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  • I wore faux coonskin on my head, and once told an adult that everyone called meplain old David, but that my real name was Davy Crockett.
  • The boys were very taken with all the re-enactors and even volunteered to be getup at 5:30 for the commemoration of the battle’s bloody pre-dawn conclusion.
  • I distinctly remember the panels in which Texian sharpshooters killed Mexicansoldiers and celebrated.
  • You feel them whether the gray on your head comes from your own hair or fromyour coonskin cap.
  • Yes, the epic battle was to some extent fought in defense of slavery. Jim Bowiehimself was a big-time slave trader.
    Portrait by George P.A. Healy, c. 1820
  • Stephen L. Hardin made a name for himself with his military history of the TexasRevolution, "Texian Iliad."

  • Kiss your grits
  • Texans quarterback Matt Schaub will be one of the judges.
  • Branch Water Tavern
    Photo by Ralph Smith
  • Ouisie's Table

  • First class service defines PBR.
    Photo by Cameron Blaylock
  • Tired of waiting for $10 cocktails? PBR has you covered.
    Photo by Cameron Blaylock
  • Can you keep up with the Professional Bull Riders?
    Photo by Cameron Blaylock
  • PBR first-timers line-up on the dance floor.
    Photo by Cameron Blaylock
  • The epic deck view delights the riding the professionals.
    Photo by Cameron Blaylock
  • Mastering the mechanical bull requires a distinct finesse.
    Photo by Cameron Blaylock

  • Zac Brown Band
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  • Zac Brown Band
    Photo by © Michelle Watson/CatchlightGroup.com
  • Zac Brown Band
    Photo by © Michelle Watson/CatchlightGroup.com
  • Zac Brown Band
    Photo by © Michelle Watson/CatchlightGroup.com
  • Zac Brown Band
    Photo by © Michelle Watson/CatchlightGroup.com
  • Zac Brown Band
    Photo by © Michelle Watson/CatchlightGroup.com

  • Miranda Lambert
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  • Photo by © Michelle Watson/CatchlightGroup.com
  • Miranda Lambert
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  • Miranda Lambert
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  • Miranda Lambert
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From Firehouse Saloon to Reliant Stadium

Miranda Lambert's girl-next-door charm shines through at RodeoHouston

  • Jimmy Fallon gave Houston lots of love — if not necessarily long laughs.
  • Jimmy Fallon and his announcer/sidekick Steve Higgins clowned it up at theHouston Rodeo.
  • But Leroy Shafer (left) upstaged the fake comedy cowboy.
    Photo by © Michelle Watson/CatchlightGroup.com

  • Lady Antebellum on the stage at RodeoHouston Friday night.
    Photo by © Michelle Watson/CatchlightGroup.com
  • Lady Antebellum got the prime Friday night Rodeo slot, but did the performancemeasure up?
    Photo by © Michelle Watson/CatchlightGroup.com
  • Lady Antebellum's spent a long time on the road and it's starting to show.
    Photo by © Michelle Watson/CatchlightGroup.com
  • Lady Antebellum will say goodbye to the Rodeo crowd for another year.
    Photo by © Michelle Watson/CatchlightGroup.com

  • Rascal Flatts lead singer Gary LeVox
    Photo by © Michelle Watson/CatchlightGroup.com
  • Rascal Flatts guitarist Joe Don Rooney
    Photo by © Michelle Watson/CatchlightGroup.com
  • The long-established country music superstars know how to please their fans.
    Photo by © Michelle Watson/CatchlightGroup.com
  • LeVox sings the hits
    Photo by © Michelle Watson/CatchlightGroup.com
  • Rascal Flatts
    Photo by © Michelle Watson/CatchlightGroup.com

  • Oh, Rodeo food, you’re so tempting with your fried everything.
    Photo by Shelby Hodge
  • Berryhill is a new addition to the Rodeo food choices this year.
    Photo by Marci Gilbert
  • Baked potatoes: We saw these at every booth where barbecue was offered.
    Photo by Marci Gilbert
  • Freebirds lets you build your bowl with choices of chicken, steak, pork orveggies.
    Photo by Marci Gilbert

  • Keith Urban
    Photo by © Michelle Watson/CatchlightGroup.com
  • Keith Urban
    Photo by © Michelle Watson/CatchlightGroup.com
  • Keith Urban
    Photo by © Michelle Watson/CatchlightGroup.com

  • Walk around the livestock show and you will see lots of Brahman bulls.
    Photo by Heather Staible
  • An auction drew a major international crowd of buyers.
    Photo by Heather Staible
  • Livestock 101: From left, a bull, a calf and a cow.

  • Selena Gomez is still trying to find her voice at the microphone.
    Photo by © Michelle Watson/CatchlightGroup.com
  • Selena Gomez probably isn't sweating our Rodeo review.
    Photo by © Michelle Watson/CatchlightGroup.com
  • While the rest of the stadium of tweens and tortured parents squealed to Gomez'swarble, I took quick notes on the performer's follies.
    Photo by © Michelle Watson/CatchlightGroup.com
  • Let's start with the lowest point of the night — a mid-set break to introduceher father and sing "Happy Birthday."
    Photo by © Michelle Watson/CatchlightGroup.com
  • But the biggest omission of her RodeoHouston night was not paying tribute to theoriginal Selena.
  • The set for Selena Gomez' Sunday show at the rodeo
    Photo by © Michelle Watson/CatchlightGroup.com

  • Jennifer Nettles
    Photo by © Michelle Watson/CatchlightGroup.com
  • Nettles and Kristian Bush, right, rocked the rodeo
    Photo by © Michelle Watson/CatchlightGroup.com

  • "It's always been country western and it's always been gay," says bar managerHarwood. "It's gone through several owners, but it really hasn't changed."
  • Decades before "Brokeback Mountain," Houston's own Brazos River Bottom provideda glimpse of gay cowboy grit.
  • In comparison to the strobe lights and stardust of the Fairview strip, theBottom offers a decadent dose of authenticity.

  • You don't want to get in a goat's face.
    Photo by Joel Luks
  • This woman knows how to milk a goat. Take a bow, Dana Tyson.
  • Maria Todd (with morning co-host Brad Booker) ... well, not so much.

  • Clay Walker
    Photo by © Michelle Watson/CatchlightGroup.com
  • Clay Walker
    Photo by © Michelle Watson/CatchlightGroup.com
  • Clay Walker
    Photo by © Michelle Watson/CatchlightGroup.com
  • Clay Walker
    Photo by © Michelle Watson/CatchlightGroup.com

  • My Flaming Heart is set to make an entrance this Rodeo season.
  • Flirty rodeo styles with embroidered details are popular rodeo looks from MarloMiller.
    Heather Staible
  • Embroidered boots, $275-$410, Chick & Chica.
    Heather Staible
  • Old Gringo Swarovski crystal and leather boots, $1,399, Marlo Miller Boutique
    Heather Staible
  • Men's cowboys boots, $75-$245, My Flaming Heart
    Heather Staible
  • Gently worn women's leather boots, $75-$245, My Flaming Heart
    Heather Staible
  • Men will find tongue-in-cheek odes to Western wear at My Flaming Heart.
    Heather Staible
  • Frida shirtwaist with open back and contrasting collar, $185, My Flaming Heart
    Heather Staible
  • Old belts become upcycled cuffs. Leather cuffs, $42-$48, My Flaming Heart
    Heather Staible
  • Put the "girl" in cowgirl with a floral dress, cashmere sweater andstatement-making belt buckle at Marlo Miller.
    Heather Staible
  • Sliced geode belt buckle, $149, Marlo Miller Boutique
    Heather Staible