MERCEDES — There was something new to the 2023 Rio Grande Valley Livestock Show Parade as it moved through the city Saturday morning beneath a flawless shroud of blue skies.
Horses gleamed in the morning sun, young flute players filled the air with a sort of musical delicatessen and police vehicles from Brownsville and Pharr were greeted by the cheers of visitors who sat in lawn chairs.
A riders has his horse dance as the Los Mexicanos Trail Riders ride down North Texas Avenue Saturday, March 11, 2023, for the annual Rio Grande Valley Livestock Show Parade in Mercedes. (Denise Cathey/The Brownsville Herald)Cousins Aubrey Madrigal, Isla Madrigal, Miranda Flores and Madison Flores wait for the parade start together Saturday, March 11, 2023, at the annual Rio Grande Valley Livestock Show Parade in Mercedes. (Denise Cathey/The Brownsville Herald)People take shelter from the sun and high temperatures under umbrellas Saturday, March 11, 2023, for the annual Rio Grande Valley Livestock Show Parade in Mercedes. (Denise Cathey/The Brownsville Herald)Rio Grande Valley Livestock Show Cover Girl and runner ups wave from their float Saturday, March 11, 2023, for the annual Rio Grande Valley Livestock Show Parade in Mercedes. (Denise Cathey/The Brownsville Herald)A clown rides a bicycle Saturday, March 11, 2023, in the annual Rio Grande Valley Livestock Show Parade in Mercedes. (Denise Cathey/The Brownsville Herald)Emilio Rincon holds up his grandson Edwin so he can see the parade while Rincon grills hotdogs Saturday, March 11, 2023, for the annual Rio Grande Valley Livestock Show Parade in Mercedes. (Denise Cathey/The Brownsville Herald)Attendees watch the parade from the shade of a tree Saturday, March 11, 2023, at the annual Rio Grande Valley Livestock Show Parade in Mercedes. (Denise Cathey/The Brownsville Herald)Mercedes Mighty Tiger Marching Band plays Saturday, March 11, 2023, at the annual Rio Grande Valley Livestock Show Parade in Mercedes. (Denise Cathey/The Brownsville Herald)Tip-O-Tex Trail Riders ride their horses down North Texas Avenue Saturday, March 11, 2023, for the annual Rio Grande Valley Livestock Show Parade in Mercedes. (Denise Cathey/The Brownsville Herald)People wave from a float for the city of Mercedes Saturday, March 11, 2023, for the annual Rio Grande Valley Livestock Show Parade in Mercedes. (Denise Cathey/The Brownsville Herald)Miss Hidalgo for 2022-2023 Destiny Llanos waves from a float advertising Border Fest Saturday, March 11, 2023, for the annual Rio Grande Valley Livestock Show Parade in Mercedes. (Denise Cathey/The Brownsville Herald)Cabalgantes Del Valle Riders travel down North Texas Avenue Saturday, March 11, 2023, for the annual Rio Grande Valley Livestock Show Parade in Mercedes. (Denise Cathey/The Brownsville Herald)A band plays on the float for the Los Mexicanos Trailriders Saturday, March 11, 2023, for the annual Rio Grande Valley Livestock Show Parade in Mercedes. (Denise Cathey/The Brownsville Herald)
