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Who Is Gayle Brittain?

• Inductee, 2025 Central Texas & Hill Country Rodeo Hall of Fame class, alongside other local rodeo legends such as Tommy Puryear and Don Shiller.  
• Member of the Texas Rodeo Cowboy Hall of Fame, recognized for her achievements in team roping, barrel racing, and calf roping. She was the first woman to win a national team-roping title and earned the world all-around championship, among other milestones. 
• Chayah Care and Horse Power Equine Therapy Equine Programs Director

The Central Texas Rodeo Hall of Fame looks forward to seeing you at our Induction Ceremonies & Reunion - LINK

While most people are worried about public safety, property damage, cartel activity and the number of law enforcement officers protecting the border, two women have selflessly devoted themselves to the true victims of the border crisis: the children being exploited through human trafficking. 

The newest federal data released in 2026 show:

• 20.6% of U.S. adults—about 54.6 million people—experienced a mental illness in the previous year. 
• 6.9% of adults, or about 18.2 million people, experienced serious mental illness. 
• 21.6% of adults received mental-health treatment during 2025.  
• Among adolescents ages 12–17, 18% experienced moderate or severe anxiety symptoms in the previous two weeks, and 15.1% experienced a major depressive episode during the previous year.  
• About 27.6% of adolescents received mental-health treatment during 2025.  

There is good news in the newest CDC data.

From 2023 to 2025:

Indicator among U.S. high-school students20232025Persistent sadness/hopelessness40%33%Poor mental health29%23%Seriously considered suicide20%14%Made a suicide plan17%12%Attempted suicide9%6% 

So several important indicators improved substantially between 2023 and 2025. 

But the remaining numbers are still significant. One out of every three high-school students reported persistent sadness or hopelessness in 2025, and nearly one-quarter reported poor mental health. 

There are also significant differences between groups. For example, in 2025, female high-school students reported substantially higher rates than males across all six mental-health and suicide-risk indicators measured by CDC.