Organizers close the gate on memorial event

An electric feel coursed through the air at Dripping Springs Ranch Park Sunday as bull riders mounted their rides and tried to tame close to a ton of sinew and muscle.

Over the course of two decades, bull riders and fans have come to expect such a feeling when the Brent Thurman Memorial Bull Ride comes to town.

It’s that thrill organizers of the event hoped would forever endure as they held one final ride in memory of Brent Thurman, a Hays County ...