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Published:\u00a0April 23, 2026 at 10:24 PM<\/p>\n
Tags:\u00a0texas cowboys<\/a>, coastal cowboys<\/a>, texas history<\/a>, george ranch<\/a>, things to do houston<\/a>, houston museums<\/a>, texas gulf coast history<\/a>, cowboy culture<\/a>, western heritage<\/a>, richmond texas<\/a>, family things to do houston<\/a>, texas exhibits<\/a>, living history museum<\/a>, houston life<\/a>, cultural exhibits texas<\/a>, melanie camp<\/a><\/p>\n When you think of Texas cowboys, your mind probably goes straight to the Wild West\u2014but along the Gulf Coast, there\u2019s another story that often goes untold. Watch the video above to see Houston Life’s Melanie Camp try her hand at roping!<\/p>\n \ud83e\udd20 Coastal Cowboys: A Brand All Their Own is on display now through December 26.
\nAt The George Ranch in Richmond, the \u201cCoastal Cowboys: A Brand All Their Own\u201d exhibit shines a light on the rich and often overlooked history of cowboys who worked the Texas coastline. Spanning both the pre- and post-Civil War eras, this traveling exhibit explores the unique culture, traditions, and horsemanship that helped shape a different kind of cowboy legacy.
\nThrough artifacts, storytelling, and immersive displays, visitors can discover how these coastal cowboys\u2014and their horses\u2014played a vital role in Texas history.
\nAnd while you\u2019re there, it\u2019s the perfect time to explore everything else The George Ranch has to offer, from seasonal events to wide-open landscapes that bring the past to life.<\/p>\n
\n\ud83c\udf10 Plan your visit: GeorgeRanch.org
\n\ud83d\udcde Call: 281-343-0218<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"HOUSTON LIFE Published:\u00a0April 23, 2026 at 10:24 PM Tags:\u00a0texas cowboys, coastal cowboys, texas history, george ranch, things to…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":264142,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[98888,98892,98897,98894,98889,56,58,1735,98890,57,98896,98898,98893,98887,98895,98891,3343,53622,61651],"class_list":{"0":"post-264141","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-houston","8":"tag-coastal-cowboys","9":"tag-cowboy-culture","10":"tag-cultural-exhibits-texas","11":"tag-family-things-to-do-houston","12":"tag-george-ranch","13":"tag-houston","14":"tag-houston-headlines","15":"tag-houston-life","16":"tag-houston-museums","17":"tag-houston-news","18":"tag-living-history-museum","19":"tag-melanie-camp","20":"tag-richmond-texas","21":"tag-texas-cowboys","22":"tag-texas-exhibits","23":"tag-texas-gulf-coast-history","24":"tag-texas-history","25":"tag-things-to-do-houston","26":"tag-western-heritage"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/264141","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=264141"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/264141\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/264142"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=264141"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=264141"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=264141"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}