The Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo is a yearly staple of Houston culture, as highly anticipated to adults and children as Christmas or Halloween. The event boasts a carnival, cook-offs, signature fair food, concerts, and, of course, the titular livestock show. An annual event for Texas pride and merriment, it is important to highlight the educational impacts that the rodeo has for HISD students.
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District saddles up, dusts off cowboy duds for ‘Go Texan Day’
Every year, HISD employees, students and their families dress up in western attire for Go Texan Day, the citywide celebration announcing the return of the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo. This year saw a splash of color and definitive Houston style during the annual festivities.
Click the photo below to see what aspiring cowboys and cowgirls wore at the Hattie Mae White Building , then send your Go Texan Day photos to us at hisdphotos@yahoo.com . Or check out the western gear on our Facebook page.
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