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People look for food at the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo on Thursday, March 5, 2020, at NRG Stadium in Houston.

We budgeted $50 for food at the Houston Rodeo. Here's what we bought.

On a quest to find out how budget-friendly the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo is, Maliya Ellis and Ana Khan attended Opening Day with healthy appetites and a $50 budget.

The two were pleasantly surprised by their findings.

Here's how far $50 went.

Matt Wyatt, Audience Producer

matt.wyatt@houstonchronicle.com

🎤 On the big stage

Rascal Flatts onstage at RodeoHouston, March 4, 2026 at NRG Stadium.

Photo by: RodeoHouston

About Last Night: Rascal Flatts

Rascal Flatts returned to the Houston Rodeo for the first time since 2018 with the same hits and stage banter.

Russell Dickerson during a RodeoHouston pop-up show in Times Square.

Photo by: Tyler Marcotte

Up Next: Russell Dickerson

In January, he performed a pop-up show at Times Square to preview the Rodeo lineup announcement. Tonight, Russell Dickerson makes his RodeoHouston debut.

Brisket Cheese Curd Tacos are photographed during the Gold Buckle Foodie Awards judging at 1932 Cattleman's Club during the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo at NRG Park in Houston on Thursday, March 5, 2026.

Photo by: Raquel Natalicchio, Houston Chronicle

Gold Buckle Foodie Award winners

Dubai chocolate funnel cake fries and chicken-fried lobster were among the winners at the Gold Buckle Foodie Awards, which returned to the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo for its 18th year. Read More

Gold badges are a Houston Rodeo status symbol. Here's what to know. The Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo ordered over 54,000 badges for this year's show, but don't expect to find them for sale in any merchandise tents. Read More

📅 The calendar

Tonight: Russell Dickerson // Sensory Friendly Day
March 6: Lizzo // Black Heritage Day
March 7: Dwight Yoakam
March 8: Forrest Frank
March 9: Luke Bryan // First Responders Day

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Construction on Texas' first White Castle set to begin

The popular burger chain is finally making its Lone Star State debut.

A coffee chain shuttered its Katy location after nearly five years in business.

Houston-area cafe announces sudden closure after 5 years

Only one location is left in the Houston area.

French fries cooking in beef tallow. A popular fast-food restaurant is testing beef tallow for fries in six Corpus Christi, Texas, stores, per a report.

Want beef tallow french fries? Visit this fast-food joint in Texas.

If an experiment works, it could be rolled out to far more stores.

Customers waiting in line for a table at Turkey Leg Hut, a restaurant located in the Third Ward on Friday, Dec. 6, 2019, in Houston.

Is Turkey Leg Hut coming back? Its owner sure is hinting at it.

The restaurant had plenty of celebrity fans.

H-E-B released three new Japanese-style sandos.

H-E-B's new sando is an upgrade worth the wait

Here's what to expect from the grocer's second take on the viral sandos.

Upstart coffee shop opening soon in Montrose's old Starbucks

Get ready for late night lattes.

Texas barbecue restaurant to be rebuilt after fire

The estimated cost is expected to be $300,000.

Last Bite

For a decent portion of Houston area folks, next week means Spring Break week. Hopefully you have something lined up to keep the kids invested and excited, whether it's a camp, a family trip or a playground or three. And if you need tips on where to take the kids for some grub, here you go.

Here are some of the other stories you may have missed from us this week:

Our new-ish food reporter Chyna Blackmon is discovering Houston for the first time. Those discoveries took her to old favorite The Flat, which has coffee, pizza and lounge vibes.
A longtime Tex-Mex restaurant in Austin closed last week after 40 years of business. To mark the closing, the restaurant hosted some live music and had a "last dance."

If you're a parent experiencing Spring Break, good luck and godspeed.

— Timothy Malcolm, Chron Deputy Managing Editor of Texas Lifestyle