HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- It's almost rodeo time, and if you don't have boots, you may have to wait till next year if you want a custom pair from a Houston boot maker. Parker Custom Boots takes eight ...

It’s a typical day at Rocketbuster headquarters, in the historic Union Plaza District of downtown El Paso. Three men sit at a cutting table, meticulously hand-tooling unfinished leather; nearby, ...

A bit of advice for anyone who hopes to be stepping out in custom-made cowboy boots like David Wheeler’s: Time is running out. Kristine Johnson takes us to meet one of the last of a vanishing breed: ...

Stumbling upon an outdated website usually means the domain’s been left for dead. I figured buildaboot.com — a joint project between White’s and Baker’s, the largest distributor of White’s, WESCO and ...

They’re about as “Texas” as anything can be, engrained in the state’s history, its traditions and its identity. Cowboy boots, especially the custom, handmade kinds, are an important piece of our ...

The gregarious Alan Bell understudied with Tex Robin in Coleman (see below) before going solo. Twenty-five years later, his is one of the state’s busiest husband-and-wife operations (Pauline Bell does ...

A Texas-based boot maker is taking custom-made alligator boots to the next level by giving customers the full experience of hunting their own bootleather. Starting this fall, Republic Boot Co. is ...

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- "Hand-cut, handmade and handed down is what custom boot making is really all about," beamed Parker Custom Boots owner Zephan Parker. Inspired by American history, Parker set ...

Kristen Cook Feb 14, 2013 Feb 14, 2013 Updated Oct 10, 2014 This time of year, it can take about 90 days for someone to receive a pair of custom Stewart boots. Winter and rodeo season are crazy busy ...

HOUSTON - Making custom cowboy boots by hand has almost become a lost art form. But they still make them that way at Al's Handmade Boots in Midtown. The owner gave KHOU inside access to show us step ...