it's the 81st angle it's the Houston
Livestock Show and Rodeo it's used in
Texas get ready we are ready to rodeo
I'm Ilona Carson and we are so thrilled
to be your host for this incredible
parade that kicks off three weeks of the
biggest party in one of the biggest
cities in America it is the Houston
Livestock Show and Rodeo parade that
will sweep through downtown Houston as
Gina said rain or shine mist or humidity
sunshine and warmth everybody is ready
for this big day so great to see the
young folks the parents out here as we
see every year celebrating as I said our
country our heritage we have something
so unique here in Houston Texas that
brings together people from all over the
state and some from out of state who
journey for weeks to get here to
downtown Houston and then to get to the
actual rodeo festivities that we're
gonna be having at energy when you think
of the trail rides it actually started
well they started a year after we
finished last year right but things that
they've come for a hundred miles or 120
miles or 80 miles and that is the
official real kickoff but it's so far
out of town then they get here this and
I told David onions this earlier on the
nine o'clock news that this is the
official kickoff
I like the way you said that that this
is the biggest party in the world
NRG Stadium yeah it is the riches
change your life party for my industry
in professional rodeo on behalf of the
professional rodeo cowboys rodeo Houston
has been working hard to make it that
way
and I love the fact that here we are the
fourth largest city in the nation we
have one of the largest economies on the
planet we have some so much business
going on here and in the streets of
downtown Houston we turn into the Old
West
yeah on this day and it truly reminds us
of where we came from and still where
we're headed because Bob there's still a
lot of these folks they might be running
big industries they might be working for
the oil companies but they're still
spending a huge amount of their time
involved in this as well what it does is
it gives you a taste of what South East
Texas used to be about what Texas used
to be about and when you have an
opportunity to think
cowboy weather I'm gonna wear teens I'm
gonna get a taste of that environment
three weeks of the year well you know
what that's lasted that's where we come
up with 35,000 volunteers then they get
involved in the show they get involved
in parade they get involved in the
security they get involved in golf carts
there are so many ways for people to get
involved in it the end result of that
they take they take all of their
vacation time and they come be a part of
Jim winning 35,000 volunteers
that's official wins that's efficient
let's go to the parade right we're
gathered here today to watch some
pageantry in action since 1967 the
United States Marine Corps mounted color
guard has represented the Marine Corps a
Marine Corps logistics base Barstow
California and numerous events
throughout the United States we're so
proud to have them here today yeah this
is the only remaining
color guard in the Marine Corps
America's Heroes some of them riding the
living legends of the Palomino colored
wild mustangs this is from the BLM
adoptive horse program so a hugely
successful story there as well oh very
much so well here they come Jeana the
fightin Texas Aggie band Staff Sergeant
Esteban gather gay that is our staff
commissioned officer in charge of the
mountain killer guard and the unit
stationed at Marine Corps logistics
large stove California Clements sergeant
major Sergio Martinez release Staff
Sergeant Esteban I believe we have David
Nuno and David who got there on the
problem I got the gene I got the grand
marshal deshaun Watson and he's having a
blast a shot you were telling me earlier
this your first rodeo what's this like I
see your confidence kind of growing cuz
when we started it was almost running me
over but now you got it under control
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it's the biggest party in the world man
what does it like to be a part of it to
be the Grand Marshal and I'm gonna join
it last thing for you I'll drop season
treating you alright distraught thanks
so much guys back to you well he's doing
great out there if this is in fact his
first rodeo and he is literally learning
to ride a horse right now look at how a
brave fella he looks natural in it yeah
he does it's not you know he's not white
knuckled around this horn bet there's
not a whole lot that he can't handle
well I'm thinking like this we don't
want to fall it off and breaking his arm
this is just a walk in the park for him
we want to remind you who forgotten of
course DeSean drafted by the use of
Texans with the 12th overall pick in
2017 and all the NFL is raving about
this young talent we're so glad to have
him in our city Marshall it is really
neat to see him out there we've also got
our flag bears on horseback the lovely
ladies carrying the Texas flag and of
course the beautiful flag of the United
States of America and it wouldn't be
official without those two very
important flags making
they're weighed down and these are the
flags that we're gonna see all the
kiddos waving as well as they pass them
by I'm really impressed because we got
here this morning it was it was only a
rainy and we thought the streets might
be bare but no people have really come
out - yeah yeah so it's great to see you
so I believe that we're going to be
seeing the chairman of the board here
pretty soon Bob and you'll be able to
tell us a little bit about him and all
the hard work that they've put in here
they are right here that's Jim Winnie
and he's the lead volunteer 35000 right
there on the Buckskin horse let's say
that again 35,000 35,000 yeah of our
friends and neighbors but you need to
understand about Jim money he's a
rancher he's a cowboy
he is a horseman and he is the lead
volunteer somebody has got to set the
image carry that and carry that torch
for all of these people that give tens
of thousands of hours each and every
year and some of them are 25 and 30
years into the project and as they get
older they find other things to get
involved with so in order to say thank
you to Jim Winnie and Joel collie off to
his left on the other side I think he'll
be joining us yes as our president of
HLS are a little bit lighter right here
on channel 13 always great to see them
we've also got some members of the
executive committee riding right there
behind them and these are all good
friends of yours Bob so you can continue
to walk us through well when you when
you look at this group men and women of
what they do and where they come from
there's Paul Summerville and as they're
waving here today Steve Stevens in the
background it just it goes on and on
these are people that have dedicated
their life their family their businesses
and in many cases personal resources in
order to keep the graduation year to
year two
bigger and stronger but remember they
are also a part of that volunteer base
so in each of their categories to the
testament of who they are and what
they've done it's a lifetime endeavor
beautiful carriages are some VIP we saw
the John Watson's guests and we saw
right there first lady Linda Winnie as
well and Tammy Cowley as well there she
is right there as a foreigner very very
happy to be celebrating this day and
nice to not be rained on I know this
forecast has been so up in the air and
we've been watching it literally right
down to the last minute I know our
meteorologists are still on the job
worrying about exactly where the showers
are coming but I feel like we're
actually seeing some brightening skies
right as we kick off down yesterday I
can tell you the humidity has dropped by
50% okay yeah it really it feels good my
hair didn't notice that but I'll take
[Laughter]
that well as you look at this group with
Jim Bloodworth Brady Carruth ray Hensley
of course half Hunnicutt jack lyons
batman phillips butch robinson wesley
signer - steve stevens joe Van Matre
Wayne Hollis Ed McMahon and big Paula
Somerville that is the shot in the group
of our executive committee that just a
part of this morning's parade and we've
seen a few women talk to us a little bit
about the women
well it's you know what everyone
everyone in the western lifestyle and
around the rodeo business and the fair
and livestock business they've always
always the women always either stood
beside her stood behind in Houston being
as formative as it is and progressing as
it is women for the Executive Committee
women in high echelon parts of this is a
really important touch and I'm talking
about it from the international
committees of women that might speak
four or five languages for people that
come here from all over the world
they're not just a first lady of the
chairman of the board first lady of the
president first lady of an executive
member these women work as hard as they
possibly can in their time and I mean
they've got kids they've got grandkids
they have other duties the ladies do I
have to tell and I think it's absolutely
wonderful
it's an old deal you know if you want it
done right we got to get right on in
there and as we continue to watch some
of the officers making their way on
horseback there was a number that stuck
out to me as we were preparing for this
year's parade Bob and it's almost half a
billion dollars yes ma'am 475 no it is
mind-blowing to think that is the money
that has bored into scholarships to
sending these Texas kids to school to be
educated and to really give back to
their communities in so many different
ways
well even collectively the three of us
as young as we
can think back to 1932 but 475 million
dollars now remember it's not just
scholarships it's research
it's endowments it's gap scramble for
disciplines the juniors show exhibitors
school art participants and other
educational youth programs that fit this
entires the sphere and so many people
that come from the outside go yeah
they're gonna give it to all those farm
kids those kids that are raised on
ranches and barns
no no no no no no I did an interview on
vlog I think yesterday when I was
driving to explain to people that the
inner-city kids and have an opportunity
to study art it's such a big thing kids
that want to go to get a scholarship to
become a nurse or a doctor all every
whether in the district MD Anderson to
do interns because they have that
scholarship and then they get into the
next project now and it does not make
any difference of where they come from
or who they are all they have to do to
apply let me throw something in things
have changed in the last couple of years
you know for years and years a several
70% of its that the girls get the
scholarships you know why why because
the girls will do the paper paper right
we apply right wedding that happens at
my house to good moms have got some guys
that are starting to do the paperwork
that tries to help kids that they would
not know about the process to help them
get their entries in so so yeah it's
it's nice that this is accessible this
opportunity for education is accessible
to all of our kids
I've talked to the obeah I know we don't
have a time to go through the whole
thing I got it to our dissertation on
you can get the starting of your
scholarship and maintain your grades and
you can get it again and again and then
you do well as a junior went on to be a
senior you can come back and do grad
school continues on with that
scholarship funding all right guys we
got to say I say it every year and this
is when it becomes official ready I even
held on to my hat when I said I thought
that would give me extra Oh Oh howdy is
riding in a big old boot representing
the show strong ties to our rich Western
heritage that bowlegged H became the
Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo
official logo all the way back in 1966
the show officials basically knew that
this logo would really help come to life
really over a casual lunch with friends
half Hunnicutt came up with this idea
for the bowlegged H as the mascot you
drew this up on a napkin
and the rest as they say is his
or the rodeo parade without howdy it's
nice to see how you walk around town to
that bowlegged a everything that we see
it has to do with I say HLS our Houston
Livestock Show and Rodeo and a big part
of our system as well with rodeo Houston
remember it's all one family we just
have so many different divisions
order to earn capital in order to then
put it into place
yeah we certainly appreciate the brave
committee who take very good care
escorting out of town as I said
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I believe that we are seeing Houston
Livestock Show and Rodeo directors on
float and horseback as they ride down
here through the streets and we'll see
that float in just a moment but a little
bit of history here is we like to
remember the fact that the Houston that
stock show and livestock exposition as
it was first called back in 1932 so that
are familiar started okay yep senator
Cornyn started to help improve the
cattle industry here in the Gulf Coast
area there is the senator you know this
time of year they're not allowed a lot
of parades whether it's an election year
or not but I know for a fact over the
years of spending it with you ladies on
channel 13 this is a parade whether
they're in session out of session or
wherever they're going to be that they
are going to come get on a float they're
going to come due to the fact of our
coverage and
US Senator John Cornyn being a horse
back today is a big deal and there
Sheila jackson-lee as well as well and
she's here she is yep she would not miss
it they're in a carriage a beautiful
carriage going through the streets
district of Texas in it in Houston so
yes as you were saying these
congressional leaders make a point to
put this on their calendar circle it and
read with Miss Lee a moment ago I loved
it she was carrying her hat rather than
in a seventh term representing the ninth
congressional district I believe we have
the mayor hey guys you know mayor Turner
never needs an introduction because this
man he knows how to rodeo his rodeo time
in Houston Texas this is one of the best
times of the year the Houston's
livestock show and rodeo three weeks is
like a Super Bowl in the city every
single day I hear you've been active on
Instagram this week talking about the
rodeo look it's one of the best times to
be a Houstonian and then people come
from all over the world just to be a
part of this event we appreciate you
being here mayor see you later
great to see the mayor out there Aleta
thank you very much I know that the
mayor would not miss this event either
I'm looking at the saddle he's riding a
cavalry
yes that is something okay it seems like
everybody if somebody is riding a
buckskin horse today I know
out of the mayor from the side again it
doesn't have a regular swells in the
front in a saddle horn it's got a high
rounded front for his set as well - they
were that was a part of the cavalry over
the last hundred years and make any
difference he's he's cool he's he looks
good he's comfortable and it's an honor
to have the mayor in our break this is
the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo
Chairman's float representing a great
entertainment option at the rodeo used
and of course everyone knows about its
infamous concerts and they talk about a
wonderful lineup every single year this
has a signature rotating stage used has
actually more than they always come from
all genres there is if you like music
there's always someone you'd like to see
there is especially this year you know
this is the year of the leak right guys
[Music]
yeah and it seemed like the lineup was
too good to be true for a lot of fans
out there it turned out it was in fact
true and you know I love that we have so
much diversity we've got George Strait
coming Brooks & Dunn Old Dominion we've
also got Kings of Leon cardi B Zac Brown
Band
Casey mucks musgraves Chris Stapleton I
mean it's just we always get all of
those different you know genres and then
of course go to Hondo Dale end up being
the biggest day of them all oh my gosh
Graham them all in there in three weeks
well I'm a Cody Johnson van and okay
I'll run across hot coals barefooted I
love it Robert Earl Keen yeah hey the
party never ends and they just updated
the stage I think it was last year there
I want to see you so I go out on that
big extended arm he's got to do it they
gave them the option last June a few of
them sheepishly kind of walked out there
30 feet off the ground quite safe
there's some other facility that they
then they bill to release performers so
we have so much to look forward to this
year it's gonna be fantastic
so we've got some more of our members
riding on down and we've really just
been amazed we said it a little while
ago we've got a good turnout here guys I
mean given the fact that we didn't know
what was going to happen with this
weather we're thrilled that we're
watching that steady constant yes it
come to me right there that little oh I
think I was delay oh my God look at the
picture right I love it a lot of
different reasons but you have to
understand that a parade will bring the
tone of receptive City the rodeo and the
entertainers and the livestock and our
main concern with a parade is birth
safety
we can have sunshine we might get some
before it's over let's go to the cavalry
in the mounted group now Texas A&M I'm
very proud of what Texas A&M has done
over the years and this is the Parsons
mounted cavalry horse combat unit it's
gallery artillery and artillery and
quartermaster elements
remember a moment ago and I said the
mayor is riding that saddle yes
pardon me there's something similar to
it now this is the wagon that they all
the ammunition
for that cannon that you seen being
horse-drawn right there so when you put
all of these different factions together
this is how they went about
Texas A&M is got a 50-acre
but
thank you I recently visited I am with
my son looking at the University and
they're so proud of these poor cadets
[Music]
military training at am included the
mountain trail until 1943 disbanded the
Calvary position revived in the class of
1970 but though there they are the
pooper-scoopers yes it is important and
then here we go with the parade
committee float
they are also highlighting some of the
great entertainment options at the
livestock show and rodeo in this year of
course the carnival is a huge draw for
the kids we've got all the fun stomach
dropping rides and then just the gentle
ones that'll just be great for the
little ones they've got at the annual
auction they action off spots to be on
that float and then performing is David
Lewis he is the 2018 rodeo rock star
senior division winner that we see
singing right there and that's going to
be going on this year as well it's kind
of like their own little American Idol
or talent contest going on right there
at the rodeo and that kind of brings to
mind something as I look at David Lewis
here three years ago David Lewis put
himself in position to get ready for two
years ago to win it last year to get to
be on that float this year and so many
people think well when the braids over
today when the rodeo is over in a couple
of weeks everything sets down and going
these Committees of volunteers and HLS
our staff and Executive Committee are
working as far as a long-range ten years
out five years out with a three year
definite commitment of where we are
going to go
and being able to forecast that has
nothing to do with the weather it's all
about success well Bob we cannot slice
this big engine 50 strong the University
of Houston cougar band you veyts really
on a roll and so many ways spirit of
Houston cooker marching band a proud
tradition to participate and they used
in livestock show and rodeo all right
David Nuno is on the U of H float
because they brought their float with
them as well hey David hey guys I'm here
with Richard from the Alumni Board and
Richard what a time to be a University
of Houston Alumni fan I mean everything
the University the athletics you name it
you guys are rocking it we are we are a
really proud of our academic school and
our athletics as well and we're glad to
be here representing the University and
the city today
so I'm a sports guy got to ask I mean
the Pertino Center has been rocking
every week obviously they've been going
at it again they've had an amazing year
coach Samson's done it he has so we're
playing tonight so everybody come out
get your tickets and the baseball team
is starting as well they're playing
Arizona tonight one thing I've noticed
there's red all over the place man au of
H pride is everywhere absolutely
we're red so I'm an Aggie but I endorse
the red today all right back to you guys
to make a minute there are bloat winners
as well they won the beam award yeah
this year's like Houston Livestock Show
rodeo parade and and I mean David said
at this university is really on fire
their president has just done an
outstanding job in elevating every
segment of that university so we're very
proud of them they enroll more than
46,000 students Awards more than 10,000
degrees annually and has more than a
quarter million alumni so many of whom
will stay right here in Texas right here
in Houston where they then give back to
their economy in their community so it
really is a community
University as well and that's one of the
things that we really appreciate so much
about them one that many of the you aged
students are the first in their family
to attend a college graduating with
degrees and more than 260 academic
programs
that's far-reaching that is all round
therefore I went to U of H that's right
beautiful float we can see why they took
home that award today now we've also got
the Houston Police Department I believe
the police chief should be out there
with them as well this is their mounted
patrol making their way down through the
streets and if there are horses that
know how to handle the crowds and they
handle all this craziness it's the
mounted patrol division
well Tuesday's finest and with our
police chief art acevedo you know I
think maybe Houston maybe Washington DC
in New York you know in the Northeast
get a lot of publicity but Houston in
this PD and I live in the Fort Worth
Dallas area and it's big up there and I
go back again Gina look at those saddles
ha ha
now those saddles are for comfort and
for safety and you can swing in and out
of them in a hurry if you need to and
when it comes to Houston PD in this
mounted unit they can do things the
horseback you can't do in a squad car
you can't even do in the throne
but when you think about modern
technology today and everything that
they can do the radio these horses can
get through traffic and think about it
if you're stuck in traffic and you see
an officer coming the horse back you're
gonna give him the ride away yeah we
would have you see him on a motorcycle
he got our jump on the bike I'm kinder
to an animal perhaps yes very much so
and I think that's really really
important look at this here we go
southern universities marching band
maroon and grey the Tigers ocean of soul
marching band there they are they leave
the victory parade for the they led I
should say the victory parade for the
houston astros 2017 World Series
championship they've performed at
numerous other events including the TSU
alums Michael Strahan Pro Football Hall
of Fame induction which must have been
super-dee-duper pool halftime at the
Superbowl 38 halftime shows for the
Texans and the Rockets and and glad to
see them here as usual as well what a
show they put on let's just listen as
this ocean of soul marching band that
pounds through downtown Houston
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our own illegal arrest is with some
people that we know and love dearly this
group here some of the best people in
the business I'm on the KTRK ABC 13 what
is this a flow pet this is a beautiful
carriage trailed by a wagon sorry but
with two beautiful horses up crying
you brought Lila today she's no she's no
stranger but Lila's 10 and doing a great
job we love coming out to the rodeo
parade every year it's such a tradition
it's great and thankfully no rain so far
so good I've been tracking the radar so
from an alumni to a first-timer we've
got Charlie and hi good morning I'm so
excited to be here I'm glad it's not
rainy and this is amazing right I mean
we're having a blast and everybody's
waving and smiling it's so it's fun it's
awesome we've got ELISA Rivas there with
her two daughters Maya Shea Chelsea
Hernandez you've got Shelley and Jessica
Willy we've got the whole crowd y'all
we're just missing Gina and alone over
here
well don't worry we've got Nuno that is
standing by as we watch our own carriage
go by with everybody waving back there
David Nuno is on the scholarship float
which is always an incredible one as
well hi David that's right I got ten
different scholarship winners what's up
guys
Jacqueline Serrano is a University of
Houston downtown studying criminal
justice is that right that's right talk
about how the rodeo has impacted your
life and giving you this opportunity the
rodeo scholarship has literally put me
through college I've been able to being
close to graduating maze so I'm just so
thankful for this opportunity and being
able to hopefully one day help I'll
artists custodians I love your passion
behind it so why criminal justice why
did you go that direction we just
essentially being able to help out and
get back to our community so I thought
these guys were gonna do something crazy
for me you guys are not doing anything
crazy I thought we're gonna have some
fun here all right I'm the crazy one
back to you they're busy working on
their scholarships and their education
David but yeah it looks awesome what a
fantastic float it's always one of our
favorites because it just reminds us of
why it is that we are out here and we
just talked about that almost half a
billion dollars that we are closing in
on the scholarship money raised every
single year and distributed every single
year it's just it's phenomenal Bob I
don't know whether I'm being redundant
repetitive or whatever but that little
testimony Gucci's that young woman yeah
yeah yeah criminal justice it's not
gonna go study cows okay but she might
represent somebody 20 years from now
it's in the livestock industry they're
still bringing
from Texas to the plates of people all
over the world criminal justice is not
just something you choose this has got
to be a passion and that is where total
dedication really proves it lands a
brother love to hear that she wants to
serve we have as we watch Harris County
chef at a Gonzalez the land first back
we have a little aresko standing by
Aleta hi Gina I just have to show you
this sweet little pony here that's part
of our parade route Gina Gina and alone
I know and Bob you guys are going to say
oh but there's a sweet story about this
deputy officer Garcia is going to have
tell us a little bit about this sweet
story about this point this is a Harris
County Sheriff's Office mascot his name
is chief he was found in a storm drain
in October of 2018 mine HPD officer he
was rescued and he was posted it was
posted no one claimed him and sheriff
Gonzales adopted him and he's now our
mascot the best cutest lucky mascot
deserves the award of cutest mascot for
the parade what do you think lady Oh
Rita I remember we covered this in the
news and my heart broke for that little
guy and look at what a beautiful story
he's really having to keep those legs
working this is going to be a long day
sheriff he's riding the Shetland he's
built too close to the ground the short
legs he's got a thing where every step
she takes he's got to take I know I mean
this is going to be a long parade route
but we don't
happy ending like that he just looks
beautiful he's so well cares oh he is a
good at me
sure kids love feeding him we just saw
by the way I want to point out our
district attorney Kim OGG is back as
well but yeah I'm sure the young people
love getting a chance to to to visit
with the Oh County Sheriff so Matt Scott
there's nothing like one of those little
miniature ponies to melt hearts of
children and adults alike and yep
there's our district attorney Kim off
riding on horseback it's kind of a
prerequisite if you want to run for any
other abuse in or Harris County
you notice how comfortable she is yes I
do
there's there's a certain element of all
of these out riders all right that ride
with them they become best friends
immediately they normally own the horse
that our VIPs are going to be riding on
and before way down in a staging area
and in some cases they will meet with
some of these people - VIP celebrities
politicians whatever in advance before
the parade maybe a week ago two weeks
ago could it be a month ago and a lot of
times they have a chance to bond with
those animals before they come to the
streets of Houston so there's a
concerted effort to make sure number one
they're comfortable number two they're
safe
number three somebody in a high-profile
lifestyle wants to look good when they
come in front of our cameras any cameras
or thousands of people on this don't
want a raggedy beatdown I mean it's
daunting because you're riding in front
of these huge crowds and no matter how
well trained that horse this is a very
look dog that shouldn't go situations
boots yeah yeah I mean I just I would be
nervous I'm a rider and I'd still be
nervous riding down through a parade
route because of all the noise the
horses just do beautifully every single
year I'm just amazed by the front of a
band or right behind one that'd make a
lot of difference I think they are
awfully proud of their trophy there and
they should be yes
there's our sweepstakes Award winner
this year Fiesta Mars float it seems to
me Fiesta often take some some Hardware
rapes but a good-looking float they have
their yeah if he esta born Texas and has
been serving our Houston community since
1972 they are known for their emphasis
on specialty foods and for their really
diverse offering so you know they've got
dry goods also meats and sea foods and
they're very proud of the product that
they put out and also the community
involvement that they haven't we always
see it this year in the blood I wanted
to say my buddy bolts about us is on
them on that float someplace okay now
here's a concerted effort look at this
how do you organize that many volunteers
to carry that flag thumbs up to
everybody in what they're doing
yeah this is an important service men
and women walking now passing on
American flags are from the US Army
Marine Corps Air Force recruiting
battalion used in many our Iraq and
Afghanistan war veterans they represent
a variety of military occupational
specialties from compact infantrymen to
medical specialists and we are so
pleased to have him here the houston
recruiting battalion covers an over
39,000 square mile area of southeast
texas from Tyler to the North College
Station to the West Beaumont to these
and doubt lifted to the south
remember our big day Wednesday and as we
take a look at the army horse cavalry
going by we want to get back to David
Nuno David guys I feel like I'm in my
mom's kitchen right now hanging out with
my friends at like them who I
haven't hung out with just yesterday had
a dynamo event might I see you guys I've
got a bunch those it smells great oh
yeah we're cooking up ready for the
barbecue I gotta say this I love the
smells of the rodeo wink wink but this
is the smell of the rodeo that I'm
really enjoying a go at Foods has been
involved with the ABC 13 for a long time
we have a cooking segment that we've
been doing and you can just bring the
food every time a great great food
that's what we're all about we're about
great food and families let's eat what
we have here who we got representing
goya well we're so thrilled to have the
Royal FFA it's out in our neighborhood
and Brookshire the officers and you know
Koya family the Victoria family my son
and
go ahead Pam and I just find out like
this son is going to uhm be over there
in the Waco area Central Texas Oh
congratulations playing some football so
let's go out to a lethal arrest Kalina
who you got
hey David we smelled that Goya flow
coming by my friend here big Chris and
yes now you tell me how long how many
times have you been meeting their
practice size 60 50 percent per year
coming to the rodeo and the weather
didn't scare you right not at all
where this magnificent this year you
decided to bring little Chris little
pretties first year he woke up kind of
early he's ready to go we're gonna try
to keep him here to here all right
sounds good we've got some excited
there you go represent I love it
vigorous and little critics keep the
magic Brown hats and well no matter that
they're not cowboy hats they still
adorable there have to get hats at their
magic Brown they're in the right spirit
and a six year tradition that's gonna be
great
little place is going to remember this
but he's 25 years old and all these
kiddos are you know as we see them
lining the parade route this is one of
those things that will really stand up
in their memory is one of their favorite
traditions here in Houston you go back
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middle-aged feebler today said my
grandpa yeah yeah my grandmother game my
dad brought me here oh by the way my
kids are here and guess what
my grandkids are here yeah it's a
revolving successful
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people every year
rain or shine as we said because it's
not the most beautiful day but they're
here anyway as you said packed lined up
five deep on the side of the five-day
any jams another band trigon bands
ladies the heights high school band
black bulldogs they are led by band
directors Erica Mendez Steven Becker
Justin McLean and that have I Adam they
recently won the Ronald Thornton rodeo
parade a high school Spirit Award just
last year and at first division at UIL
marching competition this fall so
they've they've got some big honors and
we are hearing why as we listen in and
they make their way down here the
streets of Houston everybody listening
to this beautiful sound I like the music
they were playing for that select most
bands sometimes a big big and blaring I
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don't know
their director Eric Jimenez Steve Becker
Justin clean
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but in someone softer
it's pretty enough reading and that's a
big market for a high school
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well this particular band also has some
award winners Jorge Martinez plays
Center in the region's jazz band
competition 24 students here in this
band were placed in the HISD
All City honors band so quite some tower
Chileans
I'll tell you something about the
dedication of the leaders and high tide
I'm really enjoying listening to this we
can really hear the song which is really
nice right I know that is it's very cool
to get on the side of them and here come
the Girl Scouts of San just you know I
hope you all have been eating yours girl
scout cookies daily several times a day
like it's been it's been a wonderful
Girl Scout cookie season already so here
they come this is the Girl Scouts of San
Jacinto council marching with Texas
pride the drill team are the starlet's
leading the Girl Scouts of San Jacinto
Council this is their drill team one of
eight special interest groups
David new Nia was on the Girl Scouts
float right behind the green starlets
drill team David Gina I think I should
get a gold star today because I go from
the Goya float to the Girl Scout float
to get some cookies right because that's
my plan here somebody's gonna hook me up
with some cookies got Alex here hey Alex
how are you I'm good tell me who we got
here tell me your group who's who's all
here with you astronomy archery
everybody's here right so you guys
having a good time here at the rodeo
yes tell me what you got you can do some
damage with that right yes you're not
gonna hit me with it right so in the
future I got an idea for you next time
you do this you bring me some cookies
you do the TB and I'll do the float
sound good Alex all right good meeting
you guys let's go back to you up there
at the booth beautiful girls doing great
work out there I see that big old
lemonade right behind you that's the
cookie that's my favorite cookie right
believe it I must confess I had one last
time the lemonade's are the best all
right we're gonna take a quick break and
we will be right back with the 81st
annual
town parade for the Houston Livestock
Show and Rodeo we'll be right back
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welcome back everybody to the 81st
annual downtown rodeo parade making its
way as we speak through the streets of
Houston the rain has started to sprinkle
but that is not dampening the spirits
the umbrellas come out and this is no
problem for us Houstonian that we can
handle it look at those ladies standing
like that is amazing to me well they
show off for a living shower offers I
mean I am I am adequately impressed I've
been watching him for a long time lungs
dark the Lone Star cowgirls talk about
flashy vain horses and their outfits are
always pristine and pervy but somebody
said that they were known for their
Texas pride military appreciation love
of the country it doesn't get any
stronger than that
now there's standing Hippodrome and
standing in those saddles and just a few
drops of rain coming is not going to
last very long but I give them credit
for what it took to get up
two o'clock be here at 3:00 get washed
and saddled and look look at the kids
yep good money for eyelashes like that
Bob you make a great point when I see
those paint houses I think about how
dirty paints get I had paint horses and
to get that white that white he's almost
impossible in weather like this so
cowgirls day like today they start
washing them a week ago yep takes a long
time to get all right now I don't think
horses like to roll and you know even
when you think it's not muddy they find
some bud and you a turn green and we
won't talk about yeah so this is the
Houston Community College float and as
you see they are proud that they won the
originality award Houston Community
College of course composed of 15 centers
of excellence and numerous satellite
centers serving the diverse communities
of the Greater Houston area HEC one of
the nation's largest singly accredited
open admission community colleges which
offers associate degrees certificates
workforce training and lifelong training
opportunities and they brought some
music along with them
David knew do is out there in the crowd
let's check in with David got a great
see them hits in here with Evelyn
Roddy's here with you Evelyn you having
some fun today having a blast the
weather didn't keep you away you decided
to come and enjoy them no we have all
our rain gear so we're prepared just in
case what do you love about the rodeo
parade this is my first rodeo parade we
just moved here from California so this
is all new we just love it
Evelyn I've lived here my whole life
you've got more cowboy gear than I do so
I'm very proud of you we're happy to
have you stay for a long time okay thank
you thank you back to you all right
David thank you well we are so excited
to have with us now Joel cowboy
president of Houston Livestock Show and
Rodeo you are fresh off off the brain
route fresh off my horse that was
outstanding yeah it held off it looks
like it's gonna cooperate and as many
times as I do that it will never get old
riding a horse through the 4th largest
city in America it's pretty cool yeah
and a lot of folks came out
despite the lot of folks and a lot of
Texans gear along the way we want to
talk to you of course throughout the
rest of our coverage about some of the
new things going on but let's let's take
a peek back at the parade we'll be
checking in with you great glad to have
you here as always I hear a band behind
me right I believe that we have them
marching right here behind us the SP
Waltrip high school band red and gray
these are the Rams 182 members strong
they're called the roaring red Ram band
and
we can see why the drill team is the
rambling roses and we are hearing Havana
right now so let's just listen it up
Japheth
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there must be something new about the
change in the music well there's also a
tie-in to this year's Houston Livestock
Show you know if you look at that list
of performers I believe price to hear
that but that's because that occupancy
is so high that's going to be one of the
hugest Jo we were talking about this
incredible diversity of entertainers and
I feel like the lineup has gotten so
huge that now there's leaks coming out
yeah we're so excited about this year's
lineup and of course Houston is the most
diverse major city in America and our
lineup reflects that we're staying true
to our country roots with 12 great
country nights plus the George Strait
concert but eight non country nights and
what's so exciting about that we know
from our surveys when we put an on
country night out there we draw a
younger audience we draw a more diverse
audience and we draw a much higher
proportion of people who had never been
to our show before so we're gonna have a
lot of first-timers this year so you
said your tickets they're 11 shows that
still have tickets available including
Luke Bryan Zac Brown Band
Tim McGraw Kings of Leon there are a lot
of great tickets left they start at $20
and $15 to get on the grounds so for
five dollars more you get the rodeo and
you get a great entertainer we're gonna
check back in with you but I think we
have a liitle or Eska who's along the
parade route a leader year on a float
again huh yes ma'am I'm on one of the
best wagons out here the salt grass
trail ride wagon six yes the big daddy
of them all right I'm here with Lucy
Lucy how you doing this Marty doing
great you've been here how many doesn't
come here this is my 13th year never
gets old right never gets old so the
weather today it's been cooperating it's
looking good we're so glad that it's
held off until we can get through town
hopefully big year for you trail riders
you guys made it here safe and sound
what are you looking forward to this
year
looking forward to the rodeo like
everyone else George Strait works and
done the ranch ranchers rodeo the big
rodeo the everything it's the most
exciting thing I could imagine I moved
here from New Jersey 13 years ago and
started doing this I've always wanted to
be a cowgirl
now Macau girl yeah that's awesome story
yeah well Joel just talking about its a
diversity in building a new fan base
with new stars that are going to give us
an opportunity for them they're kids
they bring other people out of that
environment that they're used to living
in that's what it's all about
absolutely engaging the entire community
that is that is our goal and once they
get there we hope to absolutely delight
them with an incredible experience we
got we're talking about the salt grass
trail riders let's take a look at the
route that they take coming to us from
Brennaman
you know the funny thing here is this
whole ripe idea began actually as a
publicity stunt
inspired by Reece Lockett included 2,000
riders and a hundred wagons before
groups began to spin on pilla since I'm
on that that history well there's so
many so many different facets to every
trail ride first it has a purpose in the
name it has a starting time and when you
think if we could get Phillip Fairchild
who is you know the hand Dan Johnson
that are the trail bosses and you go
back and think about the history that
they service from Brenham cats bring
bringing all of these people in here
there have been babies born on trail
rides there have been people have heart
attacks and revived yeah there's a
history of why that they're all put
together then you take each wagon now
the covered wagons are normally the cook
wagons the wagons are for those that are
not able to ride a horse and then the
horses then you think about how many
motorhomes how many trucks how many
trailers how much feed how much cleanup
that you've got to do and then if it
rains you've got to be tart I was going
to say how much bad weather because when
they dealt with it this week we have
to have the best weather it seems like
that's always the case yeah I actually
had the honor of serving as honorary
Trail Boss with the salt grass this year
went out last Sunday morning and rode
with them for about an hour
obviously I didn't make it all the way
from Brendam but what a treat that is to
see them break camp pull out right down
the road look behind you and see that
string of wagons and all these
individuals celebrating our western
heritage and keeping it alive and
everything Joel we're going to take a
quick break and come back with more
coverage the usin livestock show and
rodeo from downtown Houston and just a
minute
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yeah
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I got it
welcome back to downtown Houston and the
2019 Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo
Parade where we are watching the
beautiful carriages from the trail
riders parade through the streets of
downtown and so many of your friends and
neighbors were brave enough to come out
rain or shine to show their love and
support of our western heritage we have
been watching some of our trail riders
coming on through and then I believe we
have the Gulf Coast women's equine
Association riding group as well so we
have a couple of different riding groups
making their way and these also might be
it looks like some sort of a rodeo
princess these are yes visiting queens
and princesses and if you're gonna have
a rodeo and you don't have a rodeo queen
you don't have much of a rodeo we have
Queens we have Miss Rodeo Texas Miss
Rodeo America and they come in each and
every night with our president and the
chairman of the board and I think Jim
Winnie and Joel collie do that just so
that they draw extra attention those
young ladies so proud and so excited to
be in this parade might be only one time
Jeana that they get to do this in their
life yeah but the memory that they'll
have the pictures they'll take back and
it might have all started when they were
that age and the pink cat and they had
that inspiration we're getting our lens
all cleaned up there but I believe I
just caught a glimpse of the most
beautiful float from this year the lro
supermarket float the perfect market to
find the freshest meats for your
home-cooked meal and your everyday
groceries and you can see why this got
the most beautiful float because it's
like walking into the actual store it's
incredible Dora ball and a little cow
and all you know you go in to milk your
girl talk about fresh milk yeah I'm only
kidding
and it's beautiful that they look good
that's healthy we're we're very excited
as always to have you with us Joel and
to talk about some of the special things
that are going on this year alone I know
what you had some questions for Joe
about well right because I wanted to ask
Joel what is it that we're gonna find
new this year when we head down there
because I know there's always really fun
new things and one of them to cut my I
wasn't ice cream that's true it's
actually shaped as a vintage coke can
and of course you can buy a coca-cola
but you can also get a coke float and
it's a big tall coke can that serves as
a vending booth so it's it's outstanding
it's over by NRG Arena okay one of the
most thrilling things literally to new
carnival rides one of them is called the
Titan it's 17 stories tall basically
it's a big swing ride it's like a big
propeller and you strap eight people on
one end and eight on the other go 60
miles an hour plus four G's and I was
the first to ride it which is
outstanding and then a new coaster
called the Klondike which is the only
portable looping coaster so 360 degree
loop and both of those are making their
debut right here at the Houston
Livestock Show Road
okay tell me what it was like and be
honest they don't bother me a lot they
did stop us up top for a while and just
sitting up there 180 feet up with
nothing below you that was a little
disconcerting but while it was moving it
was a blast yeah well for people who are
trying to make their plans to get out to
the carnival or to get to see some of
the performers what kind of advice can
you give them about how to play
while planning can begin at rodeo
Houston dot-com or downloading the rodeo
used an app because we have parking
information transport information course
we have parking lots on-site their most
their $20 per day but there are parking
ride options as well our roadie Express
committee operates three Lots near the
park and will shuttle people in from a
parking lot our good friends at Metro
operate five outside of six ten loop and
that's probably the easiest way to get
there don't forget about the light rail
yeah and then of course lyft and other
ride sharing opportunities drop off
right beside NRG Stadium as do the taxis
so there are a number of options to get
there but you might want to research it
at rodeo Houston prom or download that
app it was fantastic let's head back to
a leta because she is out on the parade
route with some more friends hi Aleta
Ilona you know I am a sucker when it
comes to babies and look at this cute
precious thing I've got the dykes family
here good morning good morning no we're
not intruding on naptime no she's been
just watching numbers go by and she's
she's loving it she listens to country
music at home so the country music float
went by and she was happy what's her
name Westland grace Westland has a big
sister let me show you what's your name
sweetheart my name is Jane Skye Dyke are
you ready to rodeo yeah do you love the
rodeo how about the parade what's been
your favorite things so far that you saw
here
yeah well thank you so much sex family
for joining us on this kind of overcast
get day but so far the rain has stayed
away those are my kind of girls look at
that adorable baby Aleta you just
cheered us all and brightened us all up
even more today we're going to be right
back with more coverage of the 81st
annual downtown
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you
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welcome back to the 2019 Houston
Livestock Show and Rodeo parade making
its way through downtown Houston and
right now you are looking at the
Westbury high school band the blue and
the gray these are the Huskies 65
members strong the drill team are the
blue diamonds and they were just
bringing beautiful sounds to all the
spectators out here and we know this
sound quite welcoming for those of you
that live your life different than I do
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we've done you've got history you've got
a heritage in these old fire trucks and
this is something that our rodeo when we
were the years in the Astrodome and now
in NRG Stadium it's always been a part
of the history but we hold VIPs howdy
gets to ride in one of those and from a
volunteer fire department or Houston
Fire Department downtown going back and
bringing those memories back to a lot of
people in the audience and they're quite
dependable actually yeah they used to
the fire museum bringing us some of
these fire trucks so it's a great that's
a great field trip for you to take your
children to to the Houston Fire Museum
so we're certainly glad to see them
bringing some of their vehicles here to
all of us to enjoy here today at the
parade
now really neat to see these these
antique vehicles that still make their
way through the streets with no problem
whatsoever well I think if you needed
them in a volunteer base to fill in you
could probably put some water in and
they'll still hold it the ladder truck
was a little different in those days yes
a little bit and while we've got now
with this guy scrapers in this city
great to see but look look at the people
the diversity of people and kids
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I'm the 81st annual rodeo parade that's
a big deal
and you know we've been talking about
the entertainment and the carnival but
this this is also about agriculture they
used to the livestock show is about
agriculture it is that's our core
mission no one should take agriculture
for granted yes yes yes let's talk about
some of what's going on in terms of that
so we will once again have the world's
largest livestock show it looks like
will surpass 34,000 entries and what's
great about that is 20,000 those entries
are from Texas 4-h and FFA students and
I'm told this year all 254 Texas
counties are represented with youth
exhibitors and contestants this year
every one so it is a statewide event
there is no question yes and fostering
the interest in agriculture and those
young people so that they may be the
next ones that put farm food on our
table but even if they don't go into
agriculture they'll leave with an
appreciation of Agriculture once they
finish their projects yep I understand
it's rabbits and chickens and llamas in
cattle all kinds of look at this is just
my favorite yes and it's awesome you
need to take your kids there and you
need to take them there with time to
spam let them find out where eggs and
bacon comes from yeah and beef in me
regardless of breed it's all about
learning the basics of your environment
and I like the way that Joel says
agriculture imagine a childhood is it's
a Euston kid without scripts to AG
adventure right and we miss the mutton
bustin but I know my kids keep getting
too big so I keep having more kids and
we're gonna get little Georgie on one of
those at one of these years but we love
the rabbit exhibit because you're
literally going kinda through the rabbit
tunnel and you are just seeing these
incredible breeds of creatures you
didn't even know exist we just love it
we can never get enough let's go back to
David Nuno who's out on the parade route
and you're getting your exercise in
David hey guys I had the 5k earlier but
I'm here running with come on by
Nautilus Carlisle's dancing cowboys and
the water they'll tell me about your
group and this is her I believe like our
20th year the ride from holdover Latin
America Mexico
we got aqua and we were actually gonna
do something really unique this year but
you know it's time it's very very
time-consuming so about 17 times I feel
like he's gonna run me over but you got
complete control right yeah complete
control show me a little bit of his
moves it's not matter us alright come on
oh she's four years old so she still oh
my baby this first three here are mayors
so for a reason right
and wanted to thank you so much my
friend back to you guys yeah you got to
keep the scallions moving in the right
direction and
and delusion horses and look at this
look look at that look at that they do
this as babies I live about two miles
from one of these ranches if raise them
and when they're babies alongside of
their mothers they will put them in a
bumping circumstance opportunity and
those Colts it's bred into them to act
that way oh my god they're gorgeous yeah
dancing through the streets four hundred
years of history ladies right here in
this breed of horse and it's so great
that that the city kids here that live
in and Houston get a chance to to to see
this because a lot of them obviously
don't grow up with horses nearby and
everything you know comes from Texas in
the 1300s North America was nearly
extinct of the horses and these horses
came back out of South America and
Europe and they started bringing them
back and they came in to Mexico and from
Mexico they came in to this part of the
country and what they have done now in
the refinement of breeding and I don't
want to get off in the field of
reproductive physiology but now they're
doing embryo transfer and doing these
matings to breed these horses for color
combination for spirit
well we just get some beer in that way
we are he that's beer
they are good-looking and they are
entertaining for sure well coming up
right behind them the stephen f austin
high school band they are green and
white and there is a reason they are
called the sonic boom 70 band members
bringing that boom to our streets let's
just listen in for a minute
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that is big man noise for only 70 but 20
of the emeralds and our drill teams I
hope you're enjoying it
we'll be back
more on the 81st annual used in
livestock Jordan rodeo parade in just a
moment
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and welcome back to downtown Houston on
our coverage of the 81st annual Houston
Livestock Show and Rodeo Parade we are
so excited to be bringing you live
coverage of all these trail riders
coming into downtown Houston as they get
ready to kick off a wonderful
celebration of our western heritage
you're looking right now at the Texas
Independence Trail and you know a lot of
this is about of course promoting
agriculture promoting our history but
it's also about scholarship money and
helping to help our young people get an
education since its inception the rodeo
has committed more than four hundred
seventy five million dollars in
scholarship money to our youth and we'd
like you to meet one of those young
scholars when I found out I was the only
one in my high school that received they
used a livestock show and rodeo
scholarship I felt very jubilant about
it it has changed my life forever
my name is Fahad I'm a senior at the
University of Houston both of my parents
are from Karachi Pakistan they
immigrated here in the early 1990s I've
seen my parents work so hard every
single day and just to provide for my
sister and I and the literally sometimes
it brings tears to my eyes that I can
never give back to them
which eventually I will when I grow up
but they are my bread and butter they
dedicated everything from ground zero
just to build me up to Who I am today
going into the college I had a passion
for mathematics I had a passion for
numbers so I decided why not combine
both of them so I decided I would major
in finance and take the pre-med track so
in heavy semester of taking 16 credit
hours at that time I was also dedicating
about 20 to 30 hours for research I was
always visiting hospitals for
volunteering for shadowing but I never
understood the background of what
families go through to face the panel of
cancer what I learned is in a time when
people may seem weakened and defeated
everyone comes together as a team to be
resilient my uncle just passed away from
cancer so it's even touches my heart he
was like a second dad to me he was
always looking for out for others and he
was always working to be a better human
that's what motivates me to do not only
good in school but to keep myself busy
and to give back in the community is
dedicated to my 10 years from now I see
myself becoming a licensed practitioner
in cardiothoracic surgery or surgical
oncology I would like to practice within
the States for a couple of years but
then I would like to take my interest
and my talents overseas to work with
Doctors Without Borders
I believe these areas are the most
susceptible to diseases and the ones
that don't really have what we have in
America I would like to start my own
charity one day hopefully get it tied
with the rodeo scholarship committee to
fund not only cancer but to find
educational youth in the city of Houston
and I believe that if we're not giving
back to the community then what is my
purpose in this life
the resilience of that young a little
are crying you see what he's gonna do an
education become a doctor work here then
take abroad to Europe wherever that
story takes the city of Houston Houston
Livestock Show and Rodeo the United
States all based on agriculture all
based on scholarships so what he will do
is become a speaker for us
ambassadors really 1932 yeah okay hit
and as sharp as he is he'll take it in
pinpoint every dime that he sits in
visits with the group of four or five a
group of three or four hundred or does a
television show and when he's out
practicing medicine he is going to be
practicing the Houston Livestock Show
and Rodeo and how he got that
scholarship it's awesome and here's the
coolest thing about the rodeo all you
have to do all we have to do to help is
go have fun
that is our part in all of this David
Nuno is having fun out there we're going
to talk about how you can have a great
time with your family at the rodeo in a
moment but David Nuno is standing by
that's right I'm here with the chairman
of the brake committee Scott Sullivan
Scott what a year man we got no rain
you're happy about that exactly you know
the last actually the last 11 or 12
years we have no rain so we're so
fortunate
I'm so glad all the crowds came out
today got a great parade and we're gonna
kick this off have a great rodeo and I
understand this is a special year for
you because this is the last time I'm
gonna be running it yes sir it is my
last year as chairman of this committee
it's been a great honor to be part of
this committee and we got over 450
volunteers and they do
they make all this thing happen now I'm
just sort of the head guy but they make
it all work
what's your favorite part about kicking
it off I think the crowd you know see
everybody out here having a great time
the band's the plugs the wagons I mean
it's just we kick off the Houston Rodeo
he's gone we're gonna miss you thanks so
much for your time thank you so much all
right we'll be right back here on ABC 13
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welcome back everybody the party
continues here in downtown Houston and
we have the writers we have the coats
and we also recently got a whole bunch
of wind to go along with it
we got a Whitman wind out here but there
is no rain and that's the good part you
have folks we're clutching their count
oh there they go well them on their hats
but you know what the show must go on
and then Joel Cowell is gonna see to
that that I think that it's still
bargain season huh
it still is and today is a very
important day this is the last day you
can purchase a half-price carnival pack
if you're going to the barbecue you'll
see a lot of volunteers out there from
carnival ticket sales committee selling
those you can also buy them online a $50
pack is a hundred and thirty-eight
dollar value a ten dollar pack is a $38
value you also buy a food card for $20
that is a $30 value but you have to do
it before midnight tonight okay we can
do it online as Joel said so that's the
place to go do it you can also buy it
out here if you are out here Alina's out
here we know that let's check in with
her
can you hear the beautiful sounds of my
pan ladies and gentlemen Thomas how long
have you been playing the pipe band I've
been playing for around eight years now
this is amazing you guys play with my
good yeah it's a lot cooler than I
expected which is nice yes the weather
is cooperating guys also want to talk a
little bit about family Wednesday yes
family Wednesday's are a great day for
families to come children 12 and under
seniors 60 and older get in free until 7
p.m. and if you go into the junction
carnival the kids carnival will have
$2.00 rides and $2.00 food and beverage
options until 4:00 p.m.
oh wow and the earlier you come the
better you'd be terrible I'd like to
know about bargains right that's right
one of the words he's used like I have a
dozen times and I want to get back to
this stuff here oh look at that that
must be rodeo there's the word value
Joel value how many times have you said
it in so many different contexts you
know we try to provide a great value on
the grounds with everything that we
offer for an entrance fee and then only
$5 more $15 for adults $5 for children
to come on a normal day and on family
Wednesday day only $5 more for adults to
go into the stadium and see a great
intro do and star entertainment well I
would say thank you to the weatherman
for blowing that breeze down the street
yeah and Walker has never had a better
breeze
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it's a value preschooler all of a sudden
isn't it well we saw a little taste of
roadie over there just talk about the
rodeo where's the voice at the rodeo two
million I'm one of three uh-huh
and I'm actually one of four and I am so
blessed and proud to be one of those but
we have to two million one hundred
seventy thousand dollars not to include
toys and there's been a few of the
chains up in what we're going to do not
the style rodeo mr. Joel but what is
going to do and there's going to be some
young people on behalf of the
professional rodeo cowboys Association
standings that their life will change in
2019 because of the money they're gonna
win that's great we we have a
partnership with the professional rodeo
cowboys Association first time since
2011 the money was always there but this
year it will count toward the world
standings and a potential trip to the
National Finals Rodeo so that last
Saturday performance when each of those
event winners receives fifty thousand
dollars plus whatever they won up to
that point that essentially punches
their ticket to the national finals
what about Trevor Brazil everybody said
he's gonna retire he's gone he's number
three in the all-around he's won six
point seven million dollars he could
come here and win 60 or 70 thousand
surpass his brother-in-law Duff Cooper
who's number one in the all-around Joey
Brazil will have to go back to the
National Finals Rodeo in Las Vegas
because the money will be too good for
him not to participate Houston could be
that that gets you over the hump
yep and get John what about a kid that's
got 25,000 won now comes to use and wins
another 25 not even in the top 30 jumps
even the top 15
yeah and Launchpad absolute Launchpad
for them to elevate themselves in those
world standings and hopefully end up in
Las Vegas yeah let's head back down to
David and Alena to wrap things up from
the parade route guys there has been
phenomenal I know it's a month to get
crazy but so far so good I have some
good news to tell you the cold front is
moving through right now Baylor's huge
drop in humidity we've been able to
dodge those storms thank you so much for
the weather cooperating it's been so
much fun
the crowd has been fantastic I mean look
at these guys thank you for braving it
out even though you knew it's gonna rain
they're still out here we have some of
the best folks out here watch you're
having a blast I wish we can extend it
but you know what time to go back to the
booth you got to get that in there okay
we have to get this in because the
auctions are some of the most exciting
times of this entire three week party
that we have in front of us and we bring
them to you live right here on ABC 13 so
I want you to know that the school art
auction is happening on Sunday March
10th at noon and that will be again
televised and we will be showing you
that art auction and then the big one
the junior steer auction Saturday March
16th at 11 a.m. that's when it gets
really crazy right money so much more to
that than just the grand champion in
reserve champion and I think mr. collie
can probably extend that a little bit
how many kids get to go to college
because of it
many families get excelled well how much
money you guys think it's really gonna
be raised at these options we're talking
about billions yeah look at about
fifteen million dollars across all of
those auctions and life-changing sums
for those who are fortunate enough to
have the Grand Champion
I myself am a product of the Junior
Livestock showing program so even those
who don't make the auction they've
received an education they've received
the experience has talked about
dedication and that hard work produces
results and it's going to benefit them
regardless I mean here at KTRK are
certainly proud that we get a chance to
broadcast these options and to show our
community what they're all about I just
came from Fort Worth livestock show and
rodeo and they emulate what we do unused
it and they're working their way up to
four million dollars last week I was in
San Angelo Texas and they crossed a
million dollar mark for the very first
time
who do they emulate well I here we go
the next three weeks are going to be so
much fun so much money raised for a
great great purpose but this is really a
wonderful Houston tradition it's going
to be our best year yet
it's gonna be fantastic we're so excited
about the 2019 show barbecue wraps up
today all of that comes out in one day
to open the show on Monday and we're
excited 21 days the Houston Livestock
Show and Rodeo this year so all already
open today so go out and enjoy it so
hopefully people have downloaded their
apps and we certainly appreciate you
kicking off your celebration of our
western heritage here in Houston by
joining our parade coverage in downtown
come rain or win or represent the last
through the rest of our broadcast and
we'll see you at the rodeo at the rodeo
thank you all so very much
with me now he has to put up with me for
the next one thanks for being with us
everyone and we will see you at the
rodeo
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