Elistan

So I called the Manor House today to add Thursday night to my reservation, since I plan on doing all three days of the event. They had my existing reservation down as October 10-11, not September 26-27. Sure enough when I flipped through my calendar I saw a scratched off entry for the event in October. Guess when I made the reservation (back in March) I had the wrong weekend down and neglected to update my reservation when I changed my calendar. Crap. The front desk girl confired they didn't have any rooms. At this late a date, I despair of finding any room... Blah.

Clovis

Well, you could start doing an increasing radius search. Even if you have to drive a few extra miles it may be worth it. Here are some cities that are within 20-45 minutes if I recall correctly:

Cameron
Madisonville
Rockdale
Caldwell
Navasota
Giddings
Brenham
Pinehurst

If that doesn't work you could always rent a little motor home and split it between a few people.