The San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo comes and goes in February, but every Saturday night in one tiny city north of town, the barrel racing and bull riding (real and mechanical) kicks up dust well into the fall.
Tejas Rodeo’s season runs from the first weekend in March until the last weekend in November in Bulverde, a short trip up Highway 281 from San Antonio. Visitors from all over come donning boots and cowboy hats for the Saturday night rodeo, which features calf roping, mutton busting and more events. Before the show, Tejas Steakhouse and Saloon serves up dinner for hungry guests — but barbecue concessions and cold beers are available outside as well. After the last buzzer, visitors can pony up and ride a mechanical bull or make their way over to the dance floor for some two-stepping and live country music.
It all started when business partners Yancey James and Trey Martin founded Tejas Rodeo in 2006 with just a covered arena and bucking chutes. The rest is history, but a spokesperson walked MySA through what’s changed in the past two decades…