A professional bull rider was gored in the neck by the bull he was riding during a rodeo in Tampa, Florida. NBC News' Marissa Parra spoke to the rider about his near death experience.
The rodeo will showcase cowboys and cowgirls competing in extreme bull riding, barrel racing and mini bull riding.
The Downtown Rodeo parade took to the streets of Houston to celebrate Western heritage and mark the beginning of the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo.