Some are ready, some are undecided and some have made up their mind that the spread of COVID-19 is going to keep them from the rodeo this year.
HOUSTON, Texas -- We're less than two weeks away from the start of the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo, and as far as everyone knows, it's still a go despite the growing threat of COVID-19.
Hidalgo said the decision came after rising virus cases in southeast Texas due to the highly-contagious omicron variant, which has put strains on local hospitals.So, will this deter patrons from visiting the rodeo this year? "No, there's too many people there. I do everything early in the morning. So, thank the Lord that we haven't got sick," Gonzalez said.
McDeavitt said we're headed in the right direction right now with COVID cases, hospitalizations and wastewater monitoring all going down.
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