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How one man’s belt buckles make it to the Houston rodeo stage every year
The entertainer buckle tradition, with Post Malone onstage in a Murphy buckle.
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The people, the buckles and the tradition.
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Family Jewels of Texas has the bling while Murphy’s Buckles has the belts
ABC13 visits Murphy’s as part of its RodeoHouston fashion coverage.
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Sparkly-yet-rugged fixture at the Houston rodeo
Phillip Murphy, the rodeo badge and the beginning of a lasting Texas tradition.
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Buckle bounty makes a rodeo showing
An archive feature on rodeo style and Murphy’s buckles.
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Buckling down at the rodeo
An early profile of Phillip Murphy and his place in the rodeo tradition.
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