"Bulls, Broncs & Bar-B-Que" celebrates the latest and greatest rodeo of the millennium. This thrilling 30 minute video highlights roughstock action from the 1999 Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo.

Feel the excitement as the world's greatest cowboys compete against the nation's most dangerous roughstock for the biggest cash prizes ever. Savor the sites as the country's most courageous chefs battle flaming grills in their quest to be the best in Texas barbecue. There has never been a rodeo video like "Bulls, Broncs & Bar-B-Que," and it's sure to become a collector's item for every rodeo and barbecue fan. So, tighten your cinch, and fan your flames, 'cause it's time for "Bulls, Broncs & Bar-B-Que"!

This exciting RodeoHouston video sells for $9.95 plus $3 shipping and handling. To order, have your credit card ready and call 1.800.238.9944, or send check or money order to BBQ Video, P.O. Box 5002, Katy, Texas 77491. Place your order now while supplies last.

On May 19, at the George R. Brown Convention Center, the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo will honor 285 exceptional students. Each will be presented with a four-year, $10,000 scholarship award. The programs recognized at the Million Dollar Banquet are Houston Metropolitan, Opportunity and School Art scholarships.

The newest addition to the scholarship program family is the Opportunity Scholarship. One hundred deserving recipients were chosen based on 50 percent financial need, 35 percent academics and 15 percent leadership and community involvement. The competition was fierce. There were more than 1,200 applications for this program.

Congratulations to all the winners.

June and July are special months for the Show. Seventy Texas 4-H and 70 FFA members each will be presented with four-year, $10,000 scholarships. This $1.4 million in scholarships will help 140 students become the future leaders and innovators of the Texas agriculture industry.

For the first time, the Show is awarding five, four-year, $10,000 scholarships to Texas FHA students. Scholarships also are presented to school art students in the form of summer workshops at Houston's Museum of Fine Arts' Glassell School and the Cowboy Artists of America Museum.

Sound familiar? The Texas Department of Agriculture likes the phrase so much that it has incorporated "Go Texan" into an advertising campaign promoting the purchase of Texas agricultural products.

So, when you see a television, magazine or newspaper advertisements, or hear a radio commercial saying, "Go Texan," think not only of the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo but also how the purchase of Texas agricultural products helps stimulate the economy of this state.

The annual meeting of the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo will be held on Tuesday, May 18, at 3 p.m. in the Series 200 rooms in the Astrohall. The agenda includes a summary of the 1999 Show, brief officers' reports, presentation of first-year chairmen pins and other pertinent Show matters.

In addition, elections of members to the board of directors and lifetime directors will take place. All annual and lifetime members are invited, so mark your calendars and make plans to attend.