[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 22 (Monday, February 5, 2018)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E136]
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                             HANG ON COWBOY

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                              HON. TED POE

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                        Monday, February 5, 2018

  Mr. POE of Texas. Mr. Speaker, his voice is heard by more than 60 
million people across the country each year, but to us in Houston, Mr. 
Bob Tallman has been known as ``The Voice'' of the Houston Livestock 
Show & Rodeo since 1982.
  Tallman's hometown is Winnemucca, Nevada, where he announced his 
first rodeo in 1970, but he says his heart and soul belong to Texas. 
Tallman enjoys anything involving the western lifestyle. He and his 
wife, Kristen, raise cattle on their ranch in Weatherford, Texas. Bob 
and Kristen have one daughter, Nicole, and are grandparents to boy and 
girl twins, who were actually born in Fort Worth during the Fort Worth 
Stock Show and Rodeo.
  In a typical year, Tallman is on the road for 270 days of year. For 
more than four decades, Tallman has entertained audiences at some of 
the top rodeos in the country. His ability to educate people about the 
professional rodeo has earned this 6 time Announcer of the Year the 
distinguished honor of being inducted into the Professional Rodeo 
Cowboy Association, The National Cowboy Hall of Fame and The Texas 
Cowboy Hall of Fame. In 2000, he established what he considers his 
greatest honor, Bob Tallman's Charities. He holds his annual golf 
tournament in Houston and benefits the University of Texas M.D. 
Anderson Cancer Center Pediatric Programs and the J. Pat Evans Research 
Foundation.
  Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo has committed more than $450 million 
to the youth of Texas through scholarship and grants.
  The Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo's mission statement is ``to 
promote agriculture by hosting an annual, family-friendly experience 
that educates and entertains the public, supports Texas youth, 
showcases Western heritage and provides year-round educational support 
within the community.'' And I can't think of anyone better that Houston 
could have as the voice of Rodeo Houston.
  And that's just the way it is.

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