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RodeoHouston expected to close weekend with record attendance

The Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo expects to wrap it's three week run, tomorrow, with some record setting attendance numbers.

Paid attendance, for RodeoHouston shows, is already more than a hundred thousand more than ever before.

And regular attendance is expected to hit a record 2.4 million visitors.

Rodeo organizers say they work to keep the experience a fresh mix of nostalgia and contemporary entertainment.

The rodeo's Leroy Shafer says, "We're top-flight cutting edge entertainment, but at the same time: we're still a celebration of the western heritage and culture that this city was founded on."

The rodeo says it has added $6 million dollars to its scholarship fund, this year, to more than 700 recipients.

The rodeo ends, Sunday, with a sold-out, farewell George Strait concert.