
I tried the newest foods at the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo—here’s how I scored them
by Sierra Rozen
| March 6, 2026
2026 houston rodeo | Community | CULTURE | ENTERTAINMENT | food & drink | food and drink | HOUSTON LEAD STORY | houston livestock show and rodeo | houston rodeo | HTX | HTX-hardgate | THINGS TO DO
The Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo is home to some of the craziest food concoctions imaginable. Every year, for three weeks, NRG Park is filled with pickle pizza, fried Oreos, and just about anything you can put on a stick.

How the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo went from 2,000 people to millions of visitors in less than a century
by Sierra Rozen
| February 19, 2026
2026 houston rodeo | Community | CULTURE | ENTERTAINMENT | HARDGATE | HOUSTON LEAD STORY | houston livestock show and rodeo | houston rodeo | HTX | HTX-hardgate | LIFESTYLE
From 2,000 attendees to millions: How the Houston Rodeo became bigger than Texas The Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo is known for two things: creative food combinations and a genre-diverse concert lineup that ranges from R&B to country. Of course, there’s the predictable lineup of rodeo events: barrel racing, bull riding, mutton bustin’, and steer […]

Celebrate Black History Month, Houston rodeo-style
| February 3, 2026
2026 Black Heritage Day | 2026 houston rodeo | animals | Black History Month | CIVIL RIGHTS | CULTURE | ENTERTAINMENT | FAMILY | HOUSTON LEAD STORY | houston rodeo | HTX | HTX-hardgate | music | TEXAS | THINGS TO DO
Cowboys, musicians, and the 2026 Black Heritage Day prove that Houston’s cowboy culture wouldn’t be complete without its long history of Black contributors.



