Founder Harmon Dobson sketched the now-famous A-frame design on a napkin but it wasn’t used until 1961, a decade after Dobson’s first Whataburger opened in Corpus Christi in a plain, square ...

Signs must be made with professional graphics and meet size and height standards. Businesses also have to obtain a permit and pay a $50 fee to display A-frame signs. There are restrictions on ...