Crowd turns out for downtown cattle drive SAN ANTONIO, Feb. 5 (UPI) -- About 38,000 people gathered in the historic district of San Antonio for the San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo's fifth annual cattle drive, organizers said. The event Saturday took place after the city was hit by the winter's worst storm, the San Antonio Express-News reported. "It never rains on my parade," said Alex Pena, who organized the pre-rodeo downtown cattle drive. Pena said there were about 8,000 more people at this year's cattle drive than last year's, despite the poor weather conditions. A parade was held after the cattle drive, which had 300 participants and included an Army marching band from Fort Sam Houston and vintage horse-drawn buggies and stagecoaches. The cattle drive and parade serve as the kickoff for the rodeo and stock show that begin Thursday at the AT&T Center.