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Go Texan

 
Austin County Fair Association a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization

83rd ANNUAL AUSTIN COUNTY FAIR - OCTOBER 13-17, 2010

Go Texan Committee
Go Texan Events

Diamond Sponsors

Budweiser

Bud Light

Coors Light

Galileo's Mexican Restaurant

Bellville EDC

Bill Young Productions

Diamond H Ranch

Country Waste, Inc.

Gold Sponsors

First National Bank

Silver Sponsors

CharCo Builders

Rocking B Cowboy Supply

Jesmar Center

Tony's Restaurant

BlueBonnet Electric

Sonic - America's Drive-In

ClearWater Consulting

Postive Feed

Bronze Sponsors

Frost Insurance

Howard & Camille Hall

Austin County Machine Shop

Washington County Tractor

Wellborn Tire - Houston

PSI Irrigation


AUSTIN COUNTY AREA GO TEXAN


“Go Texan” was a motivational tactic used in 1937.  Bill Blanton challenged volunteer sales teams to grow beards, wear big hats, boots and spurs, anything it took to sell the most tickets.  He promised each member of the winning sales team a 10-gallon hat.  Although not recognized at the time, this possibly may have been the genesis of the Go Texan movement.  An advertising agency gave birth to the official Go Texan idea as a promotion in the mid 1950s.

The Area Go Texan Committee became one of the fastest growing committees of the Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo.  Austin County resident, Charlie Brandes, the Austin County Fair Manager, was the first Chairman of the Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo Go Texan Committee.  Today the Area Go Texan Committee has grown to 61 counties surrounding the Houston metroplex.  Each county has an ambassador and a committee to organize and distribute printed materials and obtain coverage of Go Texan activities.  The AUSTIN COUNTY GO TEXAN COMMITTEE works very hard to promote the Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo Go Texan.  Our committee consists of an ambassador and ten committee people.

 

Go Texan Mailing Address:

P.O. Box 18

Bellville, TX 77418-0018

For More Information Contact:

Charles Balke

(979) 877-4114
 

 

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