🤠 Rodeo season is rolling across Houston, and today’s lineup is packed with flavor and local news. We’re digging into the Houston Rodeo, and we have a food review for a standout breakfast burrito at The Daily Grill. Take a minute today to be assertive and knock out something that’s been sitting on your to do list. Its Friday so let’s finish the week STRONG!

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💵 The Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo is known for big crowds and even bigger food choices. But can you really eat there on a $50 budget? One Houston Chronicle reporter put it to the test on Opening Day to see how far the money could go.

With some price checking, the $50 covered a full lineup: a $15 pulled pork sandwich, an $8 Rusa drink, a $14.80 draft beer, a $2.87 coffee, and a $9 deep fried tres leches cake. The total came to $49.67 with tax. It turns out that while rodeo food is not cheap, a little planning can still make a rodeo food run doable without blowing the budget.

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🐴 The Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo is known for big flavors, and this year’s Gold Buckle Foodie Awards showed just how creative vendors can get. The annual contest returned for its 18th year, highlighting new dishes across categories like fried food, fair food, dessert, and more.

Top winners included chicken fried lobster from Darlin’s Fried Chicken and Dubai chocolate funnel cake fries from Rousso’s Fat Bacon. Other standouts ranged from brisket cheese curd tacos to bacon jam beignets. If you are heading to the rodeo this week, these award-winning bites are a fun place to start.

💰 Texas is trying to recover nearly $7 million it spent to plug a leaking Ward County well after toxic water burst to the surface in 2024. State regulators say Houston-based WaterBridge was responsible, but the company denies that claim and plans to fight it in a hearing.

The case could shape who pays when old Texas wells fail. Regulators say leaking wells are a growing problem as wastewater from oil production builds up across the state. WaterBridge says the state has not proved its well caused the blowout.

🏫 A Ramadan display at Bunker Hill Elementary School was removed Monday after Spring Branch ISD said it violated the district’s rule requiring schools to stay politically and religiously neutral. District officials said the display, created by the PTA’s cultural awareness committee, was religious in nature and had to come down after a parent complaint.

The display had marked the Islamic holy month of Ramadan. After it was removed, the PTA also chose to take down nearby Easter decorations. Some parents say the display helped students feel seen, while the district says the policy applies to all religious symbols in public schools.

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I stopped by The Daily Grill at the Galleria on Westheimer for breakfast and ordered the Smothered Breakfast Burrito. Inside the flour tortilla were scrambled eggs, potatoes, smoked bacon, and mozzarella. It was topped with red sauce, queso fresco, and avocado, and came with a side of potatoes.

I went in expecting a solid breakfast, but it turned out outstanding. The eggs were soft and fluffy, the red sauce added just the right flavor, and the potatoes were cooked perfectly. Everything worked together. I might add a little more avocado and red sauce, but it was fantastic. Overall Score: 9.4/10

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🚀 Texas A&M’s new Space Institute near NASA Johnson Space Center is already drawing major space companies. Intuitive Machines and Astrolab have each signed one-year leases starting Oct. 1, paying $70,833 a month for space that includes garages, project rooms, and access to a simulated lunar surface.

That matters because both companies are building lunar rovers tied to NASA’s Artemis program. With the $200 million institute set to open in October, the project is shaping up as a big piece of Houston’s growing space economy.

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📖 Rice University’s Kinder Institute for Urban Research just received a major boost. The Kinder Foundation awarded the institute a $55 million grant, including $50 million for its endowment and $5 million for research and programs that support Houston communities.

The institute studies issues like housing, education, health, and economic mobility. Leaders say the new funding will help researchers respond faster during times of crisis and continue work with local partners. Since 2010, the Kinder Foundation has given more than $135 million to support the institute’s research and impact.

👢 Thanks for riding along with Houstonicity today. Houston moves fast, and we’re glad you spent a few minutes catching up with us. Go enjoy your Friday and make it a good one. – O.B.

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