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    Stick the landing

    How to watch Houston Olympic G.O.A.T.  Simone Biles' big gymnastics comeback this weekend

    Stephanie Allmon Merry
    Aug 2, 2023 | 10:42 am
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    Simone is back.

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    Two years after her historic and headline-making run at the Tokyo Olympics, Texas gymnastics icon Simone Biles is returning to competition. She — along with Olympic teammates Sunisa Lee, Jordan Chiles, and Jade Carey — will go head-to-head at the 2023 Core Hydration Classic, August 4-6, in Hoffman Estates, Illinois.

    The competition will be the final qualifier to the 2023 U.S. Gymnastics Championships, one of the biggest indicators of who might get picked for the 2024 Olympic team. (Biles, Lee, Chiles, and Cary all have declared their Paris Olympic intentions.)

    It will be Biles' first competition since being sidelined with "the twisties" at the 2020 Olympics (in 2021), and her first since her high-profile wedding this spring.

    Gymnastics fans don't have to book a flight to Chicago to catch all the vaults, leaps, and flips this weekend. The entire event will be live-streamed, and highlights will air on major network television. Competition organizers have released the following viewing schedule, all times local to Fort Worth:

    Saturday, August 5: Two sessions of women’s competition will take place, with Session 1 at 1-3 pm and Session 2, featuring all Team USA Olympic and World Championships medalists, at 7-9 pm.

    Women’s sessions on Saturday will be broadcast live on CNBC and streamed live on Peacock.

    Both sessions also will stream live on USA Gymnastics’ YouTube channel.

    Sunday, August 6: NBC will air a highlight package of the women's competition at 2:30 pm.

    Also on Sunday, the men's competition will take place in two sessions, at 10:45 am and 4:45 pm. They will stream live on USA Gymnastics’ YouTube channel.

    In addition to headliners Biles, Chiles, Lee, and Carey, the women's competition will include 2021 Worlds all-around silver medalist and floor bronze medalist Leanne Wong, 2021 Worlds all-around bronze medalist Kayla DiCello, and 2022 Worlds team gold medalist Skye Blakely.

    They are all names Fort Worth gymnastics fans will recognize from both the 2021 U.S. Gymnastics Championships held at Dickies Arena (at which Biles won her record seventh national title) and from the Biles-led "Gold Over America Tour," which stopped at Dickies Arena in fall 2021.

    On the men’s side, competitors will include 2020 Olympian, 2017 World Championships floor bronze medalist and eight-time Pan American gold medalist Yul Moldauer, 2015 Worlds vault bronze medalist and 2014 team bronze medalist Donnell Whittenburg, 2021 World pommel horse gold medalist Stephen Nedoroscik, and 2020 Olympian and three-time NCAA champion Shane Wiskus.

    A junior competition also will be contested. For more information on the event, schedule, and competitors, visit the competition website.

    As CultureMap was first to report, Biles married her former Houston Texans safety Jonathan Owens in April at a secret downtown location. The power couple then headed to Cabo San Lucas for a destination wedding.

    After Owens signed with the Green Bay Packers, the duo has traveled back and forth to Green Bay (hardly the food capitol Houston is, clearly) where Owens is readying for the 2023 NFL season. Doting wife Biles even asked fans for Green Bay food tips and must-do activities.

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    RodeoHouston announces new dress code for attendees

    Eric Sandler
    Mar 17, 2026 | 8:30 am
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    It's the third time HLSR has received the award.

    The Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo has updated its dress code to emphasize the family-friendly nature of the event. Released Monday, March 16, the changes to the rodeo’s “guest code of conduct” read as follows:

    HLSR reserves the right to deny admission to or remove any person wearing attire that is considered inappropriate or attire that could detract from the experience of other guests. Clothing that is not appropriate for the HLSR show grounds includes, but is not limited to, clothing with objectionable material (including obscene language or graphics), excessively torn cloth, visible undergarments, and/or clothing which, by nature, exposes excessive portions of the skin that may be viewed as inappropriate for a family environment.

    In addition, a separate policy states: “No clothing or apparel that intentionally obscures the face is permitted unless worn for cultural or religious reasons or a medical condition.”

    At this time, it is not clear how HLSR will enforce the policy. All visitors agree to observe the code of conduct when they purchase tickets online. It is also posted at various places through the rodeo grounds, including at ticket booths and other stations on the property.

    Rodeo representatives have yet to respond to CultureMap’s request for comment on the reasons behind the new policy. However, it may be due to social media posts over the past few days showing people in the sort of attire that’s just been banned.

    In a viral Instagram post that’s drawn more than 200,000 views and 22,000 likes, local photographer Desmun Dangerfield summarized the problem succinctly. “Excuse my language, but I should not see your whole ass out at the Houston rodeo.”


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    Community reaction has been largely in support of the new policy. Erica Harrison, who comments on current events on her Black Girls Who Brunch social media account, supported the rodeo’s decision. “Houstonians of all backgrounds, including Black people, were calling for a dress code,” she said in a post published after the changes were announced Monday night.

    The Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo runs through this Sunday, March 22. Texas-born country singer Cody Johnson will close out the event with a concert-only performance on Sunday.

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