This fan-favorite event is running April 17th through 25th, and it’s packed with everything you love about a classic county fair—with a rodeo twist.
The fair features educational exhibits, animal encounters, and supports local youth through scholarships and opportunities to showcase livestock. We got a sneak peek at the petting zoo and all the cute animals you'll find.
The annual Galveston County Fair & Rodeo returns to the Gulf Coast this week, with Opening Day set for Friday, April 17.
The Galveston County Fair and Rodeo returns April 17–25 at Jack Brooks Park in Hitchcock, opening with the Barn Yard Mardi Gras Parade. While featuring rodeo events and live entertainment, the fair’s main impact is its support for local youth in agriculture through scholarships, educational opportunities, and a youth livestock auction.
The Galveston County Fair & Rodeo is set to return from April 17-25 at 10 Jack Brooks Road, Hitchcock, Texas. Excitement is building with the newly unveiled entertainment lineup, as shared by rodeo spokesperson Barbara Magana Robertson on KPRC 2 News.
The Galveston County Sheriff’s Office and District Attorney’s Office will hold a press conference Friday to discuss an illegal gambling operation in Hitchcock.
Hitchcock Independent School District has been placed on an “Accredited–Warned” status by the Texas Education Agency after receiving failing financial accountability ratings for two consecutive years.
Assistant Superintendent and Mayor of Hitchcock, Chris Armacost, has been arrested as part of a large-scale investigation into illegal gambling operations in Hitchcock.
The Galveston County Sheriff’s Office says search warrants were executed at 20 different locations in the Hitchcock area as part of an investigation into illegal gambling operations.
Investigators said the man would abuse the girls when their mother was asleep, incapacitated, or when he was supposed to be teaching them how to drive at 13 years old.
A municipal court judge for the cities of Hitchcock, Santa Fe, and Bayou Vista was arrested following allegations he sexually assaulted two children over a several year period starting in the early 2000s.
NOAA’s weather radio transmitter in Hitchcock was knocked out in a fire back on March 25.
This outage leaves a gap in receiving vital emergency and weather updates, which are especially important during severe storms when other communication methods may fail.
Five people were injured during a shooting at the Lone Star Rally in Galveston, Texas Saturday night, according to Galveston Police Department Chief Doug Balli.
The Class 3A public school, wedged between historic powers La Marque, Texas City and Galveston Ball, has stolen the headlines in south Houston and the state of Texas.
Little ol' Hitchcock of Galveston County is legit. The 'Dogs won the State 7 on 7 Tourney and the Class 3A State Basketball Tournament. These guys are a bunch of dogs and top our list.
Investigators said the 55-year-old sent his minor relative explicit pictures and manipulated her by threatening to kill himself and his daughter if she broke up with him.
A 13-year-old whose disappearance prompted an Amber Alert is back with her family Friday after Hitchcock police said a man from Kansas City, Missouri drove over 500 miles to get her and take her back with him.
A 13-year-old girl has been located after authorities previously said she went missing from her Hitchcock home last week.
A disabled veteran says he was scammed by a local construction company. Frank Godek says his home is in shambles after the home improvement nightmare.
A disabled man, who was subjected to brutal abuse at the hands of his own family members who were practicing home remedies on him, has died, according to the Hitchcock Police Department.
A suspect was shot by a Hitchcock police officer after a lengthy chase from Galveston County to Houston’s Heights area early Sunday, authorities said.
Three people were arrested and charged after several narcotics were seized Wednesday during a drug bust at a Hitchcock home, according to the Galveston County Sheriff’s Office.
A 5-year-old girl with autism drowned Tuesday afternoon after she wandered out of her family’s home and into the pool, according to Hitchcock Police Department.
Animal Cruelty Investigators recovered 31 animals, including a dwarf caiman and two pythons, from a Hitchcock home filled with garbage, debris and animal remains, according to the Houston SPCA.
A young child was killed and his father critically wounded in a car crash in Galveston County Saturday.
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HITCHCOCK, Texas – One person was killed Tuesday afternoon after a single-engine plane crashed near a railroad track in Hitchcock. The crash was reported around 2:45 p.m. The Galveston Fire Department, police and beach patrol begin to search for the plane until they received a call about the plane’s location being reported near a railroad track, officials said. The plane crashed near South Railroad Avenue and Mike Avenue, officials said. The cause of the crash is unknown.
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