May 30, 2023 | By Chet Garner
It’s hard to believe that just 14 miles east of one of the busiest and bougiest downtowns in the state is our laid-back and unassuming “Rodeo Capital of Texas.” Until recently, this modest town was hidden in plain sight on the east side of Dallas-Fort Worth.
February 23, 2022 | By W.K. Stratton
It may seem strange to start a tour of the Black Cowboy Museum in Rosenberg with a discussion of who invented the telephone and the incandescent lightbulb.
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July 1, 2021 | By Cecilia Garzella
Last year, numerous Fourth of July events around the state were cancelled or reimagined for smaller or virtual settings due to COVID-19.
August 27, 2020 | By Joe Nick Patoski
June 24, 2019 | By Gretchen M. Sanders
The fairgrounds draw horse racing fans from El Paso to Beaumont and Amarillo to McAllen. “People like watching the races here because they can get so close to the track,” says Billy Roeder, who recently retired after 28 years as a Gillespie County commissioner.
April 30, 2019 | By Heather Brand
The down-home, open-air entertainment venue on the outskirts of Hunt got its start in 1925 when Walter and Audrey Crider hosted a rodeo, dance, and barbecue fundraiser to support the local school. The event proved so popular it was reprised the following year, then on a weekly basis throughout the summer by the late 1940s. Over the subsequent decades, the small-town attraction has grown and gained a statewide following
December 19, 2018 | By Kimya Kavehkar
Dust off your favorite pair of cowboy boots because the San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo is back Feb. 7-24. The event, which was established in 1949 and brings 2 million visitors to the AT&T Center every year, has released a live music lineup packed with country music stars and other national entertainers.
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From its humble beginnings in 1932 as a cattle showcase, the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo, Feb.
January 12, 2018 | By Susan L Ebert
Members of the Salt Grass Trail Ride, the oldest and largest ride, trot triumphantly on their Appaloosas into Houston’s Memorial Park.
November 14, 2017 | By
From its humble beginnings in 1932 as a cattle showcase, the Houston Rodeo (Feb.
July 14, 2017 | By Kathryn Jones
Red sand flies across the arena as ranch cowboys show off the skills of their horses, which have colorful names like Loretta Lynn, Snake, Purr Cat, and Brandin’ Crew.
February 9, 2017 | By Matt Joyce
Bull riding has been good to Ty Murray. But that doesn’t mean he wants to hop on the back of a 1,500-pound bucking bovine ever again.
February 8, 2017 | By
Sorry, Dallas Cowboys football fans: real Cowboys represent the official sport of Texas, and you can find them year-round at rodeos in every corner of the state.
June 20, 2016 | By Gene Fowler
Bucked off a bronc and knocked unconscious, Florence Hughes Randolph lay on a stretcher at the 1929 San Antonio Rodeo.
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It’s time for the San Antonio Spurs to make way for cowboys, bulls, and bands as the San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo takes over the AT&T Center and its surrounding complex of expo halls, livestock barns, and carnival and fair grounds.
March 1, 2010 | By Julia Robinson
It’s a clear spring day at the Charro Ranch in San Antonio. Warmth radiates from the sun-drenched walls of the cream-colored arena.
December 23, 2008 | By Skeeter Hagler
Sweat, blood, guts, and glory. All of these words seem to go together when talking about a rodeo.
Published 10 times per year by the Texas Department of Transportation, Texas Highways, the official travel magazine of Texas, encourages travel to and within the Lone Star State and tells the Texas story to readers around the world.
