It has been going on for a few days. I have a heifer there now that was going to be judged on Saturday.
The Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo, also called RodeoHouston or abbreviated HLSR, is the largest indoor livestock exhibition and rodeo in the world. It includes one of the richest regular-season professional rodeo events.
Last year attendance was over 2.5 million.
The Houston Livestock Show and Rodeoâ„¢ scholarship program consists of more than 800 scholarships and more than $14 million awarded in one year. Currently, more than 2,300 students are on Rodeo scholarships, attending more than 80 different Texas colleges and universities. The value of these scholarships is more than $50 million. The Rodeo has presented nearly 19,000 scholarships since the first scholarship was awarded in 1957.
https://www.rodeohouston.com/Educational-Support/Scholarships