- Texas Rose Bascom was taught to twirl a trick rope by her brother-in-law Earl Bascom.
- Billed as the greatest female trick roper in the world.
- Texas Rose Bascom first performed as a rodeo trick rider at the Columbia, Mississippi Rodeo in 1937, which rodeo was produced by her husband Weldon and his brother Earl Bascom.
- Texas Rose Bascom was part Choctaw-Cherokee Indian.
- Her husband, Weldon Bascom, was a champion rodeo cowboy.
- Texas Rose and her husband Weldon Bascom worked on the B Bar H Ranch near Arm, Mississippi.
- Texas Rose Bascom was inducted into the National Cowgirl Hall of Fame in 1981.
- Rose Bascom and her husband Weldon Bascom worked for the Eddie Lee Homes for Youth.
- Rose Bascom was inducted into the Utah Rodeo Hall of Fame in 2013 for her career as a rodeo entertainer.
- Rose Bascom toured with Roy Rogers and Dale Evans, while entertaining at children hospitals.
- Rose Bascom performed her rope act on a weekly broadcast on the first commercial television station west of the Mississippi River on W6XYZ (now KTLA).
- Rose Bascom toured with the Bob Hope and Johnny Grant entertainment troupes.
- Rose Bascom won the title of "Queen for a Day" on television.
- Rose Bascom was in the Rose Parade twirling her ropes on the Las Vegas City float.
- Rose Bascom was called the "Queen of the Trick Ropers.".
- Rose Bascom is the only female trick roper to master the skill of spinning three ropes at the same time - one in each hand and a third in her mouth.
- Texas Rose Bascom was called the "Queen of the Roping Cowgirls".
- Texas Rose Bascom was the first female to be inducted into the Mississippi Rodeo Hall of Fame, 2017.
- Texas Rose Bascom performed for the Tex Ritter Wild West Shows.
- Texas Rose Bascom performed at rodeos for 13 years, including the Wild Bill Elliott Rodeos.
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