").

WITNESSETH

     WHEREAS, the Company has issued its 9% Senior Secured Notes due 2012 (the
"Notes") in the aggregate principal amount of $225,000,000 under and pursuant to
the Indenture dated February 9, 2004 among the Issuers and the Initial
Guarantors and the Trustee (the "Indenture");

     WHEREAS, Section 8.1 of the Indenture provides that the Issuers and the
Guarantors may enter into a supplemental indenture to add a Guarantor;

     WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 8.1 of the Indenture, the Trustee is
authorized to execute and deliver this Supplemental Indenture;

     WHEREAS, all things necessary for the execution of this Supplemental
Indenture and to make this Supplemental Indenture a valid and binding agreement
of the parties hereto have been done;

     NOW, THEREFORE, for and in consideration of the foregoing and for other
good and valuable consideration, the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged by
the Issuers, the Initial Guarantors, Petro, Inc. and the Trustee, such parties
hereby agree for the benefit of each other and the equal and ratable benefit of
the Holders of the Notes as follows:

          Section 1.  Definitions.

          Unless otherwise stated or unless the context shall otherwise require,
all capitalized terms used in this Supplemental Indenture shall be given the
same meanings as such terms are defined in the Indenture.

          Section 2.  Note Guarantee.

          (a)  By execution and delivery of this Supplemental Indenture, Petro,
Inc. hereby agrees to become a Guarantor pursuant to the Indenture and to assume
all obligations of a Guarantor under the Indenture (including without
limitation, the Note Guarantee as defined in the Indenture), the Notes and the
Registration Rights Agreement, in each case, in accordance with the terms
thereof.

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          (b)  Petro, Inc. hereby agrees that its execution and delivery of this
Supplemental Indenture shall evidence its Note Guarantee as set forth in Section
11.1 of the Indenture without the need for any further notation on the Notes and
the delivery and authentication of any Note by the Trustee under the Indenture,
including any Note authenticated and delivered on or prior to the date of this
Supplemental Indenture, shall constitute due delivery of the Note Guarantee set
forth in this Supplemental Indenture on behalf of Petro, Inc. Each of the
Initial Guarantors hereby agrees that its Note Guarantee set forth in Section
11.1 of the Indenture shall remain in full force and effect.

          Section 3.  Effectiveness and Validity.

          (a)  This Supplemental Indenture shall become effective on the date
first written above. The Indenture, as supplemented by this Supplemental
Indenture, is in all respects ratified and confirmed hereby. Following the
effectiveness hereof, the Indenture shall be deemed supplemented in accordance
herewith, and this Supplemental Indenture shall form a part of the Indenture for
all purposes, and every Holder of Notes heretofore or hereafter authenticated
and delivered under the Indenture shall be entitled to the benefit thereof and
hereof and be bound thereby and hereby.

          (b)  If an Officer of a Guarantor whose signature is on the Indenture
or this Supplemental Indenture no longer holds that office at the time the
Trustee authenticates the Notes or at any time thereafter, such Guarantor's Note
Guarantee shall be valid nevertheless.

          Section 4.  Solvency; No Fraudulent Transfer or Conveyance.

          Petro, Inc., for the benefit of each Holder, confirms that it is a
solvent corporation and that the granting of the Guarantee is not made with the
purpose of defrauding any of its current creditors. The Issuers, each Initial
Guarantor and Petro, Inc. confirms its intention that the Note Guarantee given
by Petro, Inc. not constitute a fraudulent transfer or conveyance for purposes
of the Bankruptcy law, the Uniform Fraudulent Conveyance Act, the Uniform
Fraudulent Transfer Act or any similar Federal or state law.

          Section 5.  No Personal Liability of Directors, Officers, Employees
and Stockholders.

          No director, officer, employee, incorporator or stockholder of the
Issuers or any Guarantor, as such, shall have any liability for any obligations
of the Issuers or the Guarantors under the Notes, the Indenture, this
Supplemental Indenture, the Note Guarantees or for any claim based on, in
respect of, or by reason of, such obligations or their creation. The acceptance
of a Note by each Holder is deemed to be a waiver and release of all such
liability. This waiver and release are part of the consideration for issuance of
the Note Guarantee set forth in and evidenced by this Supplemental Indenture.

          Section 6.  Governing Law.

          THIS INDENTURE AND THE NOTES AND THE NOTE GUARANTEES SHALL BE GOVERNED
BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.

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          Section 7.  Successors.

          All agreements of the Issuers and the Guarantors in the Indenture,
this Supplemental Indenture and the Notes shall bind its successor. All
agreements of the Trustee in this Indenture shall bind its successor.

          Section 8.  Duplicate Originals.

          The parties may sign any number of copies of this Supplemental
Indenture. Each signed copy shall be an original, but all of them together
represent the same instrument.

          Section 9.  Severability.

          In case any provision in this Supplemental Indenture shall be invalid,
illegal or unenforceable, the validity, legality and enforceability of the
remaining provisions of the Indenture, this Supplemental Indenture and the Notes
shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby, and a Holder shall have no
claim therefor against any party hereto.

          Section 10. Headings.

          The headings of the sections of this Supplemental Indenture have been
inserted for convenience of reference only, are not to be considered a part of
this Supplemental Indenture and will in no way modify or restrict any of the
terms or provisions hereof.

          Section 11. Trustee.

          The Trustee makes no representations as to the validity or sufficiency
of this Supplemental Indenture. The recitals and statements herein are deemed to
be those of the Company and the Guarantors and not of the Trustee.

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                                   SIGNATURES

          IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Indenture to be duly
executed, as of the date and year first written above.

                                          PETRO STOPPING CENTERS, L.P.

                                          By:
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                                              Name:
                                              Title:

                                          PETRO FINANCIAL CORPORATION

                                          By:
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                                              Name:
                                              Title:

                                          PETRO STOPPING CENTERS HOLDINGS, L.P.

                                          By:
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                                              Name:
                                              Title:

                                          PETRO HOLDINGS FINANCIAL CORPORATION

                                          By:
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                                              Name:
                                              Title:

                                          PETRO DISTRIBUTING, INC.

                                          By:
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                                              Name:
                                              Title:

                                          PETRO, INC.

                                          By:
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                                              Name:
                                              Title:

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BANK OF NEW YORK,
as Trustee

By:
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Name:
Title:

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                                  EXHIBIT 10.44

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                          PETRO STOPPING CENTERS, L.P.
                           PETRO FINANCIAL CORPORATION

                                   AS ISSUERS,

                                       AND

                         U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION

                                 AS SUCCESSOR TO

                      STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY,

                                   AS TRUSTEE

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                          SECOND SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE

                          DATED AS OF FEBRUARY 9, 2004

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                          10 1/2% SENIOR NOTES DUE 2007

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     This SECOND SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE is dated as of February 9, 2004, among
Petro Stopping Centers, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (the "Company"),
and Petro Financial Corporation, a Delaware corporation and wholly-owned
subsidiary of the Company ("PFC" and, together with the Company, the "Issuers"),
as Issuers, and U.S. Bank National Association, a national banking association,
as successor to State Street Bank and Trust Company, a Massachusetts trust
company, as Trustee (the "Trustee").

     WHEREAS, the Issuers and the Trustee entered into an Indenture, dated as of
January 30, 1997, as amended by the Supplemental Indenture, dated July 23, 1999
(the "Indenture"), pursuant to which the Issuers issued 10 1/2% Senior Notes due
2007, which were subsequently exchanged for substantially identical 10 1/2%
Senior Notes due 2007 that were registered under the Securities Act of 1933 (the
"Notes") (capitalized terms used herein without definition have the respective
meanings given to them in the Indenture);

     WHEREAS, concurrently with the execution and delivery of this Second
Supplemental Indenture, the Issuers are conducting a tender offer and consent
solicitation with respect to the Notes (the "Tender Offer");

     WHEREAS, pursuant to the terms of the Tender Offer, the Issuers have
accepted Notes which were validly tendered (an not validly withdrawn) on or
prior to January 28, 2004 (the "Total Consideration Notes"); and

     WHEREAS, in accordance with Section 8.2 of the Indenture, the Issuers and
the Trustee have obtained the consent of the Holders of not less than a majority
in aggregate principal amount of the outstanding Notes to the amendments to the
Indenture set forth in this Second Supplemental Indenture;

     NOW, THEREFORE, to comply with the provisions of the Indenture and in
consideration of the above premises, the Issuers and the Trustee covenant and
agree for the benefit of each other and for the equal and proportionate benefit
of the respective Holders of the Notes as follows:

                                    ARTICLE I

     Section 1.01  Defined Terms. The following terms shall have the meaning
specified below when used in this Supplemental Indenture:

     "Initial Payment Date" shall mean the first date on which Holders receive
payment with respect to the Total Consideration Notes in connection with the
Tender Offer.

     Section 1.02  Supplemental Indenture is a Supplement to the Indenture. This
Second Supplemental Indenture is supplemental to the Indenture and does and
shall be deemed to form a part of, and shall be construed in connection with and
as part of, the Indenture for any and all purposes.

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                                   ARTICLE II

     Section 2.01  Amendments to the Indenture. Effective as of the Initial
Payment Date:

          (a)  Paragraph (b) of Section 4.2 "SEC Reports" of the Indenture shall
be deleted in its entirety;

          (b)  Section 4.5 "Taxes" of the Indenture shall be deleted in its
entirety;

          (c)  Section 4.6 "Limitation on Debt" of the Indenture shall be
deleted in its entirety;

          (d)  Section 4.7 "Limitation on Issuance and Sale of Capital Interests
in Restricted Subsidiaries" of the Indenture shall be deleted in its entirety;

          (e)  Section 4.8 "Limitation on Restricted Payments" of the Indenture
shall be deleted in its entirety;

          (f)  Section 4.10 "Limitation on Transactions with Affiliates" of the
Indenture shall be deleted in its entirety;

          (g)  Section 4.11 "Limitations on Liens" of the Indenture shall be
deleted in its entirety;

          (h)  Section 4.12 "[Intentionally Omitted]" of the Indenture shall be
deleted in its entirety;

          (i)  Section 4.13 "Limitation on Creation of Unrestricted
Subsidiaries" of the Indenture shall be deleted in its entirety;

          (j)  Section 4.14 "Limitation of Dividends and Other Payments
Affecting Restricted Subsidiaries" of the Indenture shall be deleted in its
entirety;

          (k)  Section 4.15 "Limitation on Sale and Leaseback Transactions" of
the Indenture shall be deleted in its entirety;

          (l)  Section 4.16 "Payments for Consent" of the Indenture shall be
deleted in its entirety;

          (m)  Section 4.17 "Partnership and Corporate Existence" of the
Indenture shall be deleted in its entirety;

          (n)  Section 4.19 "Maintenance of Office or Agency" of the Indenture
shall be deleted in its entirety;

          (o)  Section 4.20 "Maintenance of Properties and Insurance" of the
Indenture shall be deleted in its entirety; and

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          (p)  Paragraphs (7) and (8) of Section 6.1 "Events of Default" of the
Indenture shall be deleted in their entirety.

                                   ARTICLE III

     Section 3.01  Except as specifically modified herein, the Indenture and the
Notes are in all respects ratified and confirmed and shall remain in full force
and effect accordance with their terms.

     Section 3.02  Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, no duties,
responsibilities or liabilities are assumed, or shall be construed to be
assumed, by the Trustee by reason of this Second Supplemental Indenture. This
Second Supplemental Indenture is executed and accepted by the Trustee subject to
all the terms and conditions set forth in the Indenture with the same force and
effect as if those terms and conditions were repeated at length herein and made
applicable to the Trustee with respect hereto.

     Section 3.03  The Trustee has accepted the amendment of the Indenture
effected by this Second Supplemental Indenture and agrees to execute the trust
created by the Indenture as hereby amended, but only upon the terms and
conditions set forth in the Indenture, including the terms and provisions
defining and limiting the liabilities and responsibilities of the Trustee, and
without limiting the generality of the forgoing, the Trustee shall not be
responsible in any manner whatsoever for or with respect to any of the recitals
or statements contained herein, all of which recitals or statements are made
solely by the Issuers, or for or with respect to (a) the validity or sufficiency
of this Second Supplemental Indenture or any of the terms or provisions hereof,
(b) the proper authorization hereof by the Company or PFC by corporate action or
otherwise, (c) the execution hereof by the Issuers, (d) the consequences (direct
or indirect and whether deliberant or inadvertent) of any amendment herein
provided for, and (e) the validity or sufficiency of the solicitation or the
consent solicitation materials or procedure in connection therewith.

     Section 3.04  THIS SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND
CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, INCLUDING
SECTION 5-1401 OF THE GENERAL OBLIGATION LAW, BUT OTHERWISE WITHOUT REGARD TO
CONFLICT OF LAW RULES. THE ISSUERS HEREBY IRREVOCABLY SUBMIT TO THE JURISDICTION
OF ANY NEW YORK STATE COURT SITTING IN THE BOROUGH OF MANHATTAN IN THE CITY OF
NEW YORK OR ANY FEDERAL COURT SITTING IN THE BOROUGH OF MANHATTAN IN THE CITY OF
NEW YORK IN RESPECT TO ANY SUIT, ACTION OR PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING
TO THIS SECOND SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE, THE INDENTURE AND THE NOTES, AND
IRREVOCABLY ACCEPTS FOR THEMSELVES AND IN RESPECT OF THEIR PROPERTY, GENERALLY
AND UNCONDITIONALLY, JURISDICTION OF THE AFORESAID COURTS. THE ISSUERS
IRREVOCABLY WAIVE TO THE FULLEST EXTENT THAT THEY MAY EFFECTIVELY DO SO UNDER
APPLICABLE LAW, TRIAL BY JURY AND ANY OBJECTION WHICH THEY MAY NOW OR HEREAFTER
HAVE TO THE LAYING OF VENUE OF ANY SUCH SUIT, ACTION OR PROCEEDING BROUGHT IN
ANY SUCH COURT AND ANY CLAIM THAT ANY SUCH SUIT, ACTION OR PROCEEDING BROUGHT IN
ANY SUCH COURT

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HAS BEEN BROUGHT IN AN INCONVENIENT FORUM. NOTHING HEREIN SHALL AFFECT THE
RIGHTS OF THE TRUSTEE OR ANY HOLDER OF THE NOTES TO SERVE PROCESS IN ANY OTHER
MANNER PERMITTED BY LAW OR TO COMPEL LEGAL PROCEEDINGS OR OTHERWISE PROCEED
AGAINST THE ISSUERS IN ANY OTHER JURISDICTION.

     Section 3.05  The parties may sign any number of copies of this Second
Supplemental Indenture. Each signed copy shall be an original, but all of such
executed copies together shall represent the same agreement.

                           [Signature Page to Follow]

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     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Second Supplemental
Indenture to be duly executed as of the date and year first written above.

                                          PETRO STOPPING CENTERS, L.P.

                                          By:
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                                              J. A. Cardwell, Sr.
                                              Chief Executive Officer

                                          PETRO FINANCIAL CORPORATION

                                          By:
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                                              J. A. Cardwell, Sr.
                                              President

U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, A
NATIONAL BANKING ASSOCIATION, AS
SUCCESSOR TO STATE STREET BANK AND
TRUST COMPANY, as Trustee

By:
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Name:
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Title:
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                 Signature Page to Second Supplemental Indenture

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