According to the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo, the Texas Trail Ride tradition began in 1952, when four men rode on horseback from Brenham to Houston to promote the event. Today, more than ...

Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo trail riding groups triumphantly returned to Houston on Friday after a weeklong journey from different corners of Texas to Memorial Park. Eleven groups ...

Trail riders are on their way to Houston, ushering in the annual Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo season! See maps for each trail ride to find out where they are on their journeys.

Meaning from that point on the formerly enslaved people of Texas were finally free leading to the idea of what many now call the Emancipation trail, a 51 mile route from Galveston to Houston.