Parker McCollum to headline Opening Day, presented by Texas Capital Bank Today, the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo announced its special plans for Opening Day, presented by Texas Capital Bank, with country music singer-songwriter and Texas native Parker McCollum making a return RODEOHOUSTON® appearance Tuesday, Feb. 28, the first day of the 2023 Rodeo, with a special ticket on sale beginning Oct. 6. For the first time in 2023, the Rodeo will host a special […]
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Rodeo Awards Additional Premiums To Junior Exhibitors
Houston Livestock Show And Rodeo™ Awards Nearly 2,000 Junior Market Exhibitors With More Than $3.9 Million In Additional Premiums Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo officials awarded $3,903,295 in additional premiums to 1,889 junior market exhibitors. The additional premiums are given in addition to the $4,217,500 in guaranteed premiums that have already been paid to these exhibitors. “The Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo is proud to further support these hardworking Texas 4-H and FFA exhibitors who […]
Houston Livestock Show And Rodeo™ Awards Houston-Area Technical Schools With $200,000 In Vocational Scholarships
Today, Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo officials awarded several Houston-area community colleges and technical institutions with $200,000 in Vocational Scholarships for the 2022-2023 academic year. Each program that receives educational funding through the Rodeo’s Vocational Scholarship Program will manage the selection and distribution of its scholarship funds. The seven Houston-area colleges that received funding include Houston Community College, Lamar Institute of Technology, Lee College, Lone Star College, San Jacinto College, Texas State Technical College and […]
Texas College Students To Receive $1.2 Million In Additional Educational Funds Through Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo’s Achievement Scholarship Program
Today, Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo officials announced that 100 deserving Texas college students will receive $1.2 million in additional educational funds through the Rodeo’s Achievement Scholarship Program. The Achievement Scholarships are awarded to current Rodeo scholars who are working toward an undergraduate degree, have completed four semesters and at least 60 hours of coursework, and have a cumulative grade point average of 3.0 or higher at a Texas college or university. Each student will […]
Cowboy Paintings Exhibit Goes on a Trail Ride to The Heritage Society
The Heritage Society is Texas proud to display a historical exhibit: The Life and Times of Charles Goodnight Beginning on Friday, August 12, The Heritage Society is featuring a portfolio of stunning oil paintings by artist Lee Cable detailing the life and story of the famous cowboy and plainsman from the 1800s, Charles Goodnight. The cost to tour the exhibit is only $5 and is at The Albert & Ethel Herzstein Museum Gallery at 1100 Bagby Street. […]
Rodeo Awards $1.4 Million In Scholarships To Texas FFA Students
Seventy Texas FFA members representing 58 FFA chapters from across Texas were presented with $1.4 million in scholarships from the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo during the 94th Annual Texas FFA State Convention in Fort Worth, Texas, on Wednesday, July 13. Scholarship recipients were selected by Texas FFA officials based on the students’ involvement with the program, academic and FFA achievements and financial need, as well as the FFA member’s performance in an interview process. […]
Houston Livestock Show And Rodeo™ Awards Texas High School Students With Nearly $10 Million In Scholarships
Today, Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo officials announced the 493 students who received a scholarship from the organization’s educational program. These scholarships are part of the Rodeo’s $14.1 million in scholarships and total annual commitment of more than $22 million in educational funding and are awarded to students across the state of Texas. “Our mission of promoting agriculture while supporting Texas youth and education is at the core of everything we do at the Houston Livestock […]
Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo™ Awards 70 Texas 4-H Members with $1.4 Million in Educational Scholarships
Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo officials presented 70 students from 4-H programs across Texas with $1.4 million in educational funding on June 9 during the annual 4-H Roundup in College Station, Texas. “The Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo is very proud to award these 70 4-H students with scholarships that will help them take the next step in furthering their education,” said Rodeo President and CEO Chris Boleman. “The Rodeo and the Texas 4-H program […]
Houston Livestock Show And Rodeo™ Past President And Chairman Of The Board And Current Executive Committee Member Don D. Jordan And Family Make Historic $1 Million Purchase Of Grand Champion Steer
Record-breaking purchase commemorated 90 years of Rodeo and Jordan’s upcoming 90th birthday Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo Past President and Chairman of the Board and current Executive Committee member Don D. Jordan and family made the Rodeo’s 90th anniversary one for the history books, with their historic $1 million purchase of the Grand Champion Steer at the Rodeo’s 2022 Junior Market Steer Auction on Saturday, March 19. The Grand Champion Junior Market Steer, exhibited by […]
Rodeohouston® Super Series Champions Are Crowned After 19 Days Of Competition
The RODEOHOUSTON® Super Series Championship was one for the books as spectacular rides and blazing fast runs decided who came out on top as the champions with the $50,000 payout. TIE-DOWN ROPING John Douch was a man on fire throughout RODEOHOUSTON, winning Super Series I and the 2022 RODEOHOUSTON Tie-Down Roping Champion. “This has been a dream come true,” said Douch. “Just to win first means so much to me.” Final Four Winners (total RODEOHOUSTON 2022 […]