The 2024 West Texas Fair Code of Conduct We Must All Follow

As we continue to deal with these triple-digit heat days and keep praying for rain, one thing is for sure, we will get some rain at some point during the West Texas Fair & Rodeo (WTFR). By the way, when the WTFR is in town, be aware there is a code of conduct we must all follow, so don't be acting crazy.

Some weeks ago when the High School Rodeo was in town at the Expo Center, I had a conversation with Taylor County Expo Center Director Rochelle Johnson. I commented on how all the young cowboys and cowgirls competing in the rodeo were extremely polite, and how I wished that attitude would spill over to other young teens in West Texas.

Johnson informed me that the Expo Center and WTFR have a code of conduct posted with all the information about proper conduct, behavior, dress, and much more. It's on the WTFR website.

Get our free mobile app

Code of Conduct

• Appropriate attire must be worn at all times. A shirt and shoes are required. No exposed underwear, baggy pants below the waist, mid-drift shirts, clothing with explicit wording or signing, gang colors, or gang signs.
• Gang-related dress and activities are prohibited.
• No disorderly, disruptive conduct or behavior that endangers others will be tolerated. Skateboarding, rollerblades, bicycles, radios, cat calls, profanity, etc. are prohibited.
• Any federal, state, or local criminally recognized act or group is prohibited.
• No picketing, distributing handbills, soliciting, or petitioning without management approval.
• No pets are allowed in public areas except those that aid the handicapped.
• Do not feed, water, or touch livestock in the show barns unless permission is granted by the animals' owner.
• Use trash receptacles. Please help us keep our facility clean for others to enjoy.
• No loitering, blocking storefronts, or walking groups that inconvenience others.
• School truancy policy enforced.
• No alcoholic beverages may be consumed beyond the midway into the carnival nor may they be consumed in the parking lots. Remember, if you drink DON’T DRIVE. Call a cab or have a friend drive you home.
• Smoking is prohibited. The West Texas Fair & Rodeo is a public event and smoking will not be allowed while on the fairgrounds.
• No food or drink is permitted to be brought inside the gates unless for children in strollers.
• This list is not all-inclusive and may be modified at any time by the management.

Besides the code of conduct, there is also a bag, purse, backpack, or diaper-bag size restriction that everyone must know. If it is outside of the dimensions the bag will be searched before entering the West Texas Fairgrounds. Know the code of conduct and bag restrictions, and remember to be polite and don't act crazy, you might get escorted out.