{"id":251994,"date":"2025-09-24T21:14:12","date_gmt":"2025-09-24T21:14:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/251994\/"},"modified":"2025-09-24T21:14:12","modified_gmt":"2025-09-24T21:14:12","slug":"houston-cattle-barons-ball-lassos-1-5-million-for-cancer-research","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/251994\/","title":{"rendered":"Houston Cattle Baron\u2019s Ball lassos $1.5 million for cancer research"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It was a Texas-sized night of sequins, Stetsons, and serious fundraising as more than 1,200 guests boot-scooted into the Hilton Americas-Houston for the 38th Annual <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cancer.org\/support-programs-and-services\/patient-lodging\/hope-lodge\/houston.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">American Cancer Society Houston<\/a> Cattle Baron\u2019s Ball.<\/p>\n<p>With a Lone Star Legends theme and Country icon <strong>Tanya Tucker<\/strong>, a two-time GRAMMY winner, headlining, the city\u2019s biggest country-chic gala on September 20 lassoed more than $1.5 million for cancer research and patient support.<\/p>\n<p>Chaired by <strong>Laurel Bashaw<\/strong>, <strong>Debbie Hance<\/strong>, and <strong>Robin Klaes<\/strong>, the sprawling ballroom was transformed into a Western hootenanny. Cowboy hats, including many custom creations by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kendrascott.com\/yellow-rose.html?srsltid=AfmBOoqn9mPm8GGcdFczSWt4o6R8CFPFXOT5NBBRUzOgX3uLy1qiiIJk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Yellow Rose by Kendra Scott<\/a>, bobbed through the crowd as guests tried their luck at casino tables, hollered during pig races, and queued up for the ever-popular Wine, Whiskey, and Spirits Pull. KHOU\u2019s <strong>Chita Craft<\/strong> and <strong>Ilona Carson<\/strong>, along with 93Q Morning Show host <strong>Katelyn Maida<\/strong>, kept the night moving as emcees.<\/p>\n<p>A rowdy round of Heads or Tails got boots stomping, while bidding wars erupted over prizes. Highlights included a 2025 GMC Hummer EV Pickup Truck, courtesy of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.beckmastennorth.com\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Beck &amp; Masten Buick GMC<\/a>, and a trip to Nashville for the CMA Awards complete with a custom Verdavainne gown.<\/p>\n<p>After the giving, it was time for the grooving. Country icon <strong>Tanya Tucker<\/strong>, a two-time GRAMMY winner and Country Music Hall of Fame inductee, brought down the house with her hits.<\/p>\n<p>The evening also shined a spotlight on local champions of the cause: Community Honorees <strong>Trini Mendenhall-Royalty<\/strong> and <strong>Philip Royalty<\/strong>, Corporate Honoree Phillips 66, and Mission Impact Honoree H-E-B.<\/p>\n<p>On the trail were <strong>Melinda<\/strong> and <strong>Keith Landsness<\/strong>, <strong>Danny Klaes<\/strong>, <strong>Britt Hance<\/strong>, <strong>Suzanne<\/strong> and <strong>Adam Stiles<\/strong>, <strong>Stephanie<\/strong> and <strong>Frank Tsuru<\/strong>, <strong>Katie<\/strong> and <strong>Seth Tsuru<\/strong>, <strong>Kylee<\/strong> and <strong>Ben Siaw<\/strong>, Dr.<strong> Andy Chen<\/strong>, <strong>Jenny <\/strong>and <strong>Matt Todd<\/strong>, <strong>Alicia Jansen<\/strong>, <strong>Leesha<\/strong> and <strong>Tom Elsenbrook<\/strong>, <strong>Heidi Rockecharlie<\/strong>, <strong>Barbara Van Postman<\/strong>, <strong>Chree Boydstun<\/strong>, <strong>Courtney Zavala<\/strong>, <strong>Janette<\/strong> and <strong>Jeff Marx<\/strong>, <strong>Maria<\/strong> and <strong>Cesar Martinez<\/strong>, <strong>Karen DeGeurin Remington<\/strong>, <strong>Laura<\/strong> and <strong>Ned Davenport<\/strong>, <strong>Jennifer<\/strong> and <strong>Chad Pinkerton<\/strong>, <strong>Elizabeth<\/strong> and <strong>Anthony DeLuca<\/strong>, <strong>Whitney Lawson<\/strong>, <strong>Cheryl Byington<\/strong>, and <strong>Kim Padgett<\/strong>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"It was a Texas-sized night of sequins, Stetsons, and serious fundraising as more than 1,200 guests boot-scooted into&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":251995,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5130],"tags":[133293,15045,4345,358,3187],"class_list":{"0":"post-251994","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-houston","8":"tag-cattle-barons-ball","9":"tag-fundraisers","10":"tag-houston","11":"tag-texas","12":"tag-tx"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/115261346169685478","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/251994","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=251994"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/251994\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/251995"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=251994"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=251994"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=251994"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}