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This is the deep America.

Today we have come to see a rodeo.

And it turns out that the rodeo that is organized here in San Antonio is one of the largest in all Texas

And one of the most historical ones too.

All I see is trucks everywhere.

I'm sure that this rodeo thing makes you remember all the Cowboy movies

or a far West movie

where are cowboys with lassos

catching cows and all that.

Well, that's what we saw.

The goal of rodeos, or at least in the past, was to buy and sell livestock

but nowadays it's like some sort of festival with music and all that

but there are also cattle.

Look here there are some young cowboys with the ropes.

Very Texan

In the early afternoon, we went to see the livestock

I was very surprised by what we saw there

Not only Eloy was run over by a pig

But we could also see some kind of a pig contest where

the pig that had better physical features would win

In this competition, kids are walking the pigs they have raised

and they are risking a lot of money because raising pigs is very expensive

and the score they are given will influence in the final price

I think the girl´s pig has won the contest because of the shape of the jaw, the ears, the tail ... I do not know ...

We met some breeders

They proudly showed us the pigs they had raised.

This smells ...

horrible.

Poor guys!

After visiting in the livestock area

with the animals

and with all the horrible smell ( I also stepped on a piggy poop)

We went to see the rodeo. And the rodeo ...

Where should I begin?

After having seen the contest of pigs and cows we are going to see the rodeos

I think there is nothing more authentic than this.

What a vlog!

This is the most genuine Texan experience I've had since I came here.

Rodeos are something that has been doing since the late nineteenth century

and it was about cowboys meeting and challenging each other

and they also commercialized with the cattle.

This has evolved and not only that has been left in the livestock

now concerts are also done

and there is the funfair, with rides for the kids.

Imagine a stadium. A very large stadium.

Full of people dressed like cowboys

I mean, with the hat

and with all the clothes you can imagine a cowboy wearing

and there were all the people waiting for the cowboys to come out to do the show.

There is many, many people

in this rodeo.

I mean, it looks like a Katy Perry concert

Katy Perry did not sell out in this stadium.

As soon as the show started, the presenter intoned the American anthem

All attendees stood with one hand on the heart

and they began to sing the United States of America anthem.

Then they thanked God for America and for the show that we were going to see.

And finally the rodeo began.

And the rodeo consisted of a few cowboys riding horses

and these horses were trying to throw them down

because they were carrying some kind of strings tightened around their testicles

So what the horse was really doing was trying to get rid of these ropes.

And their goal was to ride the horse for at least 8 seconds to get the prize.

When we thought we had seen almost everything

we saw

that there were others who, instead of riding a pissed horse, they would try to ride a pissed bull.

And yes, if in your mind you are visualizing those cowboys in the movies

catching the cattle

while they are on a horse

indeed, that also happened in the contest.

What do you think of this show, Eloy?

It was definitely a very curious experience

at least animals in the rodeo, after they were released

from the ropes

they left by their own means, just walking

So....

I think that what is done in Spain with the bulls is more brutal

Did you like the rodeo Elo?

After this, I think I had a huge dose

of the deep America this weekend

But I had a great time.

Cows are so cool

When I have a big house, I'm going to get a cow.

- For food? - No way!

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Texas schools can choose to train and arm their teachers. Here's how it works - Duration: 5:20.

JUDY WOODRUFF: In the days since the school shooting in Parkland, Florida, President Trump

and a number of other Republicans, as well as the NRA, have ramped up calls for arming

teachers and other educators.

There's no specific proposal, but the president has suggested it could be done for teachers

who voluntarily want to do so, and who would then be offered a small bonus.

It's an idea generating a lot of criticism in the field of education.

There are some districts and states that have tried variations of this.

In fact, last night, a school in Pike County, Kentucky, gave preliminary approval to allowing

teachers to carry concealed guns.

John Yang takes a closer look at all of this for our weekly education segment, Making the

Grade.

JOHN YANG: We get two views on the question of whether teachers should have weapons in

the classroom.

First, Texas State Representative Jason Villalba, a Dallas Republican.

He's the architect of the school marshal program which allows Texas school districts to train

and arm teachers.

Mr. Villalba, thanks for joining us.

As I understand it, this program allows districts, local districts, to make the decision on whether

or not to do this.

Is that right?

JASON VILLALBA (R), Texas State Representative: ®MD-BO¯That is correct.

These are volunteers at the school.

The district at the trustee level will determine whether or not they would adopt the school

marshal program.

JOHN YANG: And is there any role for the parents to play in this, to decide whether they want

this to happen?

JASON VILLALBA: Well, clearly, the parents are going to play an active role.

One, they elect the trustees who make this ultimate decision.

And, two, they can participate in any kind of meeting that would be used to determine

whether or not the schools would adopt this program.

JOHN YANG: And the teachers are selective.

It's one, I think, for every 400 students.

Is that right?

JASON VILLALBA: Yes.

The idea is the average-sized school campus in Texas is right around 400.

We wanted to make sure there are the necessary personnel to protect those campuses.

So it would be about one per 400.

If the school, for instance, had 800, you could have two marshals on that campus.

JOHN YANG: And what are the rules that the marshals -- these marshals can be teachers,

they can be any school personnel, is that right?

JASON VILLALBA: Yes.

It's anyone that is on the premises of the campus.

So it could be a vice principal.

It could be a teacher.

It could even be a janitor or a coach.

The idea is these volunteers would come forward.

They would ask for extensive training.

These are not just individuals who go to school for three hours and come back and say, I want

to be a school marshal.

They are going to be identical training that our peace officers go through in Texas, 80

hours to be able to confront and neutralize active shooters.

They go through extensive background checks.

They get mental health screenings.

And they have regular, recurring training to make sure that they're proficient in every

skill that they need to be able to act in this role.

JOHN YANG: And what are the rules about securing the weapons during the school day and when

they can act, when they can use the weapons?

JASON VILLALBA: If the marshal is within the immediate vicinity of children, let's say

it's a teacher, then any firearm must be under lock and key within the immediate reach of

the officer.

We don't want someone to have to go three campuses down or into a basement to be able

to reach the firearm.

It has to be within the immediate access, so that we can cut that confrontation down

to seconds, rather than minutes.

If the individual is not in the vicinity of children, let's say it's a coach in office

hours where there are no children around, then and only then can the officer carry the

weapon on his or her person.

JOHN YANG: And I know that this program is supposed to be sort of secret.

You don't want shooters targeting schools with these marshals, but do you have any sense

of how many districts in Texas participate in this?

JASON VILLALBA: We have talked to TCOLE.

TCOLE is the organization that administers the program.

We know that about 50 individuals have gone through training.

We know that the certification number is probably less than that.

They try to keep it confidential.

The last number we heard was in the 20 range for the independent school districts that

have adopted this plan.

It has not been more widely adopted, only because, when we passed the bill, there was

no funding for the training.

And right now because it's not widely known about -- the program isn't widely known, we

don't have a lot of ISDs adopting it.

Mostly, it's been rural areas and rural ISDs that don't have police officers on campus

or even within the vicinity.

JOHN YANG: Teachers groups nationwide, or national teachers groups have been responding

to this discussion absolutely this by saying that they want to focus on educating children,

that the security ought to be left up to professionals.

How do you respond to that?

JASON VILLALBA: Well, I would say that we need to distinguish what we're trying to do

here from arming the teachers.

I hear this program often called arming the teachers.

That's not what this is.

What we're really trying to do is train individuals to become peace officers.

The law in Texas actually created a new class of peace officer that would be the school

marshal to act in this one instance.

Look, no one wants to introduce more firearms into the school place.

Certainly, I don't, as a parent of children, in the public schools.

But in that instance where someone is seeking to do harm to our children, I, as a parent,

want a last line of defense to give my children a chance.

JOHN YANG: Representative Jason Villalba of Dallas, thanks so much for joining us.

JASON VILLALBA: My honor.

Thank you so much.