Texas Fans Want to Buy Whataburger Back. Posted on June 17, 2019September 2, 2019 by Rebecca Monet https://1851franchise.com/whataburger-sells-majority-ownership-to-chicago-merchant-bank-texas-fans-want-to-buy-it-back-2710251#category 1851 Magazine article by Allison Stone on the sale of Whataburger to Chicago Merchant Bank.