Question: What is the official state sport of Texas?
Answer: Rodeo. The world’s first recorded rodeo was organized in Pecos in 1883, and Fort Worth hosted the first indoor rodeo in 1917. The Girls Rodeo Association—the forerunner to the Women’s Professional Rodeo Association—was formed in San Angelo in 1948. In 1993, Mesquite was named the Rodeo Capital of Texas, and four years later, rodeo was designated the official state sport of Texas. The resolution bestowing the designation declares that “no other sport so embodies the independence, fortitude, and courage exhibited by our state’s forebears.”
