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PBR ANNOUNCES 2026 PBR TEAMS SEASON GAME AND BROADCAST SCHEDULE, FEATURING MORE THAN 100 HOURS OF COVERAGE

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CBS/Paramount+ to Air 85 Regular Season Games in 2026, Including 13 Hours of Coverage on the CBS Television Network The CW to Broadcast 90 Regular Season Games with More than 50 Hours of Coverage All 175 Games to be Broadcast as Carolina Cowboys Begin Defense of Championship in League’s Fifth Season  PBR (Professional Bull Riders) today announced the 2026 game and television schedule for PBR Teams, an elite league of the world’s top bull riders competing in five-on-five bull riding games during a 12-event regular season and playoffs, airing on CBS and The CW, and streaming on Paramount+. For the first time, the new season will launch at a neutral site at Colorado State University’s Canvas Stadium July 11–12. For the fifth consecutive year, the title winner will be decided in Las Vegas at the 2026 PBR Teams Championship when all 10 teams will compete inside T-Mobile Arena from Nov. 6-8, battling through a progressive elimination format to become the 2026 Champions. “The PBR Teams l...

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR ORDER DECLARING ANIMAL MOVEMENT RESTRICTIONS DUE TO NEWWORLD SCREWWORM IN UVALDE AND ZAVALA COUNTIES

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  EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR ORDER DECLARING ANIMAL MOVEMENT RESTRICTIONS DUE TO NEWWORLD SCREWWORM IN UVALDE AND ZAVALA COUNTIES New World Screwworm (NWS) is a parasitic fly that poses a serious threat to livestock, exotic livestock, fowl, and exotic fowl in Texas. NWS flies lay eggs in wounds or soft tissues of live warm-blooded animals; the larvae hatch and burrow into living tissue, leading to the painful condition NWS myiasis. As the infestation worsens and the wounds become larger, it can cause serious injury, secondary infection, and can be fatal if not treated.                                          NWS is recognized by the United States Department of Agriculture as a foreign animal disease that has poses a threat to U.S. agriculture, wildlife, public health, and the economy.   On January 29, 2026, Governor Greg Abbott issued a statewide disaster proclam...

LAZY E ARENA TO HOST NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL FINALS RODEO BEGINNING IN 2030

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--Bringing The World’s Largest Youth Rodeo To Guthrie For A Decade--          * * MEDIA RELEASE * * Lazy E Arena and the National High School Rodeo Association (NHSRA) today announced a landmark agreement that will bring the National High School Finals Rodeo (NHSFR) to Guthrie, Oklahoma, beginning in 2030 for a 10-year run. The partnership marks a significant milestone for both organizations, securing a long-term home for the world’s largest youth rodeo event. “We are incredibly excited to finalize this long-term partnership with Lazy E Arena in Guthrie, Oklahoma, establishing it as the home of the National High School Finals Rodeo for at least the next decade beginning in 2030,” said NHSRA Executive Director James Higginbotham. “This builds on the strong foundation we established in 2023 with our agreement to host the National Junior High Finals Rodeo at Lazy E starting in June 2026.” The NHSFR has a rich history of host cities across the United States. Ov...

ION and Grit to become exclusive U.S. television home for PWR championship events

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  Scripps Sports secures multi-year partnership  with Premier Women’s Rodeo   ION and Grit to become exclusive U.S. television home for PWR championship events                               * * PRESS RELEASE * *    Scripps Sports has entered into a comprehensive multi-year broadcast partnership with PBR (Professional Bull Riders), the global leader in bull riding entertainment, to bring PWR (Premier Women’s Rodeo) exclusively to Scripps’ national television networks ION and Grit beginning in May.   The partnership will launch with ION and Grit carrying the highly anticipated 2026 PWR Championship, broadcast from Fort Worth, Texas, on Sunday, May 17, at 1 p.m. ET. Building on this foundation, the collaboration will expand significantly in 2027 to include the original series “PWR: Road to the Championship” on Grit, offering all-inclusive coverage of the PWR season’s most compelling st...

Cheyenne Frontier Days Updates Format & Removes Slack 2026

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  An expanded rodeo schedule with an updated format will highlight the 130th Cheyenne Frontier Days celebration in 2026. For the first time in the rodeo’s history, there will be 10 consecutive days of professional rodeo with the addition of the first Friday rodeo, from July 17 – 26. The additional performance allows for more rodeo action while enhancing the overall experience for fans, contestants and volunteers.  In 2026, Cheyenne Frontier Days will increase rodeo prize money from $770,000 to $960,000 reflecting a continued investment in maintaining its elite status as one of the richest payouts in professional rodeo. CFD is also introducing revisions to the tournament style format designed to support the rodeo’s long-term sustainability. Cheyenne Frontier Days faces challenges accommodating the huge number of modern rodeo rigs used by contestants in timed events to house both the contestants and their horses. The new format will allow road-weary contestants and their animals...

Commissioner Sid Miller Unveils Bold “America First” Beef Policy to Rebuild U.S. Cattle Herd

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  Commissioner Sid Miller Unveils Bold “America First”  Beef Policy to Rebuild U.S. Cattle Herd  Commissioner Sid Miller Unveils Bold “America First” Beef Policy to Rebuild U.S. Cattle Herd With America’s cattle herd at its lowest level in more than 75 years, Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller—long recognized as President Trump’s strongest ally among America’s Agriculture Commissioners—is calling for an aggressive  America First  beef policy to rebuild herds, strengthen food security, and lower grocery prices for American families. “Persistent drought and bad Biden Administration trade deals have hammered our ranchers,” Miller said. “It’s time to double down on American beef, rebuild our herds, and put our producers—not foreign imports—first.”  Miller praised President Trump for reopening global markets closed under the Biden Administration but cautioned that the recent agreement to expand Argentine beef imports should be viewed as only a short-...